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| East Side utility company now convienently offer the ability for you to connect your services online. When you connect East Side utilities online, you can choose from water, electric, gas, newspapers, phone, and cable utility companies |
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| Reduce hot water temperature and save on your East Side utility company bill. Set your water heater to the "normal" setting or 120º, unless the owner's manual for your dishwasher requires a higher setting. Savings are 7-11% of water heating costs. Reduce the amount of time and connect East Side utilities online |
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| Use appliances efficiently to save money with your East Side utility company. Do only full loads when using your dishwasher and clothes washer. Use the cold water setting on your clothes washer when you can. Using cold water reduces your washer's energy use by 75%. Be sure to clean your clothes dryer's lint trap after each use. Use the moisture-sensing automatic drying setting on your dryer if you have one. Connect East Side utilities online. |
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| When choosing a East Side utility company it's important to work out what sort of service you want, not choose on price alone. Connect East Side utilities online. |
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| Turn down your thermostat. For every degree you lower your heat in the 60-degree to 70-degree range, you'll save up to 5% on heating costs with the East Side utility company. Wear warm clothing and set your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower during the day and evening, health permitting. Set the thermostat back to 55 degrees or off at night or when leaving home for an extended time saving 5-20 percent of your heating costs (heat pumps should only be set back five degrees to prevent unneeded use of backup strip heating). When you move, it is easy to connect East Side utilities online. |
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| Plug "leaking energy" in electronics to save money with your East Side utility company. Many new TVs, VCRs, chargers, computer peripherals and other electronics use electricity even when they are switched "off." Although these "standby losses" are only a few watts each, they add up to over 50 watts in a typical home that is consumed all the time. If possible, unplug electronic devices and chargers that have a block-shaped transformer on the plug when they are not in use. For computer scanners, printers and other devices that are plugged into a power strip, simply switch off the power strip after shutting down your computer. Connect East Side utilities online. |
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| Check the readings on your gas and electricity and ring them through to the relevant East Side utility company to ensure that they agree with the ones left by the previous owners. Connect East Side utilities online. |
