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| To help ease the stress of your move, we have provided West Garfield utility companyinformation on your new community for the West Garfield area. Connect West Garfield utilities online. |
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| Shorten showers to save money with your West Garfield utility company. Simply reducing that lingering time by a few minutes can save hundreds of gallons of hot water per month for a family of four. Showers account for 2/3 of your water heating costs. Cutting your showers in half will reduce your water heating costs by 33 percent. Cut your connection time in half. Connect West Garfield utilities online. |
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| Use appliances efficiently to save money with your West Garfield 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 West Garfield utilities online. |
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| Don't overload appliances that use hot water, such as clothes and dishwashers to save money with your West Garfield utility company. The same rule applies to clothes dryers; use drying racks or clotheslines when possible. Connect West Garfield utilities online. |
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| Be sure that dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers are fully loaded before running to save money with your West Garfield utility company. |
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| Reduce hot water temperature and save on your West Garfield 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 West Garfield utilities online |
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| Put your computer and monitor to sleep to save money with your West Garfield utility company. Most computers come with the power management features turned off. On computers using Windows 98/ME/2000 open your power management software and set it so your computer goes to sleep if you're away from your machine for 5 to 15 minutes. Those who use Macintosh computers look for the setting in your Control Panels called "Energy Saver" and set it accordingly. When you're done using your computer, turn it off (see next tip) do not leave it in sleep mode overnight as it is still drawing a small amount of power. Connect West Garfield utilities online. |
