How to save waste electricity for ceiling fans and CFLs?Equipments must not change the speed and brightness?

How to save waste electricity for ceiling fans and CFLs?Equipments must not change the speed and brightness of the appliances,so dimmer and regulators items that control the speed and brightness are items that I am not looking for.How to save waste electricity for ceiling fans and CFLs?Equipments must not change the speed and brightness?
If you are already using ceiling fans and CFLs, then you are already saving electricity. A ceiling fan literally costs you pennies per month, yet can make a room feel about 5 degrees cooler. So, with your ceiling fan on, you can set your air conditioner up a few degrees -- and that is where you truly save money. One thing to consider with ceiling fans is that the larger they are, the more efficient they are. So a 36%26quot; ceiling fan may have to be on medium speed to move air in a living room, but a 54%26quot; ceiling fan could run on low and provide the same level of comfort using less wattage. Have a really big living room? Then you may want to consider a monster 72%26quot; ceiling fan that has a very low speed setting.



The only thought I have regarding CFLs: if you keep your lights on a lot, you can probably use lower wattage bulbs. There are 60W equivalent CFLs that are 7W, 9W, 11W, and 13W -- the main difference being how bright they are for the first several seconds. The 7W bulbs take a long 30 seconds to reach full brighness, but if you have them on for hours, then they will save you almost 50% compared to 13W bulbs. But if you switch your lights off a heck of a lot, you maybe better getting the 13W which will be almost full brightness the second they turn on.



Now, if you have a large and old house, you might be able to save some money by installing a whole-house power %26quot;conditioner,%26quot; but the initial cost of installing these is usually so high that it is not worth it to the average home owner. Again, in a large old house, it could save you %26quot;up to%26quot; 40% on your electrical bills, though the average savings is probably closer to 10%-15%, so the %26quot;payback%26quot; on these devices could be as long as the mortgage on the house. The larger and older the building, the greater potential for savings. The additional advantage to this is that the %26quot;conditioned%26quot; electricity is much easier on lights and appliances, so everything in your house -- from the cheapest light bulbs to your computer to your refrigerator -- should last longer.How to save waste electricity for ceiling fans and CFLs?Equipments must not change the speed and brightness?
Perhaps you could tell us what you ARE looking for, instead of telling us what you are not looking for?



What do you mean by waste electricity? Electric power is either used, in which case it is no longer electricity, or it is not used, in which case, that is less power the power plant has to generate.



Do you mean conserve electricity? You can do this by many ways. One is using CFL lights. Another is by turning off appliances not in use. Another is using appliances with good efficiency. Another is to set the thermostats of appliances to a setting that uses the least power.



Another is better insulation, keeping doors and windows closed where that would save power. Unplug appliances not being used where that cuts power use.



There are other ways, depending on your applicances and other factors.



.How to save waste electricity for ceiling fans and CFLs?Equipments must not change the speed and brightness?
As stated by one answerer, the fact that a fan and CFL's are already being used means you've already captured a good share of the efficiency available.



I need to take issue with another answerer. The 'start up' time of a CFL has no relationship whatsoever to the wattage, its a function of the ballast type and quality control. Older, magnetic ballasted CFL's had the blink-blink-very dim-dim-not so dim-on warm up issues.



This is much less prevalent with newer lamps and purchasing quality lamps from a major manufacturer rather than el-cheapo multi packs should make it a non-issue.



Also, and more importantly, Power 'conditioners' do not save electricity. They are designed to remove spikes and noise, not reduce energy use. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-power-



In fact:

%26quot;FTC Warns...Misleading Claims about the Benefits of...Energy-Related Devices



Consumers Should be Wary of Questionable Claims



the Federal Trade Commission recently conducted an Internet surf to detect and deter the deceptive marketing of products that purportedly save energy...FTC staff sent warning letters to more than 50 companies making questionable...energy-related advertising claims.



The letters reminded the advertisers that they need scientific substantiation for their energy-saving claims...



The warning letters involved the following types of products:



Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors: Although these products can protect equipment from power surges, in the past the Commission and the states have challenged claims that these products provide significant savings for consumers' energy bills.%26quot;



http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/energysur



Most electrical utilities offer rebates for energy efficient equipment and not a single one in the US will pay for the claimed energy savings from a device like this!



Most have a regulatory requirement to do conservation, so if they won't pay for it, that ought to tell you how much truth is in the claims.How to save waste electricity for ceiling fans and CFLs?Equipments must not change the speed and brightness?
As in the case of ceiling fans you can use electronic regulators.