I started this blog in 2010 after reading an article by the National Academy of Sciences reporting results from a study indicating 33 specific household actions that will cut US carbon emissions by 123 million metric tons. I was inspired to step up to the plate and wanted to challange our family (and inspire others) to do our part. We made it only 17 days and then life ...(you know the story).


Fast forward three years: It's 2013 and I am re-inspired after attending three very eye opening films featured in our community's One Earth Film Festival. Our family is kicking off a new challange (more broad and perhaps less defined by a carbon metric) - to pursue one new action a day (for 365 days) that will positively affect climate change and sustainability. Let's see how far we make it!



Thursday, May 6, 2010

Day 16: Adjustments to Equipment: Water heater temperature


Here's an easy one! Set back the water heater setting to 120 degrees.  "Every 10 degree Fahrenheit reduction in a water heater reduces energy consumption by 3-5%," suggests the authors of the supporting information to the study.
Unfortunately when I went downstairs to check out household's setting I found letter indicators, not numbers.  Our temperature gauge options are A, B and C.  We have our heater set to A, the lowest on the scale so I'm going to assume that is 120 degrees and we've already done our part in conservation here.
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