Electric Bill for July

[Kahunascott]

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Originally posted by Hotzcatz

Johnnycake, get the washer you like and hang out a clothesline for drying. That alone will save a lot of money - you won't have to buy the machine and you won't have to pay to use it. If you want "soft" clothes, hang them on the line to dry and then toss them in the dryer on "fluff" which doesn't use any power to make heat although you will still be using the electric motor to turn the drum.

KahunaScott, anytime you want to change your new stove back to natural gas after they've charged you $140 to "convert" it to propane, check under the middle oven knob and look for the switch to turn the other way. If you can see a floor model of the particular stove you want, pull the "oven" knob off and see if you can see the switch to turn. That's generally about it for "converting". Sometimes the switch is under the stovetop. 'Tain't rocket science.

There is a new electric power plant proposed for up near Kainehe (Donna's Cookies along the Hamakua Coast) which is supposed to be planning on using those eucalyptus trees as fuel. From what I understand those folks have funding and local backing so they may manage to build it. Other folks are revamping the Pepeekeo power plant to run on trees. Something about three truck loads of logs per hour to keep the power plant in fuel and the trucks are supposed to be coming from Pauuilo so it seems both power plants are looking at the same trees for fuel. There has been a fellow trying to get funding to build a power plant in a residential neighborhood over by Laupahoehoe but he's been trying to get funding for over a decade and he doesn't seem to be getting very far very fast so he's basically dead in the water and I don't think that one will ever be a viable option. He is still stuck in environmental review and doesn't even have a clean air permit let alone any other building permit so it will be years before he would be able to start building if he ever gets folks to give him enough money to do it. Considering the state of the financial markets, that is less and less likely all the time, too. The Pepeekeo plant is existing and just needs some renovation to change fuels, I think. Hmm, come to think of it, they will have to get permission to use eucalyptus trees too since I don't think those have been studied for use in power plants before. Something to do with quality of exhaust fumes, EPA studies and such. It might be awhile even before the existing power plant can run on trees.

I think the best thing is for everyone to make their own power in the way that is best suited for their location.

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What your talking about is the flame adjustment which has to be done.
But to change the stove to LP you have to install an orifice (SP).
Because there is a difference in the molecular size of the two gasses this needs to be installed. I converted our dryer when we moved here. The part is about $40 and installation is $100. I think it best to have them install it because of the extended warrantee.
I had the gas company install the one in the dryer.

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