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Tip #8. Use Electric Mattress Pads
Unlike electric blankets, the power consumption for mattress pad heaters is very low (about 0.15 kWh per night). By using these electric mattress pads to heat the bed, we’re able to keep the temperature of the rest of the house much lower and still be comfortable. We have two furnaces in the house, but since putting in the electric mattress pad heaters, we have been able to turn off the furnace that heats the bedrooms. The savings in propane is considerable, and the comfort is outstanding.
Others have reported being able to do the same thing with good down comforters and the like, but we’ve tried that and it doesn’t work nearly as well for me. The mattress pad heaters vary in price, but ours was $125. The dollar savings were $186 per year.
Energy savings/year | 2,320 kWh |
Initial cost | $125 |
DIY labor | 0 hours |
CO2 reduction | 1,150 pounds |
$s Saved/year | $186 |
Energy source | Propane |
1st year return | 148 percent |
10 year savings | $2,963 |
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