Frat House Energy Saving Tips?

[ISUmatt]

Originally Posted by ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl

That makes sense. But what doesn't make sense is EVERY person having a mini fridge...seriously...how much food/beer can you possibly need at one time? Maybe start using labled containers and the main fridge and at least limiting mini fridges to one or less a room, not one a person.

Heh... you haven't been in our house. But I mean even back in the dorms everyone had their own mini fridges and that was even when they weren't stocked up with beer because it was too hard to sneak it in. But maybe it's something we could try.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by ISUmatt

Heh... you haven't been in our house. But I mean even back in the dorms everyone had their own mini fridges and that was even when they weren't stocked up with beer because it was too hard to sneak it in. But maybe it's something we could try.

Well as I see it, you have one of two options here:

1. Tell them to get over it, limit the fridges to one per room, and let roomates fight over it.
2. Tell them to man up and learn to drink liquor in order to get drunk, as a fifth of whiskey takes up less room than a case of beer.

[ISUmatt]

Originally Posted by ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl

Well as I see it, you have one of two options here:

1. Tell them to get over it, limit the fridges to one per room, and let roomates fight over it.
2. Tell them to man up and learn to drink liquor in order to get drunk, as a fifth of whiskey takes up less room than a case of beer.

Haha, good call, but the question is - will not having those fridges save enough on electricity to cover all the damage done to the house when someone's downed a bottle of whiskey? Not that we're lightweights or anything.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by ISUmatt

Haha, good call, but the question is - will not having those fridges save enough on electricity to cover all the damage done to the house when someone's downed a bottle of whiskey? Not that we're lightweights or anything.

Good point. Ok, do this. Buy them each a fifth of their choice, then drop them in the middle of nowhere for the night where they can't break anything but themselves. Remove all fridges. That'll give you a night and then half a day of recovery to figure out what to do when they realize the fridges are gone.

[jadis96]

My school is having issues with cost of utilties too. We were told that it costs about 35,000$ a month to run our school so we are going through having an "energy nazi" check rooms and such on a regular basis. Yes, it's annoying, but it has made us all more aware, so maybe random checks of empty rooms with lights left on? I know we get an email once a month with a list of rooms where things were left on and embarassment factor alone makes us try to turn things off/ unplug them more.

Also, if your appliance has a light on it, it's using power. Unplug things like laptop/cell phone chargers and coffee pots when not in use. Those little things all add up.

[VandalSquirrel]

My local electric company will come and do a free inspection of your home to show you where inefficiences are. A coworker had one done to her home and other than the obvious things, like light bulbs and insulation, it was very minor and inexpensive things that made a difference. Caullking and weather stripping are both cheap, and even window coverings make a difference.

Also all those mini-fridges and other appliances can be a fire hazard, so that may be another good reason to limit them.