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How to SAVE $100/mo off your electric bill!
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how do i convert my electric dryer to gas/propane??
You can't, you have to purchase a gas dryer and then get the propane conversion kit. If it is electric I think it would be a huge undertaking to convert it yourself. I could be wrong, but I didn't see anything that would answer that question in this thread, so I am just going by what I have read elsewhere.
I read the whole thread from beginning to end and it was very imformative. Got me thinking of other ways to use propane. If you got a chance read it from the start. Makes you think, which is something I need to start doing lol.
TGT
I read the whole thread from beginning to end and it was very imformative. Got me thinking of other ways to use propane. If you got a chance read it from the start. Makes you think, which is something I need to start doing lol.
TGT
2buds
Active member
FYI-propane tanks are available in larger sizes too but would have to filled rather than swapped at the jiffy mart. Lo-we-s sells the 100 pounders. The last 100lb'er I filled for my bud, the guy filling it opened the top bleeder and filled it to the top, never measured the weight. Said, hey, if your gonna fill it, fill it all the way. The larger tank may require a central tank point with lines being run to the different appliances being used. I also believe propane tanks should be stored/connected outside the living area. Still a good OLD thread that stimulates the mind. Keep it green. (I'm not talking about appliances either 
grapeswishers
New member
Here is another trick for reducing your electric bill :
-Switch ballasts at service panel for one breaker, to double capacity --
like from 110V to 220V.
-Run wire from panel to the room by going under or above the house
-Install 220V sockets in your room (110 or 120V is standard)
-If your lights have 110V plugs, cut the plugs off and connect 220V plugs.
-Plug everything in and run it all off an intermatic timer
When you change the ballasts, you end up pulling half as much juice, and therefore pay half as much as you normally would on your bill (for the room setup alone)
This can be shady.... dont do it unless you know something about electrical
-Switch ballasts at service panel for one breaker, to double capacity --
like from 110V to 220V.
-Run wire from panel to the room by going under or above the house
-Install 220V sockets in your room (110 or 120V is standard)
-If your lights have 110V plugs, cut the plugs off and connect 220V plugs.
-Plug everything in and run it all off an intermatic timer
When you change the ballasts, you end up pulling half as much juice, and therefore pay half as much as you normally would on your bill (for the room setup alone)
This can be shady.... dont do it unless you know something about electrical
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dongle69
grapeswishers said:
Ummmm.....no.
You run half the amps, but twice the voltage, so the electrical bill is the same.
grapeswishers
New member
you can change the plug all you have to do is strip the wires and twist them together. I may not be describing the process right, because I didn't do this a friend who is an electrician did it for me, but it does work i am getting the benefits of it right now
If you have a multitap ballast, you can change it.....
However not just by cutting the plug off and putting a new one on....
It won't work, I repeat it wont work.
Secondly, the only reason you would want to do this is because you could use less amps and if you switched your line to 220 you could run more lights, however it wont save you a cent.
However not just by cutting the plug off and putting a new one on....
It won't work, I repeat it wont work.
Secondly, the only reason you would want to do this is because you could use less amps and if you switched your line to 220 you could run more lights, however it wont save you a cent.
grapeswishers
New member
This is true.... I didn't describe the process correctly. But the plug can be changed... There is a replacement 220 plug, and when you cut off and strip the wire from the ballast, you can insert it into the back of the plug, and tighten the screws that hold the wire in there, and it seems to work fine....
how does running propane save electricity? whats wrong with natural gas?
wishbone420
Member
want to save move away from bigger citys. cheaper the deeper in the woods ya go. summer time bill never hits above 200. thinks thats cheap. peace
2buds
Active member
Summertime bill rarely goes above 400-thinks I's is getting the poky from the power man with no grease. OWWW At least we make our own heat with money we're already spending.
Remember, if you fuck up your light screwing around with the wiring its YOUR FAULT for not knowing what the hell you were doing in the first place so take some of the ideas out here with a grain of salt and research research research the "this is what I did" ideas before applying them to your equipment.
Remember, if you fuck up your light screwing around with the wiring its YOUR FAULT for not knowing what the hell you were doing in the first place so take some of the ideas out here with a grain of salt and research research research the "this is what I did" ideas before applying them to your equipment.
all I have to say about that ballast wiring BS is... wow "grapeswishers"
Sometimes its so hard not to be at least a little openly observant.. Like in a Carlos Mencia or Dave Chappell way.. I mean I want to say "African Engineering" at its best but my black friends would call that something much worse.. but I digress.
Anyways.. DigitalHippy if I had NG I would have used it. All I had was electrical connections and I NEEDED those specific 220V outlets to power a bunch of ballasts in the next room.. ergo this little project. I could have kept lugging my shit down to the laundromat but F*** that!! The 220V to the water heater was what I was really after.. double 50 amp breaker that could be dedicated to go to the gro.. Between the two I was able to add over 150 Amps of capacity to the fun room.
Sometimes its so hard not to be at least a little openly observant.. Like in a Carlos Mencia or Dave Chappell way.. I mean I want to say "African Engineering" at its best but my black friends would call that something much worse.. but I digress.
Anyways.. DigitalHippy if I had NG I would have used it. All I had was electrical connections and I NEEDED those specific 220V outlets to power a bunch of ballasts in the next room.. ergo this little project. I could have kept lugging my shit down to the laundromat but F*** that!! The 220V to the water heater was what I was really after.. double 50 amp breaker that could be dedicated to go to the gro.. Between the two I was able to add over 150 Amps of capacity to the fun room.
