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Don Ames's Blog – February 2012 Archive (4)
Energy Audit and 5 Hot Tub Energy Saving Tips For Winter
Hot Tub's Ready to Go, Using Power All Winter
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
Finding a new address can be a little rough out here in the country. It doesn't help when the Google Map misses the important fact that a road is actually a dead end and it doesn't connect with another road like Google thinks. So I find two dead end roads instead of a nice continuous loop. And, as is always the case, I am on the wrong dead end. Oh well,…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on February 20, 2012 at 3:21pm — 4 Comments
Is There a Smart Home in Your Future?
iPhone to Home: It's All About Communication and Home Automation.
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
Right now, it's more of a joke than a reality. For some reason, even with an iPhone or Tablet in our hands, we fail to realize the fact that someday, in the near future, we will all be living in a Smart Home. Yes, for a while, it will probably be like coming to terms with our first…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on February 18, 2012 at 4:45pm — No Comments
EcoDog: Part Three: The Bottom Line on FIDO Energy Monitor
FIDO Says, "I will show you where to save energy."
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
I have been spreading the news about a home energy monitoring system called FIDO by EcoDog Energy Monitoring. This is part three of a three article series. You may be interested in backtracking a little and checking out part one, 13 strong points to …
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on February 10, 2012 at 11:28am — No Comments
5 Things You Want in a Shower Head, 3 Things You Do Not
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
When I am at a residence in the middle of a Home Energy Audit and it is time to clock the flow of water at the shower nozzle in the master bathroom, I always feel like I am getting a little too personal. Have the people found what is the best shower head or are they using a gully washer of an energy waster. Have these people ever asked themselves, What is…
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