Beat The Florida Heat With These Hot Weather Tips

Author QYK Producer

June 21st, 2022 2:27 PM

Everyone’s complaining about how high the temperatures have gotten. Well you can beat the Florida heat with these hot weather tips from TECO.

Air conditioners all over Tampa Bay have been working overtime with this heat wave that has put a stranglehold on Florida. Of course the more your AC runs, the more power it uses, the higher your electric bill. By doing a few simple things, you can stay cool and save money:

1. Set your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher. Every degree below 78 will increase the AC portion of your bill by 6-7%. Purchasing a programmable thermostat will make this easy.
2. Check or replace AC and ventilation filters every month.
3. Have your HVAC systems inspected and serviced once a year.
4. Run your ceiling fans in occupied rooms only.
5. Turn off unnecessary lighting. Install compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) or light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs). They last longer than incandesecent bulbs and don’t generate much heat.
6. Shade windows to block summer sun or install reflective material on east and west-facing windows.
7. Make sure your attic is adequately insulated.
8. Limit running pool pumps to eight hours per day.
9. Turn off unused computers and monitors. Unplug electronics, gadgets and chargers. Don’t let them become vampire electric devices.
10. Lower you water heater’s thermostat setting to 120 degrees and turn off if away from home for more than 2 days.

Stay cool with these hot weather tips and see the savings in your monthly electric bill.

[SOURCE 10 Tampa Bay/TECO]

4 Tips For Saving Money At The Pump

Gas Buddy released their annual Pump Habits Study and found that nearly a third of Americans care more now about saving money on gas than before. Here are four great tips for saving money at the pump.

• NOT PAYING ATTENTION

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  Make sure to check station prices every time you get gas: drivers can save $200 per year by checking gas prices in their area before their fill-ups.

• GOING TO THE SAME PLACE BECAUSE OF PERCEIVED EASE

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  Don't always go to the same station: shop around for gas stations with lower prices. Four out of five drivers have a station they regularly go to. While 58% of drivers say they go there regularly because they think it has the cheapest gas around, nearly 30% of them say that the reason they go to the same station is because it’s the closest one to their work or home, regardless of price.

• OVERLOOKING LOYALTY PROGRAMS

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  Sign up for gas station loyalty programs: 44% percent of drivers do not belong to any gas station loyalty program, a similar percentage compared to 2019 (43%) and 2018 (45%).
• NOT SWIPING SMART

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  Pay with debit cards or cash: credit cards continue to be the most popular payment method (46%) in line with previous years. Yet consumers continue to carry credit card debt. Using debit cards is the second most popular way to pay at the pump (24%), however it often get charged the credit price and have no cashback rewards associated with them. Also, most people pay interest on credit card purchases. Six percent of respondents use cash at the pump.

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