Myth
#1 –
All
fluorescent
lighting
is
bad
Today’s
compact
fluorescent
light
bulbs
(CFLs)
use
up
to
75
percent
less
energy
than
traditional
incandescent
lighting
and,
on
average,
have
a
life
span
of
up
to
five
years
(source:
ENERGY
STAR).
Next
time
you’re
replacing
lighting
around
the
home,
remember
that
incandescent
lighting
has
changed
very
little
since
the
1800’s,
and
that
one
CFL
bulb
lasts
ten
times
longer
than
incandescent
bulbs
of
equivalent
wattage.
Myth
#2 –
Installing
foam
gaskets
around
electrical
outlets
and
light
switches
will
reduce
air
leakage
Test
measurements
conducted
by
the
US
Department
of
Energy
show
that
less
than
two
percent
of
air
leakage
in a
home
is
through
electrical
wall
outlets.
However
the
big
criminals
in
this
regard
are
one-pane
windows,
with
a
thin
sheet
of
glass,
which
serves
to
heat
the
outside.
Or
doors
left
open,
particularly
in
the
fall
and
spring
months.
Myth
#3 –
Leaving
lights,
computers,
‘sleeping’
TVs,
game
consoles
and
DVD/video
players
on
is
better
than
switching
them
on
and
off.
This
myth
has
been
around
since
the
time
that
electricity
was
first
harnessed,
at
the
turn
of
the
last
century.
The
small
surge
of
power
that
occurs
with
‘some’
devices
when
they
are
turned
on
is
miniscule
compared
to
the
power
wasted
by
leaving
them
on
when
not
in
use.
And
here’s
another
surprise
for
you.
Even
when
you’ve
turned
them
‘off,’
a
lot
of
appliances
continue
to
draw
power
–
‘phantom
power’
as
it
were
– to
keep
the
device
in
‘instant-on’
mode
or
to
power
lights
and
LED
readouts
on
the
devices.
Pull
their
plugs
when
not
in
use,
or
connect
to
power
bars
and
switch
those
off
when
the
devices
aren’t
in
use.
Others-Myths
–
Cleaning
refrigerator
coils
deliver
major
energy
savings
and
duct
tape
placed
around
joints
will
keep
in
the
heat
(or
cold).
Not
so.
The
air
in
most
homes
is
not
so
dusty
that
the
heat
exchanged
through
the
refrigerator
back
coils
is
impeded.
And
duct
tape,
while
strong,
exchanges
heat
and
cold
easily.
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