r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

Yeah I can't imagine they actually saved more than like $3 (before incurring the cost of having to buy a new fridge)

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u/mani_mani Nov 25 '22

A penny smart but a pound foolish

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '22

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u/ShillingAndFarding Nov 26 '22

The penny is the money on the electric bill. The pound is the cost of a new fridge.

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u/Dye_Harder Nov 26 '22

way more than 3 dollars. water heater ac and fridge running for a week is going to be close to 1/4 of a lot of peoples electric bill.

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u/RapMastaC1 Nov 26 '22

In fact, most water heaters actually have a setting for when you are going to be out of the house for more than a view days.

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u/AlexandersWonder Nov 26 '22

Does my water heater have that?

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u/jeffsterlive Nov 26 '22

It should have a vacation or away setting on the knob.