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Reduce Your Energy Bill: A Guide to Summer Utility Savings

Learn the secrets to lowering your summer utility bills with our top seven energy-saving tips. This guide from CNET covers everything from unplugging phantom energy suckers to using your dishwasher more efficiently, helping you keep your cool without the high costs. You can find the products mentioned in this video linked below Amazon Smart Thermostat…

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Learn the secrets to lowering your summer utility bills with our top seven energy-saving tips. This guide from CNET covers everything from unplugging phantom energy suckers to using your dishwasher more efficiently, helping you keep your cool without the high costs.

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0:00 Intro
0:15 Tip 1: Get a Home Energy Audit
0:57 Tip 2: Use a Smart Thermostat
1:59 Tip 3: Turn Down Your Water Heater
2:36 Tip 4: Unplug Appliances
3:52 Tip 5: Use Your Dishwasher
4:02 Tip 6: Change Your Air Filters
4:31 Tip 7: Take Advantage of Off-Peak Rates
5:04 Outro

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  1. @jamirsaunders5246

    August 23, 2025 at 8:52 am

    This better late than never ahhhh timing

  2. @seanhynesireland

    August 23, 2025 at 9:34 am

    Why don’t American houses have switches on sockets?

    • @Nickie102

      August 23, 2025 at 11:02 am

      Depends on the house. Relatively modern homes will have them, primarily in places like kitchens and bathrooms

    • @121476

      August 23, 2025 at 11:49 am

      We have lower wattage outlets. About half of what is used in the UK so they don’t pose serious danger if touched accidentally

    • @NextNate03

      August 24, 2025 at 2:38 am

      Because 🇺🇸 are superior.

      In reality, each country has different standards.

  3. @OneManOnFire

    August 23, 2025 at 10:29 am

    I don’t use AC or the heater. The fridge is plugged all the time but other than that everything is typically disconnected or unplugged.

  4. @ScottFive1234

    August 23, 2025 at 11:45 am

    Great job Dillon. Thanks for the video!

  5. @elappen17

    August 23, 2025 at 2:26 pm

    These are great tips ! Thanks !

  6. @JackReynoso

    August 23, 2025 at 2:55 pm

    Can confirm, Dillon is a BIG DAWG!

  7. @landshass2849

    August 23, 2025 at 10:32 pm

    4:46 am pm !!! I’m confused. 🙄

    • @NextNate03

      August 24, 2025 at 2:36 am

      Nice to meet you Confused.

  8. @NextNate03

    August 24, 2025 at 2:35 am

    Tax credits are useless if you don’t make enough money to get any of the credits.

  9. @dennismcconnell7057

    August 24, 2025 at 1:21 pm

    We have radon problems in our area. So unfortunately we can’t make it that air tight

  10. @tortugatortuga7505

    August 24, 2025 at 7:44 pm

    How does plug in solar impact rates?

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The Secret iOS 27 Hack to Stop Mindless Scrolling | One More Thing

The new iOS 27 Shortcuts make it easy to program your own iPhone tricks with natural language. Bridget Carey explains how she used it to wean her from compulsively opening social media and getting lost in scrolling. You might find it better than other apps that limit screen time (and it’s certainly cheaper than using…

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That Voicemail Isn’t Real, It’s AI. The New Wave of AI-Impersonation Scams

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