Answers to Quiz
1. True. Turning the setting up or down to try to make it warmer or cooler faster doesn’t work, and it uses more energy.
2. True. A shower uses about half the hot water that a bath does.
3. False. A setting of 130-140 degrees will use less energy while still sufficiently heating the water for household use.
4. True.
5. False. It’s more energy-efficient to run the dryer with a full load. The same is true for the dishwasher.
6. True.
7. True.
8. False. The opposite is true: Running a fan can help disperse the cool air through the room so that you don’t have to have the thermostat set as low.
9. True.
10. False. It’s always beneficial to caulk and weather-strip, especially in older homes that may not be as weathertight as newer home