Would I be Saving Energy if I did this?

Question

When i take a bath would putting a night light in the bathroom instead of putting on the light save energy?

Answer 1

Yes you would...You would probably save energy even more by using candles..It will set the mood...If you have a problem using candles...You would save using a night light with a fluroscent bulb than the traditional bulb being used..The fluroscent night lightbulbs use only 0.05 watts of power unlike the traditional which use 10watts of power.

Answer 2

well the less watage the less energy u use there for yes you will be saving , but is the night light on from sunset to sunup , like one of those ones with a sensor on it , if so your not actually saving , seeing how it has to remainpluged in etc , and most likely it stays on all night there for the energy used over time is not being reduced , when if u replace a light bulb with an energy saving one , and turning off the light when u leave tjhe rest room will be more enegy saving , in the long run , as for saving energy when u shower if possible shower or bathe during day light hours and use the natural light (sun shine ) to light up the bath room, if u are taking baths u are using more water, so u may save energy electric wise but water and gas wise u r wasting , unless u can bale out some of the water from the tub and water your plants outside etc . but were well your talking bout enegy (electricity ) anything that is pluged into an electrical socket still uses some form of electricity , rather the appliance or item is on or not as long as its pluged in theres a current of electricity going into , so if you have a coffee pot thats not being used turn it off and unplug it unplug all items that do not need to be pluged in when ever possible ie toasters coffee pots etc

Answer 3

Yes it would but if you are like me, I put on the light just long enought to see where everything is then I turn the light off. I happen to know my body so I don't feel a need to have the lights on while I am showing. That way I really do take a shorter bath. Also with so many homes and city with their light on you can even open the curtins and not have to worry that someone can see in but you can see what you are doing.

Answer 4

yes definitely. Instead of using a fluorescent light bulb or a different kind that uses many more volts, use a nightlight, or if you have a family and they have the light on in a different room close by, just open the door a little and the light should come in. also, instead of taking a bath, try taking a shower becuase you will save water which is also better for the enviornment. if you take a shower, instead of taking a big long 20 minnute shower, try taking a 10 minnute shower and use half the water and half the eectricity.


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Answer 5

Hi,
Using a nightlight or CF would definitely save some energy over time.

If you are taking a tub bath rather than a shower you could save a lot lot more energy by showering instead.

Taking a shower instead of a tub bath might save you about 1800KWH a year.

Using a low power light while in the bath might save you about 9 KWH a year.

Heating water is energy expensive.
Calculations below.

Gary

Heating up a gallon of water from 50F to 110F takes 500 BTU, or 0.15 KWH, so a 5 minute shower at 1.5 gallons per minute uses about 8 gallons, and 1.2 KWH of energy. A tub bath at 40 gallons(?) uses 6 KWH. So, the shower saves about 5 KWH, or 1800 KWH a year at one bath a day.

By comparison, the using a low power light might save 50 watts for half an hour, or 0.025 KWH per bath, or about 9 KWH a year.

Not that CF's are not a good idea -- we save about 1100KWH a year by using them all over our house.

Sorry about the US units.

Answer 6

Yes indeed. You 're probably using about 60-75 watts in an incandescent bulb, maybe between 25-45 in an energy saving or florescent bulb, and only about 6-10 in a night light, with plenty of light to see or the UL (Underwriters Laboratory) wouldn't allow them to be used.

Answer 7

Not necessarily, I recommend you switch to florescent light bulbs instead. When I went all solar that's one way we reduced power consumption. Also as you buy appliances, or any electrical item, look for low watts by multiplying the amps and volts. Keep it low as possible. Many things that have the energy star still consume alot of energy, the star goes by percentage.

Answer 8

Yes it would! night lights have smaller light bulbs so it would. But as someone else already mentioned, why not try candles, it'd make for a really nice bath. But if u'r not upto that, just use a CFL bulb. Plus yahoo's giving them away for free now, just go to better.yahoo.com/answers and sign up to get a free one right now!

Answer 9

You would save energy, but you wouldn't be able to see anything unless you like it dark when you take a bath.

Answer 10

I tend to shower either in the dark OR light a candle. Except to look at myself in the mirror (which is scary) I usually don't turn on the light since i know where all my parts are.