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Simple frugality

October 16th, 2006 at 04:26 am

Or maybe make that "easy frugality". People always are looking for ways to save money, and sometimes miss the easy ways. I thought of that today as I took my a/c units out of my windows. This keeps them out of the elements for the winter - actually I use them maybe 4-5 months (May - October), and with the windows now closed correctly less cold air gets in. By removing them from the windows, the units last longer and stay cleaner too.

And then I took my 3 box fans, removed their face plates, cleaned the accumulated lint and dirt out of the motors (and everywhere else I could clean as well), oiled each one, and put them back together. If you clean fans occasionaly, and oil them, they will last almost forever. My oldest one is 22 years old and still works fine. Not paying for new items when simple cleaning of old ones will do saves so much more than trying to scrimp on things here and there.

1 Responses to “Simple frugality”

  1. LuckyRobin Says:
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    That seems so obvious but I've never thought to do it. I really should as I am getting ready to put my fans away for the winter. Thanks for the idea.

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