How do I lower my electric bills? This is usually the question that pops in your
mind every time you see the high amount that you have to pay every month. What you need to do is to identify which causes the high electricity consumption. In doing this, you would find out the culprit would be the air conditioner, the refrigerator, and the water heater. Fortunately, although there is no alternative for the first two appliances, you could teach yourself how to make a solar water heater.
A solar water heater is basically almost the same as a commercial one. The only difference is instead of running on fossil fuel-generated electricity, it runs from the electricity generated by the solar panels. Having such as systems could assure you that you would be able to save as much as 30% from your monthly electric bills.
There are already a lot of guides on how to make a solar water heater that you could get in the Internet. These guides range from a simple do it yourself type which you could easily follow or something that is somewhat technical that you need to have a basic engineering course to be able to build one.
What's great about knowing how to make a solar water heater for your home is that you could save money in building one. Unlike in purchasing a commercial heater that could cause you up to hundreds of dollars, building your own solar water heater could only make a small dent in your budget. You could even use recycled materials to build one that will further lower your investment costs.
Finally, having a solar water heater does not only give you financial savings monthly. It also enables you to help in the global fight in helping the environment by not using fossil fuel-generated electricity that has contributed to global warming.