12/18/2012

10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green

Keep reading for 10 simple things you can do today to help reduce your environmental impact, save money, and live a happier, healthier life.
 
  1. Save energy to save money.
    • Use Tankless Water Heaters and save energy, space and money.
    • Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible. As much as 85 percent of the energy used to machine-wash clothes goes to heating the water.
    • Use a drying rack or clothesline to save the energy otherwise used during machine drying.
  2. Save water to save money.
    • Take shorter showers to reduce water use. This will lower your water and heating bills too.
    • Plant drought-tolerant native plants in your garden. Many plants need minimal watering. Find out which occur naturally in your area.
  3. Less gas = more money (and better health).
    • Walk or bike to work. This saves on gas and parking costs while improving your cardiovascular health and reducing your risk of obesity.
    • Consider telecommuting if you live far from your work. Or move closer. Even if this means paying more rent, it could save you money in the long term.
  4. Eat smart.
    • If you eat meat, add one meatless meal a week. Meat costs a lot at the store-and it's even more expensive when you consider the related environmental and health costs.
    • Buy locally raised, humane, and organic meat, eggs, and dairy whenever you can. Purchasing from local farmerskeeps money in the local economy.
  5. Skip the bottled water.
    • Use a water filter to purify tap water instead of buying bottled water. Not only is bottled water expensive, but it generates large amounts of container waste.
    • Bring a reusable water bottle, preferably aluminum rather than plastic, with you when traveling or at work.
  6. Think before you buy.
    • Go online to find new or gently used secondhand products. Whether you've just moved or are looking to redecorate, consider a service to track down furniture, appliances, and other items cheaply or for free.
    • Check out garage sales, thrift stores, and consignment shops for clothing and other everyday items.
    • When making purchases, make sure you know what's "Good Stuff" and what isn't.
  7. Borrow instead of buying.
    • Borrow from libraries instead of buying personal books and movies. This saves money, not to mention the ink and paper that goes into printing new books.
    • Share power tools and other appliances. Get to know your neighbors while cutting down on the number of things cluttering your closet or garage.
  8. Buy smart.
    • Buy in bulk. Purchasing food from bulk bins can save money and packaging.
    • Wear clothes that don't need to be dry-cleaned. This saves money and cuts down on toxic chemical use.
    • Invest in high-quality, long-lasting products. You might pay more now, but you'll be happy when you don't have to replace items as frequently (and this means less waste!).
  9. Keep electronics out of the trash.
    • Keep your cell phones, computers, and other electronics as long as possible.
    • Donate or recycle them responsibly when the time comes.
    • Recycle your cell phone.
    • Ask your local government to set up an electronics recycling and hazardous waste collection event.
  10. Make your own cleaning supplies.
    • The big secret: you can make very effective, non-toxic cleaning products whenever you need them. All you need are a few simple ingredients like baking soda, vinegar, lemon, and soap.
    • Making your own cleaning products saves money, time, and packaging-not to mention your indoor air quality.
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12/12/2012

2013: The year of the Water Cooperation


Tankless water heaters save energy and space. Why not to save water too? If you don’t like to leave a conventional tank heating water the whole day, and prefers to have a tankless water heart who will heat water on demand, saving you energy, we believe you will also agree you don’t want to leave your faucet open while you brush your teeth, but instead to open it only when you really ill use the water. Marey Heater Corp supports the 2013 year of International Water Cooperation. Because we believe that we can choose how we save. If we can save in energy, we can also save in water and help the world. We hope you join efforts with us and spread this message: go green in 2013, teach the future generations to come, and lets all get together for a better worlds to live in.

12/07/2012

Tankless: the Hot Water on Demand


In the past few years, tankless water heaters have become more and more popular among consumers, as the knowledge of the advantages of the heaters has spread. Luckily, people, governments and businesses are realizing that in today’s world we should be finding and supporting those innovations and technologies that help us to achieve reductions in energy consumption. Though the most effective change comes through us, as consumer’s whose needs and wishes are being met in the markets by those businesses that support eco-friendly products. It is all about saving without losing comfort. Whether it's a decision to buy a car or a bicycle, or if it is decision to go for a tankless water heater instead of a tank water heater, the decisions matter and instant changes in the consumption can be noted. However, in the first example the consumer might lose comfort and will spend more time to get to his destiny. While in the second example the consumer has the choice to help the environmental and receive not just as same, but more comfort: as tankless water heaters provide hot water on demand.
 
Tankless water heaters are often referred as instantaneous or on demand water heaters. This is because the tankless water heaters provide hot water only when needed. Yep, that’s right. To use hot water only when needed... Well, isn’t that something that we've supposed to be using since ever? Why should we have the water heated 24hours a day in a conventional tank heater if it is not needed? We do not leave our cars running to the side ways during the night while sleeping, or neither we don’t leave the front door open during winter time, while the house heating systems runs on maximum power. Of course we are talking about different factors that are effecting between the water heating and these examples, but the concept itself, to have a system that would produce energy consumption when it isn’t needed, sounds as a bit crazy.

The tankless water heater starts working when the faucet at the point of use has been turned on. The cold water (incoming water) runs through the pipes to the gas burner (in the case of a gas tankless water heater) or to the heating element (in the case of an electric tankless water heater) which heats the cold water to the adjusted water temperature. This process works without the need of storage the hot water the whole day. This is how the unnecessary stand by heat loss is avoided while the tankless water heater provides a constant supply of hot water on demand. Depending on the model, some tankless water heaters can provide endless hot water supply to multiple faucets, showers or washers at the same time. If compared to a conventional tank water heater that is heating water 24/7, it might seems too good to be true, but in reality it is too good without a "but…".

The "but" with the tank heaters: they heat the water but… it is not endless. But it is not on demand. But the product is expensive. But its installation is expensive. But it consumes energy 24/7. But it occupies a lot of space. So… are you sure you want to have hot water with all those “but…”? In the other hand, the tankless water heaters also heat the water, but without a “but”: their technology allows hot water on demand, at an affordable price, saves space and its installation cost is much lower. Even the cost of to have to remove your old tank to substitute for a tankless have a very fast ROI and compensates the change. Though, as technology has improved and the demand has risen, the prices have dropped so that today’s tankless water heaters are even more affordable and the savings can be achieved already in months. Also, with better internal materials, the longevity of the tankless water heaters has risen.

The technology of tankless water heaters was not being invented in the past year: it has been known for a while, but the knowledge and support of this energy saving method among the consumer is spreading now faster than ever, as stated in the beginning of this writing. It is a simple and more effective way to change the daily energy consumption.

Go for Marey tankless water heaters today: because we can choose how we save.

10/22/2012

Go tankless

The tankless water heaters generate heat only when a hot water faucet is opened, so it does not waste energy in "standby" mode. The water passes directly from the heater as it becomes necessary - is not stored in a tank. The tankless heaters can be shower, electric or gas (the gas heaters generally provide greater volume of water), and come in various sizes. You can install a device that meets the whole house or just an appliance - for example the dishwasher. You must considerate that water heating accounts for 15% of the power bill of an average home, so recovering part of this additional cost would come quickly.