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fans can dramatically reduce air-conditioning costs by increasing the speed with which your body loses heat: The greater the air movement, the cooler you''ll feel. A fan will increase the effect of any air conditioner--even one on a moderate setting--keeping you much cooler. Summer breeze Industry experts'' advice: Set your air conditioner to 780, then turn on fans to increase the chill. For every degree you raise your thermostat, you''ll reduce your air-conditioning bill by 3 to 5 percent. Thus, if you set your thermostat 6[degrees] higher than usual, you can anticipate a reduction of up to 30 percent in air-conditioning costs. Add a fan, and although your home won''t be any cooler, you''ll feel cooler due to the air movement. A ceiling fan running at full speed costs the same as lighting a 100-watt incandescent bulb for the same period. Central air-conditioning consumes from 50 to 60 times as much electrical energy. Use of fans alone can produce welcome savings.

Bulb choices The light source inside your wall-mounted fixture can be incandescent or fluorescent. You may want to experiment with different bulbs to judge which are most effective; for example, fluorescents can now achieve a warm glow However, in new construction and major remodels, code provisions that mandate at least some fluorescent lighting may apply For locations near water--in bathrooms, most notably--use fixtures approved for such use. They should also be served by a ground fault circuit interrupter. Our bathroom design is the perfect solution for the old, heavily used, small bathroom that you can never quite get clean enough. We not only pulled a few rabbits out of the hat to produce features that make the room easy to clean but also used smoke and mirrors to make it appear much larger. Installing a preassembled glass block window. You can have a window in your shower that will stand tip to water. Replacing a bathtub with a spacious shower. A one-piece shower pan is a simple, leakproof solution to the mistake-prone chore of traditional shower pan construction.Installing a state-of-the-art residential wall-hung toilet and sink. Having fewer dirt-catching corners and edges simplifies floor cleaning.Making a small (6 x 8-ft.) bathroom feel larger.

Plumbing fixtures are becoming more luxurious, with showers having multiple heads and tubs featuring soft, sloping curves and pillow pads for comfort. Walkaround showers with benches are growing in popularity, with glassblock separating them from the rest of the room. Toilets and bidets should be placed for privacy, either behind a wall or in a small room within the bathroom. Windows and glass are becoming more copious to open up and brighten the room. Many windows and skylights and their dressings are equipped with remote controls so that bathers may open and close them while soaking in the tub.Luxury items such as see-through fireplaces, mini-refrigerators, exercise equipment, saunas and televisions are also being incorporated into master baths to create a gracious and pampering living space. In keeping with that atmosphere, many design items should be taken into consideration such as putting the plumbing wall away from the master suite wall, hampers in storage areas, and temperature and pressure-balancing valves in shower, tub and vanity faucets.

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