Our daily life is related using a multitude of electrical appliances, ensuring comfort. But, unfortunately, the environment of their use worsens. That is why today very acute the question of the reduction of the cost of the electricity.
The electricity savings will reduce the consumption of natural resources are not infinite, to reduce emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere, and thus to make a contribution to the preservation of our rivers, lakes and forests. And, of course, the energy savings will significantly reduce the cost of public services, which is very important indeed, the prices continue to increase.
And if everyone starts to save electricity in your home, the advantage will not be alone, but to the entire country.
The energy efficiency advice
Before you begin to save electricity, it is necessary to determine which devices are the most consume electricity, and use them properly.
Refrigerator
One of the main consumers of electricity in the home. The refrigerator works continuously, ensuring a freshness and preservation of food from contamination. But if it is used incorrectly, it is electricity, it is going to spend more than is necessary.
Usage tips
Correctly install the refrigerator. It is not necessary to place it close to the stove or the battery and well exposed, it begins to work more intensively and increases the energy consumption at the same time. It is not necessary to also put it against a wall, it prevents air circulation and overheating.
Monitor the temperature, exposed on the refrigerator. If it turns on almost non-stop, it is necessary to expose the least cold. This is not really an impact on the shelf life of the product, but you will help save electricity. Products that degrade more quickly, it is better to put it near the wall of the refrigerator, where the temperature is below.
Defrosting something, do it in advance: remove the frozen product from the freezer and put them in the cooler on the top shelf — product “help” work on a refrigerator, to save electricity.
Do not put the hot food in the refrigerator and leave the door open, try not to open. All of this will also it will be more likely to activate and consume more energy.
Regularly defrost in the refrigerator. The ice in the refrigerator is not cold, but on the contrary, works as a thermal insulator. Therefore, a refrigerator need to freeze, not allowing the education of ice "mantle".
Electric hotplate
One of the most expensive household appliances. Long it heats up and cools down, more energy-intensive. Therefore, the correct handling of the stove – one of the main ways to save energy. And on the preparation of a meal, you can save a lot of.
Usage tips
Do not place a stove and a refrigerator in the kitchen next to it. You get a significant increase in charges to the account of emptiness, of loss, of extra energy for the cooling of a heating device and of the other.
Cook foods at low heat. In most cases, heating performance is not required. Normally, the liquid, it is necessary to bring to a boil, and then cook the food over low heat. Use the residual heat stoves: turn off the tv 10 minutes before the preparation of the food.
Use cookware with the bottom, which is equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the hotplates. Not worth to use of the dishes, the smaller the circumference, and let the plates of the "heated air".
The bottom of the pots and casseroles should be smooth, tight with the burner. Cooking utensils with uneven background can lead to cost overruns of electricity up to 40-60%.
When cooking, close the lid of the saucepan, so as not to lose additional heat. When cooking with the lid open, the electricity consumption increased by two and a half times. And even if the cover slightly ajar, the consumption of the electricians will be even more than when it is closed.
When the vegetables are cooked pour it into a pan of water in the least. You don't need to completely cover the water. And less of the water.
Warm dishes, and in some cases, and cook, less in the microwave. It consumes less energy. Even the food is prepared quickly.
Washing machine (dryer machine)
Thanks to a powerful engine and a higher speed washing machine consumes a lot of electricity. During the selection of the machine, as well as other appliances, choose the technique of class A. It is on the cost of energy is the most economical.
Usage tips
macerari the clothes before washing. Dirt is faster away from the lingerie, and it is not necessary to wash in the washing machine several times.
Use the full load of the machine. During the loading of the tank of the washing machine only half of 50% of the power consumed to empty. But overloading the machine is also not necessary. Too great a quantity of linen, such as the load, leads to additional costs on the utility payments.
Wash At 30°c instead of the usual 40°c saves 40% energy. The wash quality remains the same, because the detergents are designed to better to wash clothes at a lower temperature. Don't buy too many foaming cleansers.
The excessive use of the mode of drying information request may also be a factor in poor use of electricity.
Remove your clothes from dryer slightly damp. It will improve drapability of the fabrics and facilitate ironing. And besides, too dry or too wet, the lingerie represents caress longer than a little damp, and therefore, produces a greater energy consumption.
Dishwasher
Favourable is the fact that it is a very economical way of spending the water. For example, for the wash from 12 – 14 sets of dishes in the machine required 14 to 18 litres of water, and when the hand wash is 60 litres.
Usage tips
Use the full load of the machine.
Clean the utensils of the dirt before loading into the machine.
If your machine has a mode of half loading, use it when washing small amount of dishes.
Tv
Modern televisions are characterized by a low consumption of energy, however, respect the basic rules of their use will further reduce the electricity consumption.
Usage tips
If you use the tv to listen to music, turn off the image.
Try to always turn off the tv, even when out of the room for 5 - 10 minutes. Do not leave the tv worked in vain, has been used as background sound.
Computer
Computers consume a lot of energy, much more often must remain turned on of the clock. So, if there is a choice, it is better to use a laptop instead of a computer, it is much more economical.
Usage tips
Use the energy saving mode of computer work – it is in any operating system.
There's no sense in constantly turning on and off the computer when it is used throughout the day. This affects its functioning. However, during the breaks, it is recommended to switch off the computer monitor.
Peripherals such as printers and scanners, should be included in the network, only when they are needed.
Of the heating device.
During the cold season is the main consumer of electricity. In addition, it is not only substantially consume the electricity, but dries the air. If the heat produced by a classical system of heating is not enough, think of other options of protection against the cold.
Tips for the conservation of the heat in the house
You can block the slots and openings in the house, who comes out of the heat, insulate the floor and the windows, flush out the old batteries of the rust or to install other.
You can install it in the house of plastic windows. They will retain approximately twenty percent of the heat in the room. This means that the device use will not have to not have or include much less.
Properly ventilate the area. Doing this is necessary, even in the off period of the heating. Constantly open the tile, as it is surprising, cool, but not ventilate the room. Use the air only a few minutes widely open all the windows. The air has time to change, and the inner surface stay warm. This will reduce the heat loss and do not include heating, to return the heat. And besides, turn off the heating on the diffusion time.
A few additional tips on energy savings
Use of the devices of class A
When purchasing appliances, choose a model energy-saving, marked a, a+, A++.
Do not leave electrical appliances in standby mode
Do not leave included in the tv socket, microwave oven, electric bulbs, and technical and other instruments. Even in the standby mode of the apparatus to absorb energy.
Use the residual heat from the appliances
For example, in the iron retained the heat, which only takes a few minutes for the menage. Ironing boards with the Heat Reflector is also a great way to save electricity.
Turn off sofas in just a few minutes before the preparation of the food. Uno a leash on the burner off, the food itself comes to the preparation.
Use the inside of lighting solutions
When using the interior of bright tones, decreases the amount of energy needed for lighting. If the floor and walls are clear, they will help you to expand the room and improve the lighting. For example, a smooth white wall reflects 80% of uv rays, dark green, surface gives only 15% of the light, black 9 %
Do not neglect the natural lighting
The use of the light of the sun, one of the most important reserves of economy of electrical energy. To do this, in the house are preferable to bright, the walls and the curtains. Not worth cluttering up the window of anything, in order not to hinder the penetration of light in the room. In addition, a window dirty take up to 25% of the light of the day. In order not to waste financial resources on unnecessary lighting, keep the windows constantly clean.
Use fuel-efficient devices for lighting
Replace incandescent bulbs energy-saving or led lamps. They consume energy less than incandescent bulbs, and use much more time.
And, moreover, to restrict the indoor use of objects, lighting, matte and dark glass. They conceal the light and force them to use bulbs with more power.
Use zonal lighting
Install in the room of several light fixtures: over a reading chair, beside the bed, on the drafting/office computer. Agreed, no need of light in the whole room, just to lighten only distinct areas. For these purposes, you can use a less powerful lamp, that used to put in a base of a candlestick.
Wipe light fixtures dust and dirt
With time, the bulbs, the monitors of the screen or a tv is formed from the dust of the plaque, because of this, the light emitted by them, starts to tarnish. In order to avoid cost overruns of electricity. for this reason, regular cleaning of the surfaces of the lighting device, wash often the bulbs of lamps and chandeliers.