Energy saving is becoming a serious problem. And the point is not entirely in people's self-awareness, but in the fact that utility rates are constantly increasing. All those who receive the invoice at the end of the month ask themselves the question: "how to save on electricity"?
In this article, 20 simple tips are written, thanks to which you can significantly save electricity.
Tip number 1
Unplug the plugs. Electrical appliances, even in standby mode, can consume electricity. Then turn off all "red lights" and remove all wires from the network.
Tip number 2
Buy only energy saving lamps. Despite the fact that they are significantly more expensive than incandescent lamps, they save 3-4 times electricity and last 10-12 times longer.
Tip number 3
Turn the lights off. Even if it is trivial, make sure that the lamps and appliances in the apartment do not work in vain (they forgot to turn off the lights in the hallway, the TV is on, but no one is watching it).
There is a good way that can help in this matter. If a child lives with you (daughter, son, sister, niece, and so on), name it as an "electrical controller". If the child sees that one of the adult inhabitants of the apartment has not turned off the light, he must pay a fine. The effect is surprising: the family saves electricity, the child earns pocket money with absent-minded relatives.
Tip No. 4
Shake the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner will work much more powerful if there is no debris in it. The cleaning will finish faster, so less energy will be needed.
Tip number 5
Soak your clothes before washing them. Dirt will go away quickly from your clothes and you won't need to wash it multiple times in the washing machine.
Tip number 6
Defrost the refrigerator. A frozen refrigerator clogged with frozen ice will perform 15% worse.
Tip number 7
Install a dual rate meter. The night rate is valid from 11pm to 7am. The price of electricity during this period is twice as cheap as for the day. Conventional meters count all the energy used on a scale. Therefore, it is not clear how much was spent during the day and how much at night. To divide the usage into two different balances, it is necessary to purchase a two-tariff meter. Consumers using this claim claim that the money spent on installation pays for itself in 2-3 years.
To use such a counter more efficiently, it is good to have a delayed start mode on the equipment. Now this feature is not uncommon. There are many washing machines, multi-kitchens, bread machines with it. Such a technique can be programmed in the evening and in the morning hang washed clothes, have breakfast with pilaf and fresh cake. And the most pleasant thing is that the electricity used, for these benefits of civilization, will cost half the usual.
Tip number 8
Use zone lighting. It is not necessary to turn on the light in the whole room, it is enough to illuminate the individual zones. For these purposes, you can use less powerful lamps than those normally placed in the main chandelier.
Tip number 9
Choose a light background. The sunlight bounces white. Therefore, in a white room it will always be lighter than in an apartment with a dark interior.
Tip No. 10
Cleaning is the key not only to health, but also to savings. A clean lamp shines 15% more. Also, don't forget that clean windows let sunlight in better. Therefore, it is better to do the cleaning than to pay extra money for utilities.
Tip No. 11
Remove the scale from the kettle. A boiled kettle will take much longer to boil than a clean one. It makes sense to clean it. It is not difficult to do this: pour a small amount of water into the kettle, add 15 grams of baking soda and boil. Pour in the water and repeat this procedure again, but with citric acid.
Tip No. 12
Remove the limescale from the washing machine. Just like a kettle, a washing machine consumes a lot of electricity when limescale has built up on the water-heating parts. The machine must be cleaned in the same way as in tip no. 11, the kettle, only you will have to take more citric acid - 5 sachets. Pour one into the drum itself, the rest where you pour the detergent. Set the boiling mode.
Citric acid can be replaced with acetic acid. Pour 50ml into the machine and also let the water run at 90 degrees. But keep in mind that acetic acid is more aggressive than citric acid. Vinegar descales the water faster, but it can damage the rubber parts of the washing machine.
Tip No. 13
Replace the wiring, sometimes the increase in power consumption is due to the old wiring
Tip No. 14
Buy equipment, class A, AA, AAA. these are the most energy saving classes. This indicator is calculated based on the device's electricity consumption for the year at standard consumption. If, for example, a washing machine consumes 55% of the standard, then this is class A, up to 75% - class B, up to 95% - C and so on.
Tip No. 15
Do not place the refrigerator near the radiator or near the wall. He will work hard.
Tip No. 16
Do not put hot food in the refrigerator. It will expend extra energy to cool the food.
Tip No. 17
Do not overdry the laundry, moisten it with a spray bottle. Otherwise, the ironing time will increase significantly. Iron slightly damp clothes much faster. As a result, less electricity is used.
Tip No. 18
Choose a laptop instead of a computer. On average, a laptop consumes 60 watts per hour, while a computer (system unit, monitor, speakers) consumes 220 watts. As you can see, laptops are much cheaper.
Tip No. 19
Clean your computer from dust. As mentioned above, all electrical appliances overflowing with dust, scale or dirt will operate in advanced mode. The computer is also no exception. Therefore, do not forget to clean the system unit from dust in time. Also, if the system unit gets very hot, it may even deteriorate. By cleaning your computer in time, you will save yourself from an unexpected purchase.
Tip No. 20
Choose LCD monitors. LCD monitors consume 3 times less power than their CRT counterparts.
Use these tips and your electricity bills will pleasantly surprise you in the near future.