The whole of our everyday life is connected with the plurality of devices provides a level of comfort. But, unfortunately, the environment of their use is deteriorating. So today is a very acute question of reducing electricity costs.
Saving electricity will reduce the consumption of natural resources are not infinite, to reduce the emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere, and therefore contribute to the conservation of our rivers, lakes and forests. And, of course, the energy saving will significantly reduce utility costs, which is very important, because the prices are constantly increasing.
And if everyone starts to save energy in your home, it will benefit not only him, but also throughout the country.
Energy efficient tips
Before you start to save electricity, you must determine what household appliances consume the most electricity, and the right to exploit them.
Refrigerator
One of the main consumers of electricity in the home. The refrigerator operates continuously, to ensure the freshness and safety of the contamination of food. But if used improperly, the electrical energy that is consumed more than necessary.
Operation tips
Properly install refrigerator. It should not be located near a heater, or the battery and on the sunny side, it begins to work more and increases the energy consumption significantly. No need to also put it close to the wall, which will prevent the air circulation and cause overheating.
See the temperature in the refrigerator. If it is turned on almost non-stop, you have to put less cold mode. This is not much impact on the useful life of products, but will help you to save electricity. The foods that spoil faster, it is best to put close to the wall of the refrigerator, where the temperature is lower.
Defrosting something, do it in advance: remove the frozen product from the freezer and put the source in the top shelf products to "help" to operate the refrigerator, saving electricity.
Do not put hot food in the fridge, and leave the door open, try it many times is not open. All this will also lead to the fact that he will be more likely to participate and consume more energy.
Regularly defrost the refrigerator. The ice in the refrigerator is not cold, but it works as an insulator. So the refrigerator need defrosting, avoid the formation of ice "skin."
Electric
One of the most wasteful appliances. It is a long time heats up and cools down, more energy-intensive. Therefore, the correct handling of the stove – one of the main ways of saving energy. And cooking can significantly save.
Operation tips
Do not place the kitchen and the refrigerator in the kitchen nearby. You will receive a significant increase in the costs of public services due to the vacuum loss of additional energy for the cooling of the apparatus and heating the other.
Cook food at a low temperature. In most cases, powerful heating is not necessary. Usually liquid it is only necessary to bring it to a boil, and then cook the food at low temperature. Use the residual heat of the burners, turn off the oven for 10 minutes until cooked food.
Use cookware with a bottom that is equal to or exceeds slightly the diameter of the burner apparatus. Do not use utensils smaller circumference and to prevent burner "heat the air".
The bottom of the pots and the pans should be smooth and firm to the ring. Cookware with rough bottoms can cause excess energy consumption by up to 40-60%.
When cooking, keep pans with a lid, so as to not lose additional heat. When cooking with the lid open consumption of electricity will increase in two and a half times. And even if the lid slightly open, the flow of electricians is even more closed.
At the time of cooking the vegetables, pour the mixture into the mold with less water. Its not necessarily fully cover with water. And less water.
To heat the food, and in some cases and bake in the microwave is cheaper. Consumes less electricity. In addition, the food is cooked faster.
Washing (drying) machine
Because of the powerful motor and high speed, a washing machine consumes a lot of electricity. The choice of the machines, like other appliances, choose the material from class A. the consumption of energy is more economic.
Operation tips
macerari clothes before washing. The dirt faster it will come out of the clothes, and that it should not be machine washed several times.
To use the full load of the machine. To load the tank of the washing machine, only half, 50% of its consumption of energy is lost. But for overload of the machine also is not necessary. Too many of the clothes as a load, generates additional costs for the public services.
Wash at 30°C instead of 40°C saves 40% of energy. The wash quality remains the same, because modern washing powders are designed to effectively wash the clothes at a low temperature. Don't buy too much-foaming detergents.
The excessive use of the drying mode may also be a factor in the inefficient use of electricity.
Remove clothes from the dryer slightly damp. This will improve the drapability of the fabrics and facilitate Ironing. And, by the way, is too dry or too wet clothes must be of iron since a little damp, that is to say, comes more energy consumption.
Dishwasher
Advantageous in that it is a very economical expenditure of water. For example, for wash-12 – 14 sets of dishes of the machine will be 14-18 litres of water, while the washing of hands is about 60 litres.
Operation tips
To use the full load of the machine.
Clean the dishes of the big impurities before loading in the car.
If your machine has a half load mode, use it when washing small amounts of dishes.
TV
Modern Televisions are characterized by a low consumption of energy, however, respect the basic rules of its use will further reduce the energy consumption.
Operation tips
If you are using a TV to listen to music, turn off the image.
Always try to turn off the TV, even when you leave the room for 5 - 10 minutes. Don't let the TV was lost, was used as a background sound.
Computer
Computers consume a great amount of energy, most often they are required to stay for days. Therefore, if you have a choice, it is better to use a laptop instead of a computer is much more economical.
Operation tips
Use the energy saving mode of the computer – which is in any operating system.
It makes no sense to constantly turn on and off the computer, if used during the day. This has a negative impact on its operation. However, during the breaks, turned off the monitor of the computer.
Peripherals, such as printers and scanners, should be included in the network only when needed.
Heater.
In the cold season is the main consumer of electricity. And not only consumes a lot of electricity, but dry the air. If the heat of conventional heating systems is not sufficient, then think about additional options to protect themselves from the cold.
Tips to keep the heat in the house
You can seal cracks and holes of the house, which has heat, insulated floor and Windows, wash the old batteries from oxide or install other.
It is possible to install plastic Windows. Conserve about twenty percent of the heat in the room. This means that the heater use does not have or include much less frequent.
Properly ventilate the room. This should be done even during the disconnection of the heating. Constantly open window, surprisingly, it cools, but no air space. Full use of ventilation - a couple of minutes to widely open all the Windows. The air has time to be replaced, and surfaces in the room that will allow you to keep the heat. This will reduce the heat loss and not add a heater to bring the heat. And, by the way, turn off the heating at the time of the issue.
Some additional tips for saving electricity
Use with appliances of class A
When buying appliances, choose energy-saving models marked a, a+, A++.
Do not leave electrical appliances in standby mode
Do not leave connected to the TV, microwave, light bulbs, kitchen appliances, and other devices. Even in the standby mode the appliances that consume energy.
Use the residual heat appliances
For example, the iron is stored residual heat that will last for a couple of minutes of Ironing. Ironing board with Heat Reflector is also a good way to save electricity.
Turn off the oven for a few minutes until cooked food. To the left, on / off burner the food itself comes in the preparation.
The use of lighting solutions interior
When used in a light-color interior, it decreases the amount of electricity needed for lighting. If the floor and the walls to make the light, they will help to visually expand the space and improve the lighting. For example, a smooth white wall reflects 80% of uv rays, the dark green of the surface gives only 15% of the light, black – 9 %
Don't neglect the natural light
The use of the light from the sun is one of the most important reserves of economy of the electric power. To this effect, the house preferred light walls and curtains. Do not clutter up the Windows something in order not to interfere with the penetration of the light in the room. By the way, dirty Windows take up to 25% of the light of day. To avoid wastage of funds on unnecessary lighting keep window glass constantly clean.
Use economic devices for the lighting
Replace incandescent bulbs energy-saving or led lamps. They consume energy at times less than traditional incandescent bulbs, and last much, much longer.
And, by the way, to limit the use of interior lighting in brushed and tinted glass. They hide the light and forced to use light bulbs with more power.
Area of use of the lighting
Install in the room of few lights over lounge chair for reading near the bed, write, or Desktop computer. Ok, there is no need to illuminate the whole room, enough to illuminate only certain areas. For these purposes, you can use a less powerful light that you would normally put in the main spider.
Clean light fixtures dust and dirt
With time, the light bulb, the screen of the monitor or TV is composed of the dust of the plaque, for this reason, the light emitted from them, begins to blur. To avoid the waste of electricity for this reason, wash it periodically from the surfaces of lighting fixtures, usually wash the shades in the lamps and chandeliers.