A large portion of the funds are spent to pay for utilities. Significant savings in utilities will allow reducing electricity costs. Electricity is needed in a private home to use most of the appliances used, however, you can reduce its consumption in different ways.
What is the use of electricity consumption?
To understand how you can save on electricity, you need to find out where the sum of electricity costs comes from:
- lighting equipment
- Household appliances
- pumping units
- hot water supply
- heating system
- sewer installation
The listed devices make up almost the entire volume of energy consumption. The good news is that by making some changes to the way each device works, you can significantly reduce costs without changing your lifestyle.
The main factor in saving on pumping and sewerage installations is the elimination of the work of these stations in vain. It is necessary to choose such pumps that will not pump water if it is not needed, and thus affect the cost level in a positive direction.
What electrical appliances affect electricity consumption in a private home?
Considerable electricity consumption is carried out at the expense of household appliances. Each house has a standard set of equipment that residents need:
- iron
- freezer
- lighting equipment
- Washing machine
- radio systems
- telephony
- microwaves
- Electric kettle
- a vacuum cleaner
- kitchen appliances
- video systems, etc.
The main thing you can do to save electricity is to choose your home appliances carefully. That is, pay attention to its characteristics, especially energy or the level of electricity consumption per hour.
You can save energy by developing new habits
To minimize energy costs, you need to not only buy low-energy appliances, but develop some habits:
- predominant use of natural light - get used to the fact that the brightest places in your home are near the window and do not turn on the light when the first cloud appears
- refusal to use "standby mode" - while electrical appliances are this way, they again absorb small amounts of electricity
- if you leave the room, you should turn off the lights, TV or other electrical appliances
To make it light inside the room even in the evening, you should use light colors when decorating the interior. Moreover, the white color will be able to diffuse more light from a lamp. You can also get mirrored surfaces. For example, if you place a mirror in front of a window or other source of natural light, you will notice that the room has become much brighter.
The above points are mainly related to saving on lighting. In fact, with the right approach to using lighting fixtures, you can save up to seventy percent on electricity. To do this, you need to properly install the lighting fixtures so that you do not need unnecessary elements and do not forget to turn off the lamp when leaving the room.
How can you save on electric heating in a private home?
The main source of electricity costs in a private home is heating. This is due to the fact that a private house has a fairly large area compared to a city apartment and to provide heating throughout the house, a general and complex system must be installed. However, there are methods you can use to reduce the cost of heating your home:
- roof insulation- is the roof that serves as an element that "does not emit" heat from the house
- installation of warm windows- the sketch appears due to poorly installed or outdated windows
- wall insulation- you can insulate the walls of your house from the inside or from the outside
- installation of heating system
- Air conditioner installation
- electionthe most suitableheating boiler
Very often the roof is the most unfinished part of the building. More than half of the heat generated inside a building can be released within a few hours. Mineral tiles that are installed inside the roof will save from this effect. If your house has an attic, then you can insulate the attic floor, but in this case you deprive yourself of the opportunity to use it as a cozy attic.
It is also necessary to make sure that your home is as close as possible. This is done by installing double glazed windows. You can use double glazed windows of any material. Currently, there are technologies that allow even old wooden windows to be "rewarded" with thermal insulation characteristics. To prevent winter from entering your home in any way, it is necessary to use windows with a profile of five rooms and higher. They will definitely not freeze in the cold and will be heated indoors for a long period of time.
It should be borne in mind that when insulating walls from the inside, you reduce the interior area of the building, and processing the house from the outside is a more complex process from a technical point of view. It should be noted that the most favorable option for wall insulation is their external treatment. This is due to the fact that with external heating of the walls, you will be able to provide them with protection from external factors, for example, temperature fluctuations or precipitation.
The first thing you need to do to save electricity is to install thermostatic valves on each of the radiators. After that, heat consumption will immediately decrease by twenty percent. In addition, balancing valves can be installed to efficiently distribute heat throughout the house. This approach will provide all rooms with an optimal level of heat, while not creating unnecessary costs. With the correct installation of the system, you will be able to adjust the heat supply, and as a result, the use of electricity in each season.
We save on air conditioning in other ways
The air conditioner can be attributed to both the heating system and household appliances. Used in both hot and cold seasons. The first thing you need to do is choose the right air conditioner. When choosing one, make sure the ones you are considering are lightweight and use your electricity bill.
When choosing a heating boiler, special attention should be paid to two characteristics: the heat output and the type of fuel. The boiler can run on gas, diesel or electricity. If your boiler is powered by an outlet, then you should understand that one cubic meter of the house requires 30 watts of electricity. It's useless to buy a boiler whose power exceeds that required.
Currently, there is a system called "smart home". With its help, private homeowners will be able to reduce their electricity bill. This system has several ways. Thanks to her, the light in empty rooms will always be turned off, and in the absence of owners, electricity loss will be minimized automatically.