Today, many homeowners want to reduce their bill payments. A particularly relevant question is: how to save electricity at home? To achieve maximum savings, it is important to use several methods at once. By using them in combination, you will be able to significantly reduce the cost of paying your electricity bill.
Recently, there has been a growing talk of the need to save electricity - increasing consumption of energy resources is depleting natural mineral reserves, and harmful emissions of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide from thermal power plants are leading to global warming and environmental pollution.
Therefore, saving electricity in everyday life at the level of an apartment, private house or country cottage has a double beneficial effect - on the cost of monthly utility bills for light and heating and on the temperature balance of the entire planet.
Tips for using home appliances
To reduce the amount you pay per month for electricity consumption, you need to start using appliances properly. First of all, you need to find out which of them consume the most energy. These include boilers and tanks with water heating function, electric underfloor heating systems, air conditioners, water kettles.
Also, the washing machine, which is equipped with heating elements and an electric motor, consumes a lot of energy. Many people too often use washing machines, filling them only half or even less. If you turn on the machine once a week, loading it to the maximum allowed weight, you will be able to save a decent amount during the year.
Replace all energy-saving lamps in the apartment that consume 5 times less energy than conventional incandescent bulbs. Energy saving lamps are more expensive. But the cost is fully worth it in the first few months after the installation of such lamps.
When you turn on the air conditioning, close all windows and doors so that energy is not wasted. Otherwise, the split system will work much harder on cooling the adjacent rooms.
Instead of traditional systems, it is better to choose inverter-type air conditioners, because their energy consumption is 50% lower, and they are not inferior in performance compared to traditional models.
An electric stove consumes a lot of electricity. Electricity is lost if the size of the pot or pan is much smaller than the diameter of the burner. The bottom should be the same size or slightly larger than the burner. When preparing the first dishes or cooking something, cover the dish with a lid. With intensive evaporation of water, cooking time increases by 30%, ie much more energy is consumed.
As for TVs, it is recommended to give preference to modern plasma or LCD models, because they are the most economical in terms of energy consumption. Most TVs are equipped with a power saving feature. Activate it if it is not set to activate automatically. Do the same with the computer monitor.
When charging your phone or other device, be sure to unplug the charger after reaching the desired battery level. Otherwise, if you leave it on, 95% of the energy will be lost. To save money on charging the device, you can buy a portable solar battery that can be transformed into a charger. The device transfers the accumulated solar energy to the battery via a USB cable.
To ensure that your vacuum cleaner consumes as little energy as possible, regularly empty the bag or trash can and filters.
High energy consumption can be the result of improper installation and use of refrigerators. It should not be placed near an oven or in a place exposed to direct sunlight. Also, do not put hot or cold food in the refrigerator. Occasionally defrost the freezer. The thicker the layer of ice and frost in it, the more intensive the cooling system must work, which increases energy costs.
Devices
You can reduce energy consumption with special devices. A large number of such developments are available for sale. This includes:
- circuit breakers;
- relay;
- transformers.
By installing such devices, you will pay 8 times less for electricity. There are different schemes of devices to reduce energy consumption. Today, guard devices are becoming increasingly popular. With a load of up to 19 kW, such devices can reduce meter consumption by 15%. All you need to reduce energy consumption is to connect the device to a socket located near the meter. Otherwise, if you plug the device into another outlet, it will simply become an additional burden on the network. However, when you decide to buy such a device, be extremely careful. There are often fakes on sale, and the sellers of such devices simply cash in on the customer’s trust. It is recommended that you watch the video before selecting and installing.
Buy a special adapter to control power consumption. There are several types of adapters on sale that are designed to calculate electricity consumption. They plug into an outlet. By inserting a plug from a TV or any other equipment into such an adapter, you will see how much energy it consumes and understand which devices should be used more economically.
Switches are a very profitable purchase for those who live in a private house or apartment. Installing such devices will solve the problem of lost light. This type of switch has built-in motion sensors that give the appropriate signal when they detect a person approaching or not moving for a while. The timer can be set to a specific time. There are switches on sale that respond to the absence or presence of daylight.
In a private house, in order to save on utility bills, the best solution would be to install alternative energy sources. Of course, this will require significant financial costs. But it will pay off in full later and allow you to save significantly on utility bills. If there is a river or stream near the house with a fairly fast flow, a water generator is a great choice. You can also consider installing a wind turbine.
Keep in mind that such installations require regular maintenance and inspections. Use solar collectors to heat water in a private home. This will save you from using an electric kettle. And by installing a floor with hot water, you can save on heating bills.