Electricity Saving Tips

Saving electricity is one of the major cost saving actions you can do today. There are many electricity saving devices on the market you can use, but first look at your own daily habits and take on some of these electricity saving tips.

Saving electricity statistics in general do not help the normal consumer and you know what happens if you use illegal electricity saving devices.

Most of these tips relate to how we use electricity and require small changes in behaviour effectively breaking bad habits and saving money on your electricity bill.

Turning your computer off at night instead of leaving it on will save on average 25% of its annual energy bill.

Switch off cookers and microwaves wherever possible (resetting the clock is a small price to pay).

Switch of all plugs that are not in use. Switch of your pool pumps. Don’t leave chargers on plugs switched on if you are not charging.

In general, anything you can do to dumb down your smart devices should help narrow their trickle. Turning lights off or dimming them during the day allows for lower energy costs and a more comfortable environment. Also, remove excess lighting, and turn off signage and other lights not necessary for security and safety.

Switch on the circuit breakers or replace the fuses one by one, turning on and off the main switch each time, and check the current. Any significant reading indicates a hidden consumer or a wiring fault on that circuit.

Turn off the heating if you are going to be out of the house for more than a day.

Proper control and regular maintenance of your heating system can reduce fuel consumption by 10-20%. Turn it off and this figure drops to 1.3 watts.

Wash laundry in cold water instead of hot or at least warm water instead of hot. There are a number of laundry detergents on the market now that are formulated to get your clothes clean even in cold water.

Washing machines: Of course everyone needs their washing machine, but it is very important HOW you use those! Do you sometimes use the machine just to wash a single piece of clothing?

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) use a fraction of the electricity and last up to 10 times longer than ordinary light bulbs - could you install more in your home?

Compact fluorescent light bulbs put out as much light as regular incandescent bulbs, but last anywhere from 8 to 10 times longer, and use anywhere from 50 to 75 percent less electricity for the same (or more!) light output. In fact, some companies are making torchieres that use compact fluorescent lamps instead of hot halogen lamps.

Ceiling fans are often used instead of air conditioning, but it's not necessarily one or the other. Fans produce air currents that carry heat away from the skin, so even air-conditioned rooms feel cooler when one is running. Ceiling fans are an important part of home heating and cooling. They can cut your cooling bills by 40% and your heating bills by 10.

Fans can make the temperature seem 10 degrees cooler, drastically reducing your need for AC. And ceiling fans are cheaper than you might expect:

Heat water just as you need it. Why keep 40-60 gallons hot, 24/7/365?

Heat vents blow heat into a room. Why then, would anyone place a heat vent directly under a window? Heat rises, which means that warm air rises into your attic. If you don’t have good enough insulation, heat will be wasted.

Insulating hot water pipes throughout the house--in order to reduce heat loss while water is moving from the water heater to the tap--is always a good idea.

Reducing heat loss at the tank and in the pipes and dialling down the temperature of a water heater all result in the unit's heating elements or burner activating less frequently.

Insulation is designed to resist heat flow-that is, if it is hot outside, insulation greatly reduces the amount of heat you can feel inside a house. Or, if it is cold outside, insulation helps reduce heat losses through the ceiling. Insulated hot water pipes maintain their temperature at constant levels and prevent heat loss. Pay special attention to the insulation of the first 1.5 to two meters of hot water pipes nearest the geyser.

Caulking costs less than $1 per window, and weather stripping is under $10 per door. These steps can save up to 1100 pounds of CO2 per year for a typical home. Caulking and weather stripping are two of the least costly but more effective ways of making the place you call home even more energy efficient. Eventually, all buildings could benefit from fresh caulking to fill in gaps and cracks.

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