The whole of our daily life associated with the use of a plurality of appliances, we provide the necessary level of comfort. But, unfortunately, the ecology by their use is deteriorating. So today is very acute the problem of reducing the cost of electricity.
Saving electricity will reduce the consumption of natural resources that are not infinite, reduce emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere, and then make a contribution to the preservation of our rivers, lakes and forests. And, of course, the electric energy savings will greatly reduce the expenses, which is very important because prices are continuing to rise.
And if every person will begin to save electricity in the home, to the benefit not only him, but all over the country.
Energy efficiency tips
Before you start to save electricity, it is necessary to determine which appliances consume the most electricity and to know how to take advantage of.
Refrigerator
One of the main consumers of electricity in the house. Refrigerator works constantly, ensuring the freshness and safety of food deterioration. But if used correctly, the electricity will be to spend more than necessary.
Recommendations for use
Correctly position the refrigerator. It should not be placed near the stove or the battery and terrace, from this you begin to work more intensively and increases the consumption of energy at times. It is not necessary to also put it close to the wall, this will break the circulation of air and lead to overheating.
Keep the temperature, put in the fridge. If you turn on practically non-stop, it is necessary to set less cold mode. This does not affect the shelf life of the products, but also saves electric energy. The products that deteriorate more quickly, better put it near 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 them in the fridge, camera on the top shelf — the products will be “help” to work in the refrigerator, saving electricity.
Do not put a hot meal in the fridge, and do not leave the door open, tries not to open. All of this will lead to the fact that it will most likely be activated and consume more energy.
Regularly defrost the refrigerator. The ice in the refrigerator is not cooling, but, on the contrary, works as a thermal insulator. Therefore, the refrigerator need to defrost it, avoiding the formation of ice "fur".
Electric stove
One of the most useless appliances. Has long it heats up and cools down more energy intensive. Therefore, the correct handling with electric oven – one of the main ways to save electricity. And to prepare the food, you can save considerably.
Recommendations for use
Do not place the tv and refrigerator in the kitchen next to it. We get a significant increase in the cost of utility due to a vacuum of loss of energy due to the additional cooling of a heating appliance to another.
Cooked over a slow fire. In most cases, a powerful heating is not necessary. Usually the liquid should just bring to the boil and then cook the food over a slow fire. Use the residual heat of the burners: turn off the power plate for 10 minutes until the cooking of the food.
Use cookware with the bottom, that is equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the burner electric stoves. It is not necessary to use tools smaller circle and allow fires "have heated up the air".
The bottom of the pots and pans should be smooth, closely adjacent to the stove. Bottom pans irregular can lead to the overcoming of electricity by up to 40-60%.
During cooking cover pots on the lid, in order not to lose the extra heat. When cooking with the lid open, the electrical power consumption increases by two and a half times. And if also the lid is slightly lifted, the consumption of electricians will be even more, than when it is closed.
During the cooking of the vegetables, pour in a pot of water. They do not completely cover with water. And less water.
Heat plates, and, in some cases, and to prepare, less in the microwave. It consumes less electricity. In addition, the food to prepare myself to go faster.
Washing machine (tumble dryer) the machine
Due to a powerful engine and great revs, a washing machine consumes a lot of electricity. When you choose a machine, as a other appliances, choose appliances of class A. the consumption of energy more economic.
Recommendations for use
macerari the clothes before washing. The dirt faster it moves away from the linen, and you will not need to machine the washing machine a couple of times.
Use a full download of the machine. During the even loading of the tank washing machine only half, 50% of the power is consumed in a vacuum. But overload the machine, also it is not necessary. Too large amount of clothing, such as the load, entails additional costs for the consumers.
Laundry service at a temperature of 30°C instead of the usual 40°C saves 40% of energy. The quality of washing remains the same, because modern detergents are designed for a more efficient way to wash clothes at low temperatures. Do not buy too foamy detergents.
The excessive use of the mode of drying can also become a factor in the inefficient use of electricity.
Pull out the clothes of machine drying slightly damp. This will improve drapability of fabrics and facilitate ironing. And among other things, it is too dry or too damp, house linen must stretch more than a little wet and, therefore, there is a greater consumption of energy.
Dishwasher
It is useful because it is a very economical expenditure of water. For example, for the washing of the 12 – 14 set crockery in the machine, you'll need 14-18 litres of water, while during the manual wash – about 60 litres.
Recommendations for use
Use a full download of the machine.
Clean dishes from large contaminants before loading in the machine.
If the machine has a part of the loading used during the washing of a small amount of crockery.
Tv
Modern televisions are characterized by a low consumption of energy, however, the respect of elementary rules when you use them allows you to further reduce the consumption of electrical energy.
Recommendations for use
If you are using the tv to listen to music, detach the image.
Always try to turn off the tv, even when out of the room for 5 - 10 minutes. Do not allow the tv worked wasted, it was used as background sound.
Computer
Computers consume a lot of energy, so the more often they are required to remain lit day and night. So, if you have a choice, it is better to use a laptop computer instead of a computer is a lot cheaper.
Recommendations for use
Use the energy-saving mode of the computer – is in any operating system.
It has no sense to continuously turn on and turn off the computer, if you use during the day. This has a negative effect on its operation. However, during breaks you should turn off the computer monitor.
For positioning, such as printers and scanners, you need to include in the network, only when they are needed.
Heater.
In the cold season is the main consumer of electrical energy. And he not only greatly the consumption of electrical energy, but, and dries the air. If the heat from a conventional system of heating is not sufficient, consider other options for protection from the cold.
Recommendations for the conservation of the heat in the house
It is possible to seal the cracks and openings in the house, after coming out of the heat, insulate the floor and windows, wash the old batteries from rust or other install.
Is it possible to install home windows, plastic. They retain about twenty percent of the heat in the room. This means that the heating use, must not at all, or include much less.
Properly ventilated. To do this you also need a period of deactivation of the heating. Constantly open a glass plate, surprisingly, it cools, but not ventilating the room. Use the full airing - a few minutes widely open all the windows. The air has time to change, and the covered surface will remain warm. This will reduce the heat loss and not to include the heating, in order to bring the heat. And, by the way, turn off the heating at the time of broadcast.
Some more tips for saving electricity
Use appliances of class a
When purchasing appliances, choose a model energy-saving, with the letters a, a+, A++.
Do not leave appliances on standby
Do not leave included in the socket, tv, microwave, light bulbs, kitchen appliances, and other devices. Even in standby mode, appliances absorb energy.
Use the residual heat from appliances
For example, in the iron saved the residual heat, which is enough for a couple of minutes flat irons. Ironing board with Heat Reflector - also a great way to save energy.
Turn off the oven for a few minutes until cooking of the food. Left on the stove is switched off, the food alone comes up to cooking.
Use lighting solutions interior
When using inside of light tones, decreases the amount of electricity needed for lighting. If the floor and walls clear, which will help you to visually expand the space and improve lighting. For example, a smooth white wall reflects 80% of the rays, of a dark green colour surface gives only 15% of the black light – 9 %
Do not neglect the natural light
The use of the solar light – one of the most important reserves of electric power. For this in the house are a preferable light, the walls and the curtains. Do not clutter up the windows ever, not to hinder the penetration of light in the room. By the way, dirty windows take up to 25% of the light of the day. Not to spend funds on unnecessary lighting, keeping the glass windows clean.
Use small, inexpensive machines and apparatus for the lighting
Replace a incandescent bulb, energy saving, or led, lamps. That consume energy, sometimes less, compared to traditional incandescent bulbs and last much longer.
And, among other things, to restrict the indoor use of objects, lighting frosted and tinted windows. They reduce the light and are forced to use light bulbs with more power.
Use lighting area
Install in a room a couple of lamps and, above a chair for reading near the bed, on a writing/computer desktop. Agree, there is no need to illuminate the whole room, it is sufficient to illuminate only the individual areas. For these purposes, it is possible to use a less powerful lamp, usually made on the basis of the chandelier.
Clean lighting fixtures from dust and dirt
With the passage of time, led bulbs, led, monitor, screen, or television formed a patina of dust, because of this, the light emitted from them, begins to fade. In order to avoid waste of electrical energy, for this reason, to wash the surfaces of articles for lighting, frequent washing of the ceiling lights no lamps and chandeliers.