Simple ways to save electricity

Consumption in certain hours of electricity (from 22.00 to 17.00 more weekends and holidays) costs 3 times cheaper.Many appliances can be programmed to include in "economic hours."

In almost all new houses, such counters are already standing.Those who do not have it can contact an energy supply organization a statement in which you need to write what you want to change at time.And the usual counter must be replaced by electronic.

Electricity savings

Lighting and appliances

  • Replace ordinary incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps for energy saving or LED lamps.Energy savings lamps consume energy approximately 80% less than traditional incandescent lamps, and serve 8-10 times more.
  • Use free daytime light as much as possible.It will be 10% brighter if the house windows are clean.Beautiful tulle also absorbs a lot of light.
  • Active, not general lighting (spider lamp), but local lighting.
  • Fill the washing machine drum, do not allow the machine to work with idol.Only with very dirty linen, establish a higher washing temperature.The not very dirty linen can be washed with 40 degrees.
  • In the vacuum, change or clean the filters to collect debris and dust as frequently as possible.
  • When ironing, turn off the iron in advance and caress the rest of the laundry until it cool.Use the heat output table.When choosing an iron, you should pay attention to the presence of a thermostat and turn on the handle.
  • When buying appliances and appliances, pay attention to the power consumption class of the domestic apparatus.Class A is the most economical.When choosing a refrigerator, you must pay attention to its volume when choosing a washing machine for its capacity.
  • Turn off the "stand-by" TV, speakers, acoustic systems, microwave, computers, printers in "sleeping" mode, also consume electricity.Everything except the refrigerator can be turned off.

How much electricity consumes the technique in the "sleep" mode per year?

  • 50 kWh personal computer.
  • DVD Player 40 KW · H.
  • TV 25 kWh.
  • Microwave oven with a 25 kW · h timer.
  • Oven with a 25 kW timer.
  • 20 kW charger.
  • Columns 15 kWh.

If you disable the enclosure appliances, you can save 200 kW · h per year.

If you have an electric stove:

  • Use pans with a lower diameter equal to the diameter of the electric stove.
  • Do not buy pots with a thick background, they get hot for longer.
  • Replace pots and burners with an unequal surface: with your loose contact, up to 50% more energy is spent.
  • Use the residual heat of the fireplace: turn off a little earlier than the plate is ready.
  • If possible, prepare dishes in the oven, designed for many portions, or several different dishes at the same time.
  • Do not use electric stoves to heat the rooms.

When kitchens:

  • Use an electric tea to heat a small amount of water.
  • Regularly clean the scale bristor.
  • If you have to heat the water frequently, buy a thermal device that combines the functions of the teapot and thermos.
  • Use a pressure cooker.
  • To heat the finished dishes, use a microwave.

Fridge

  • Install the refrigerator away from heating and heating and closing devices from direct sunlight.
  • Do not forget to defrost over time.A layer of skin in the freezer is an unnecessary insulator that makes the camera intensify colder than required.
  • Provide the space between the posterior wall of the refrigerator and the room wall of at least 5-10 cm.
  • Place only cooled dishes in the refrigerator.
  • Determine permanent places for products in the refrigerator so as not to keep it open in search of something necessary for a long time.

TV

  • Constantly included TV for many and MDSH;Just a sound background.But remember that you have a work period calculated on the clock.The more it works, the faster it will fail.
  • Instead of watching television, listen to the radio, it usually consumes less electricity.In general, instead of watching a TV, inventing other interesting classes that read books, walks, sports, work in the garden, active or intellectual games.

Electric heater

  • Electric power heaters are considered especially energy catches.They will not be necessary if he isolates the apartment.Most of the warm air crosses cracks in the windows and the main door.
  • It can increase the resistance of a conventional battery by placing a piece of food paper behind the radiator along the wall.All heat will be reflected in the room and not to heat the wall.
  • The long curtains, the radiators, the furniture placed without success, the grilles to dry the linen in front of the batteries can absorb up to 20% heat.Do not block the heat path.

Water

  • It is important to eliminate the malfunction of the leading equipment in time.After all, the current crane per day can "drip" from 30 to 200 liters of water!
  • A single-leaf mixer, such as a thermos-rander mixer, contributes to the use of economy's energy.They save a significant amount of hot water, which would otherwise flow without any benefit.
  • During the adoption of water procedures, it is better to use the shower than the bathroom: it reduces the consumption of water from 5 to 7 times.It will be used even less if you install an economic dispersion with a smaller diameter of the holes.You can also install spray nozzles in the taps.Shy the habit of brushing your teeth at a time when water flows without need.
  • It is also considered that a water waste is a toilet drain, which accommodates an average of approximately eight liters of water.In general, only more than 50 liters are spent on these needs daily.Therefore, it is better to choose bathrooms with two drainage modes.If the drain tank is not equipped with said device, you can test the previous tool: fill the two -liter bottle with water and lower the tank.This simple device will help save up to 20 liters of water per day.