Energy Saving Tips to save money that you can start today!
So we have all heard about global warming and if you believe it or not to change, to help energy-efficient appliances and by following a few of these tips, the environment and reduce your electricity consumption means saving money. Have a good look through these tips, most of you may already know, and I'm sure a couple of you or simply not to have forgotten.
So we have all heard about global warming and if you believe it or not to change, to help energy-efficient appliances and by following a few of these tips, the environment and reduce your electricity consumption means saving money. Have a good look through these tips, most of you may already know, and I'm sure a couple of you or simply not to have forgotten.
Tip 1: Be sure to set your air conditioner at 24 degrees Celsius, is this supposed to be the optimal temperature for energy saving.
Tip 2: Use of blinds and awnings to sunlight penetrates the house in summer to reduce, also contribute heavy curtains, the amount of heat in the home during the summer and also help keep the warmth in winter. Another possibility is your tinted windows.
Tip 3: If you still suing an electric hot water system, turn the thermostat to 50 or 55 degrees Celsius, the most likely to default than 65 degrees Celsius or higher maybe from a previous owner of the house. This will also prevent scalding especially if you have small children.
Tip 4: Use all state incentives for energy efficient lighting, or invest in CFL or LED lighting for indoor and outside of the house. Use outdoor lighting that operates with a sensor that is not only good power saving, it is also ideal for protection and safety. Lighting produces about 5% of your household greenhouse gas emissions.
Tip # 5: Keep your lights are clean, this will improve light output and reduce heat build life extension light.
Tip 6: Use government incentives and rebates on water tanks, water saving shower heads and dual toilets, keep your showers around 4 minutes will work also.
Tip 7: Use only cold water wash in the washing machine and only full loads.
Tip 8: Installing a gray water recycling system, which means it collects the used water from the shower, sink, washing machine and dishwasher, which you can then reuse it to water the garden and lawn, etc.
Tip 9: Clean your air conditioner filtration regularly according to manufacturer's guidelines.
Tip 10: If you have a fireplace, make sure you stop in the vicinity of the anus when it is not in use, or use a block fireplace opening as this hot air in the home.
Tip 11: switching of lights when you are done / when leaving the room in the room. Easy habit to get started.
Tip 12: Turn off devices in standby mode and when you're done with them. Standby units consume about 5-10% of your electricity bill.
Tip 13: Take advantage of government incentives and rebates for insulating the ceiling, walls and floors. An average home can lose up to 30% heat from the ceiling and 15-20% through walls and ceilings.
Tip 14: Use a gas hob as generally cheaper, then run power and less harmful to the environment.
Tip 15: Use the kettle to boil water instead of a pot on the stove, and only boil the amount of water needed, no more, it is easy to waste energy.
Tip 16: Keep your refrigerator and freezer clean and tidy (build frost) inside and outside, make sure that sufficient space above, behind and on the sides to make it to expel excess heat. The back of this equipment can dusty, simply pull the device out and use a vacuum cleaner and a soft brush, if it makes it easy to clean the dust. Make sure your refrigerator at 3-4 ° C is not less wasted energy and damage more of your products and your food will spoil adjusted. Freezer should be set to -16 degrees Celsius.
Tip 17: Use the sun to dry your clothes if your living arrangements is not allowed, then spin a clothesline to dry your laundry as usual and try to hang them on a rack and finish them with the dryer. Dryer produce around 3 kilograms of greenhouse gases per charge.
Tip 18: Fix any plumbing leaks, a single dripping faucet can lose up to 1,000 liters per month, this decrease excess water bills and when you reduce hot water outlet is power.
Tip 19: Wash only full loads in the dishwasher, keep your dishwasher clean filter as per the manufacturer's guidelines and if your home is sure to solar hot water that your dishwasher is using this instead of heating your own own.
Tip 20: Put a timing function on your pool pump so that it works for the least time possible and make sure you have it set to the off peak electricity tariff.
Tip 21: If you go with your central heating and cooling over a longer period of leave is away for a week end or not at all on the outside circuit breaker is a little known fact that these units can use around 150 watts of standby power.
Tip 22: Finally, invest in an energy monitor, at what will be surprised with power and how much they are used, use the current incentives and rebates from the government and local authorities to this unit. Install it in a high traffic area like the kitchen so that everyone can visibly see how much energy the house currently used.
Thank you for looking at these tips and I hope they help you save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Also remember any electrical work should always be performed by an experienced and qualified electrician to make sure of a domestic electrician for all electrical work around the house and a commercial electrician electrical performances in the workplace, etc
