| Do you have a question like this: I don't use electrical | | | | heat, not light. |
| appliances very often, why do I have to pay so much | | | | * Do not use up-lighters because they use high |
| for electricity? The answer is that you don't | | | | wattage bulbs. |
| understand how much power your electrical | | | | * Turn off the light when you are out of the area. This |
| appliances consume.This is very surprising that a | | | | does not shorten the life of a light bulb. Strip lighting can |
| toaster would use 1000watts per hour while a laptop | | | | also safely be turned off and on. |
| would use only 75 watts for the same period of time. | | | | |
| Other appliances that consume a lot of power includes | | | | Cooking |
| cookers, electric showers and electric kettle (which is | | | | * Ovens with fan use less electricity. |
| more than 2000watts per hour).Although sometimes | | | | * Slow Cookers use very little energy. |
| you have to use these appliances, there is still way to | | | | * Only boil the amount of water that you need in the |
| low down the electricity consumption. | | | | kettle. By filling the kettle with 1 cup of white vinegar |
| Heating | | | | and 2 cups of water, the kettle would not have lime |
| * Turn the heating thermostat down by just one | | | | scale. The lime scale affects the heat conduction |
| degree can save up to 10 % of your electricity bill. | | | | when boiling water. This would use more energy if |
| * Buy heavy curtains to keep the heat inside and close | | | | there is lime scale. Leave to stand overnight. Rinse |
| them at night.This can prevent the 25% heat that | | | | carefully and throw away the first lot of boiled water. |
| escaped when not glazed. | | | | Washing |
| * Do not boil water hotter than 60 degrees C or 140 | | | | * Wash your clothes with the washing machine until |
| degrees F.You will need to blend with cold water to | | | | you have a full load. |
| drink it.This is a big waste of energy. | | | | * Cold wash anything if it is not marked with grease or |
| * Insulate hot water tanks and pipes. Up to 75 % of | | | | heavily soiled. |
| heat in tank will lose due to lack of insulation. | | | | * Clean lime scale in your washing machine regularly if |
| Cooling | | | | you live in a hard water area. First put 200ml of white |
| * Freezers and fridges account for up to 33% of the | | | | vinegar in the detergent tray. Then run the machine on |
| electricity bill. Ensure that the metal grids and coils at | | | | wash cycle. The lime scale will be cleaned up. Do this |
| the back have enough space for air to circulate so as | | | | every two or three months to keep the efficiency of |
| to keep them efficient. Also they should be kept | | | | the washing machine. |
| dust-free. | | | | * Do not use tumble dryers too often. This is because |
| * Defrost freezers when the thickness of ice reaches | | | | 40% of the power is used on stand-by. Turn them |
| 5mm. | | | | down when you are not using them. |
| * Promptly replace door seals when they are | | | | Another solution - make power at home |
| damaged . | | | | Instead of worrying about the big number in your |
| * In USA, air-conditioning accounts for 14 percent of | | | | electricity bills, you can do something very aggressive. |
| the electricity bill. You can take off your jacket and | | | | That is making power at home. This is no longer |
| raise the degree of air-conditioning. This could save a | | | | expensive to setup solar power system and wind |
| lot of electricity. | | | | generators at home because you can do it yourself. |
| Light | | | | This would just cost you $200 to $400.If you are |
| * Use energy-saving light bulbs.(11 watts an hour) | | | | interested, go to the following site to learn more. |
| Traditional light bulbs use 80% of the energy making | | | | |