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How to lower electricity consumption at home

Appliances such as coffee makers, microwave ovens, televisions, signal decoders, computers, printers, fax machines, cordless phones, answering machines, DVD, modem, cell phone chargers, among others, may increase the cost of receiving between 10 and 20%.

By Sid MarkPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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How to lower electricity consumption at home
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First of all you should know that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has seven rates are divided according to the kilowatts per hour (kWh) consumed. The rate number is printed on your receipt and varies depending on the increase in consumption.

How to lower electricity consumption at home

Tips for reducing electricity consumption

In many homes, the cost to be paid by the electricity consumption is high, which forces to take measures that will reduce this expense where appliances, even when off, are the main consumers are connected because while “sucking “electricity, hence they are also known as” vampire power. ”

Appliances such as coffee makers, microwave ovens, televisions, signal decoders, computers, printers, fax machines, cordless phones, answering machines, DVD, modem, cell phone chargers, among others, may increase the cost of receiving between 10 and 20%.

The most obvious way to avoid this excessive consumption is to unplug devices, but this can be cumbersome if you have many devices. For this you can use multiple outlet with switch, so you can disconnect from the network several appliances at once.

There are other devices that are also “power vampires”, so you need to take steps to avoid wasting energy, from the options that you can implement are:

Refrigerator. – Is the appliance that consumes more energy. Therefore you should place it away from the stove and away from sunlight. Check the door seal perfectly and periodically reviews the package, if not close properly can generate up to three times the normal consumption. Let food cool before refrigerating. The correct position of the thermostat is between numbers two and three. In hot weather, between numbers three and four.

If you plan to buy a new refrigerator, selects the less energy. Check the energy efficiency label, which indicates that the device complies with the Official Mexican Standard. Remember that automatic defrost consume 12% more electricity and that means more spending. oven microwave and toaster -. always Keep them clean and use them only waste that is very necessary. Always preferred to heat or broil burners on the stove, this will allow a considerable saving and power consumption.

Washer -. every time you wash load washer to maximum allowable, so you will decrease the number of sessions weekly wash. Detergent used only necessary, excess foam produces much work to the engine and makes it more convenient.

Iron -. ‘s other appliance that consumes a lot of energy. Use it in an orderly and planned manner, saves energy and reduces costs. Iron as many clothes every time, as often connect the iron brings more energy expenditure to keep it on for a while. Iron thick clothing or first need more heat and lets the thin end; unplug it just before the end to get the accumulated temperature.

Blender -. working with a blender lasts more easily and spend less; Always check that the blades are sharp and are not broken.

Audio -. leave lit No radios, televisions, DVD or other electrical appliances when no one is using. Although only a small pilot is lit, these units consume energy but are disconnected.

Lighting -. preferably uses fluorescent bulbs. The initial cost is high but in the long run are cheaper. The main benefits are: life 10 times, consume 25% of the energy required by incandescents. Clean lamps and spotlights, dust blocks the light emitted and turn them off when not needed. When working at a desk using table lamps with fluorescent bulbs.

Electrical system -. Periodically check if the electricity meter working properly. That disconnect all electrical appliances, including watches and timbre; off all the lights and check that the meter disk does not rotate; if the disc is spinning kicks to check the installation.

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