6 ways to lower electricity bills – Senior.pl

11-03-2016

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Polish household pays for electricity an average of 1200 zł per year, the largest prądożercą in most homes refrigerator. Become familiar with how with a few simple steps to reduce your bills and save several hundred dollars per year.

According to the data published by the environmental organization WWF, in every Polish home an average of four electrical appliances operate in stand-by mode. As for televisions, set-top boxes, DVD players and so on. Stand-by it is indicated by an LED lighting up and enables quick integration of hardware (eg. Remote control). And although at first glance, the TV did not work, it still consumes electricity – just in order to be ready for quick launch. According to calculations by the company Energa, these devices consume energy per year in Poland worth over 800 million. This means that, in average household each year has about 60 zł, only stand-by. Places where leaking electricity, followed by money from the wallet, it’s much more.

1. Turn off so as to turn off
   expenses related to the standby mode is easiest to reduce. You just have to turn off the machine so that were actually disabled. Contrary to appearances, this is not all that difficult. Most devices have a physical button to completely turn off, even easier to do it when we have eg. A whole set of electronics plugged into the strip. Coming out of the house one movement turn off the TV, DVD, decoder, receiver, console and whatever else there will happen.

   Leaving for a long time (eg. On a weekend or holiday), you should think also you disable the router and other devices running at home. It is interesting, eg., That some desktop computers connected to the currents constantly feed the USB port, you might want to watch and that. The same is constantly connected to the current printer – it could cost us tens of dollars per year. If you do not use it several times a day, consider a complete disconnect.

   But it’s important not to overdo it. The saving on the current aim being that this be done without reducing the quality of life of the household. If the set top box needs to start from zero ten minutes, and television use every day, then shutting it down for the duration of your stay at work can be overkill.

2. Avoid empty running
   running the dishwasher or pilnujmy, that it is optimally filled. The inclusion of the wash when the center will be only a few cups and two plates consume much less electricity and water than a full pledge. Similarly, a washing machine, but the principle also applies to eg. The kettle. If we want to prepare a cup of tea, there is nothing to boil two liters of water, because they consume to much more energy than it takes to boil half a liter. When it comes to clothes, it is worth knowing that the washing machine consumes a lot of electricity to heat the water for washing. Only the most dirty clothes need washing at a temperature higher than 40 degrees Celsius, so you do not overdo.
3. Shine head
   Statistics Energy Market Agency say that every fifth penny in electricity bill is absorbed by lighting. Of course, it is difficult to avoid the use of artificial light (especially in winter), but doing it with his head, you can save electricity and money. First of all, do not leave the lights on in an empty room. It is unfortunately quite common in Polish homes, the evening is clearly in several rooms, and household and so they sit in one. There and where we spend the most time and shine the most, you should install energy efficient light bulbs. Currently, most preferably in terms of power consumption fall, which in addition offer a wide choice of light color, so everyone can fit something for everyone. However, one should keep common sense when shopping, because some energy-saving light bulbs are expensive and can prove that the savings from lower power consumption will not return.
4. Watch out for the charger
   often high electricity bills take the bad habits of the household. Much is made to disconnect the charger from cell phones from the current. In many homes permanently connected multiple chargers. It turns out, however, that in the case of modern equipment power consumption is low, virtually negligible (about 0.01 kWh per day), which means that if the charger for the year will be plugged into the socket, then her empty course pay less than 2 gold. With four chargers at home to 8 zł per year.

   But there is another important piece of information. According to research Berkley National Laboratory, the charger still consumes a lot of electricity if it is connected to a fully charged phone. A charging often leave a telephone, for example overnight. For the first hour or two of loading, then only consume power, which during the year will be on a scale household cost several dollars. Even more energy is consumed by power supplies for laptops.

5. Think of a refrigerator
   Calculations Energy Market Agency shows that most of the electricity consumed in our homes refrigerator. It operates 24 hours a day and seven days a week, which translates to nearly 30 percent. participation in the electricity bills. You can reduce this value both when planning the kitchen and in the appropriate manner by utilizing a refrigerator.

   First of all, it should be properly set. Firstly, it is better not to become in the vicinity of devices that generate heat (radiator, stove, dishwasher), because the task of the refrigerator is cooling, so if you will have a warm side by side, it will consume more energy. For appropriate action should be on the back of 8-10 cm of space, which will allow free exchange of air. When buying the device (this applies not only fridges, but also dishwashers, washing machines and other appliances) draws attention to the energy class, the more advantages with A, the power consumption will be lower. However, this should be weighed against the purchase price, would not it turned out that the economy will return only after 20 years. How much power you can save by buying a refrigerator? The equipment in class A consumes about 40 percent. more current than the one labeled A +++. Annually, it will be 100 zł savings in energy bills.

   A good start to the refrigerator. By taking these simple steps, we can reduce energy consumption by it every day. The purpose of the refrigerator to maintain a low temperature inside. When frequent and long will it open, the air inside is warmer and energy will be needed to cool it. It is recommended that you keep in the refrigerator order to search for the products you need took the least time. It should also know that moist air cools more slowly than dry, pilnujmy so that the walls of the refrigerator does not accumulate drops of water and try to avoid detention in the refrigerator wet products without packaging. Refrigerator Do not put warm or hot food, better to first cool them to room temperature. Leaving for a few weeks off, consider emptying the fridge and off her – but that’s only if you do not leave her food that could spoil.

6. Make sure you can pay less
   Although we have such an opportunity for a long time, it is still a few Poles use the option to choose electricity supplier. This is not very complicated process, just check that the supplier will be our home for the cheapest and order the service. After signing and submitted documents remains to wait. The law ensures the continuity of energy supply, and the company handled by the matter between themselves. Savings accounts will depend on existing tariffs, but on average it is 10 to 15 per cent., Which will leave during the year 100-200 zł in your wallet.

   Getting home a few simple habits can help you reduce your bills by an average of 20-25 percent. Of course, this average value, because where family members are already conscious users, the savings will be modest. But the average fee reductions of 250-300 zł per year makes quite an impression, especially if it is done without any reduction in quality of life. To start would be by reviewing the equipment that we have at home, sometimes enough to fix something (eg. The gasket in the refrigerator), to significantly increase the efficiency, and hence – lower electricity bills.