Much of the money is spent on paying utilities. Significant savings to utility companies can lower electricity costs. In a private household, electricity is required to run most of the devices used. However, you can reduce consumption in a number of ways.
What is the power consumption for?
To understand how you can save electricity, you need to find out what the sum of electricity costs is:
- Lighting devices
- domestic appliances
- Pumping unit
- Hot water supply
- Heating system
- Sewerage
The devices listed make up almost the entire volume of electricity consumption. The good news is that by making a few changes to how each device works, you can cut costs significantly without changing your lifestyle.
The main factor in saving pumping and sewage systems is the futile elimination of work at these stations. It is necessary to choose such pumps that do not drive water when it is not needed, thereby influencing the cost level in a positive direction.
Which electrical appliances influence electricity consumption in a private house?
A significant amount of electricity is used at the expense of household appliances. Every home has a standard set of devices that residents will need:
- iron
- fridge
- Lighting devices
- Washing machine
- Radio system
- phone
- microwave
- water heater
- a vacuum cleaner
- Kitchen appliances
- Video systems etc.
The most important thing you can do to save electricity is to choose your home appliances carefully. So, pay attention to its properties, especially its performance or power consumption per hour.
You can save energy by developing new habits
In order to minimize energy costs, you need not only to buy low-power devices, but also to develop various habits:
- predominant use of natural light - get used to the fact that the brightest spots in your house are near the window and don't turn on the lights when the first cloud appears
- Refusal to use "standby mode" - while electrical appliances are in this mode, they still absorb small amounts of electricity
- When you leave the room, you must turn off the lights, television, or other electrical appliances
To make it bright in the room even in the evening, you should use light colors when decorating the interior. In addition, the white color can more widely scatter the light from a light bulb. You can also get mirrored surfaces. For example, if you put a mirror in front of a window or some other natural light source, you will find that the room has become much brighter.
The points above are mainly about savings in lighting. With the right approach to lighting fixtures, you can save up to seventy percent on electricity. To do this, you need to correctly install the lighting devices so as not to need unnecessary items, and do not forget to turn off the lamp when leaving the room.
How can you save on electric heating in a private house?
The main source of electricity in a private house is heating. This is due to the fact that a private house has a fairly large area compared to a city apartment. In order to provide heat to the entire house, it is necessary to install a comprehensive and complicated system. However, there are methods you can use to reduce your home's heating bills:
- Roof insulation- It is the roof that acts as an element that does not give off heat from the house
- Installation of warm windows- Drafts are showing up due to poorly installed or outdated windows
- Wall insulation- You can insulate the walls of your house from the inside or the outside
- Installation of the heating system
- Installation of air conditioning
- selectionmost suitableboiler
Very often the roof is the most unfinished part of the building. More than half of the heat generated in a building can be released in a few hours. Mineral slabs installed in the roof prevent this effect. If your house has an attic, you can insulate the attic, but in that case you are depriving yourself of the opportunity to use it as a cozy attic.
It is also necessary to make sure that your home is as tight as possible. This is done by installing double-glazed windows. You can use double-glazed windows made of any material. There are currently technologies with which even old wooden windows can be "rewarded" with thermal insulation properties. To prevent winter from entering your house in any way, windows with a five-chamber profile and higher must be used. They will definitely not be used in the coldfreeze and keep warm in the house for a long time.
It should be noted that when insulating walls from the inside, you are reducing the size of the interior of the building, and processing the house from the outside is a more complicated process from a technical point of view. It should be noted that the most advantageous option for wall insulation is its external treatment. This is because you can use external heating to protect the walls from external factors such as temperature fluctuations or precipitation.
The first thing you need to do to save electricity is to install thermostatic valves on each of the radiators. After that, the heat consumption drops immediately by 20 percent. In addition, equalization valves can be installed to efficiently distribute the heat throughout the house. This approach provides all rooms with an optimal level of heat without incurring unnecessary costs. With the correct installation of the system, you can regulate the supply of heat and thus electricity consumption in every season of the year.
We save on air conditioning in other ways
The air conditioning can be assigned to both the heating system and household appliances. It is used in both hot and cold seasons. The first thing you need to do is choose the right air conditioner. When choosing, you should pay special attention to the electricity consumption table so that you can predict the amount of your expenses in advance.
When choosing a boiler, two features should be given special consideration: heat output and type of fuel. The boilers can be operated with gas, diesel or electricity. If your boiler is powered from an electrical outlet, you need to understand that one cubic meter of the house requires 30 watts of electricity. It is unprofitable to buy a boiler whose power exceeds what is required.
There is currently a system called "Smart Home". With their help, owners of private houses can reduce their electricity bills. This system has several modes. Thanks to her, the light is always turned off in empty rooms, and in the absence of owners, the waste of electricity is automatically minimized.