Electricity is an expensive and perishable product. Good and unused on time, it is lost in vain and without a trace. Every second an invisible substance is performing many necessary difficult actions for us. It forces devices to supply the owners with light and heat, to heat water, to preserve and prepare food. We pay a lot of money for their help, but we don't know how we can somehow save. Well thought-out energy efficiency saves you enormous costs. In this article, we'll look at all of the ways you can save energy at home.
Saving is the main motto of the series of events
If a meter were constantly hanging in front of the owner of the bathhouse, he would understand without hesitation which devices were using the most electricity. It is true that energy-intensive consumers show the most tangible appetite even without a light meter: electric heaters, a boiler, a pump and so on. It seems that their functionality should be protected, but restrictions in the operation of devices will significantly reduce their convenience. So let's use a different method. Let us understand how and where the electricity is being wasted, and then we will eliminate the prerequisites.
We come to the components of the generalized opinion "comfort" that require electrical energy, these are: Heat generation. In the bathroom, it takes up the dominant space, in contrast to residential objects in which the light takes the main position. Lighting. Although it is not common in hygienic buildings to recite and use a computer like in a library, explaining is still a major topic of sauna energy costs.
Bathroom equipment. The rational introduction of sauna equipment and the use of economizers ensure a successful solution to energy-saving problems. There is popular and technical advice on saving electricity on all three points. If the owner of the building accounts for most of them and fills them in, the costs actually go down.
The first active step towards saving energy will be to replace old cables. A lot of electricity is wasted through "holes" in the old cable insulation. How can you keep warm? Let's start with the fact that heat saving is a combination of sensible waste of energy from heating with the greatest preservation of the acquired heat substance. It is clearer that the devices will only work when their functionality is necessary, and the absorbed heat does not flow into the street through cracks, frost bridges and open windows.
Mechanical ways to save electricity in a private house
Saving energy for heat in the bathhouse helps: Flawlessly executed thermal insulation of the load-bearing surfaces of the building: walls, ceiling, floor; Installation of wooden windows with seals or sealed plastic window systems; Using door closers to automatically close the curtain. The owners of bathrooms, who managed to get rid of all possible "punctures" in the thermal insulation, will reduce costs by at least 40%, since the quite expensive heat will no longer heat the street. Even if wood or gas heating is organized in the sauna building, electricity costs decrease. In fact, it is not necessary to connect electrical heaters for a comfortable temperature to be established.
Appropriate use of heating equipment
Popular wisdom and energy engineers recommend that more heat is produced and stored and that costs are significantly lower:
- Equip the bathroom with devices with the highest heat transfer, with the largest radiant surface and good thermal conductivity;
- Don't neglect folk tricks too much. For example, in the lounge between the radiator and the wall, you can attach a simple, heat-reflecting screen made of foil glued to cardboard;
- Equip all devices with energy-saving devices: automatic thermostats or simple thermostats. It pays to use innovative methods of controlling heat transfer to save electricity. Especially when the heating of the building is entrusted to electronic equipment.
The following device is strongly recommended for lovers of technical progress:
- Programmable thermostats that allow you to set the required temperature for a bath for a week, a day or an hour.
- Timer sockets that control devices on a schedule convenient for owners. Cabling overload optimizer, similar to the oel-820 device, which distributes the capacity evenly between a pair of power consumers.
- The optimizer automatically redistributes the load and transfers it from one device to another according to the principle of a swing. From a radiator to a twin brother, for example, or from a kettle to a kettle.
Nobody has any problems connecting the automation device. They are simply plugged into a power outlet by the way adapters are plugged in.
Energy saving when using lighting
The economic views of the reporting are inadequate because they differ from previous postulates. Perfect cable insulation is also required to prevent electrical leakage currents and the associated cost overruns. Similarly, it is better to use the devices only when needed. It is advisable to equip the cabling with controllers.
Turn off the light when you leave
One cannot argue with the stated energy saving axiom. And why contradict the truth. However, if we remember, is it in reality possible to strictly adhere to this rule? Given the traditional human non-commitment, the industry is adamant in providing us with very useful devices that automatically turn off lights. These are infrared motion detectors that can be equipped with a dressing room. Without outside help, he will set the lamp on fire and then extinguish it if a movable object is found on the premises entrusted to him. Then literally no one will forget to turn off the lights when they leave.
Rational arrangement of the lighting equipment
Baths are traditionally electrified in the same way as apartments and houses. A common luminaire installed in the middle of the ceiling supplies everyone in the dressing room and in the break room with evenly light. Beams from a massive, energy-hungry device do not constantly reach distant corners and points. Therefore, the walls of bath buildings are often equipped with additional peripheral lamps. They are more practical and use one and a half times less energy.
And they are used more often as the main bathroom lighting device. The question arises: Perhaps the main lighting monster in the bathtub is not needed at all? Steam rooms and washrooms were not discussed. No more than one, less often 2 moisture-proof lamps are required. They are usually only attached to walls or the ceiling. The main thing is to choose a good model. A win-win seal was placed between the ceiling and the body, which sealed the merger. And also so that the cable entry area is sealed.
Save energy with energy-saving lamps
If you are seriously wondering how you can effectively save electricity in practice, the thought of energy-saving light is a must. An ordinary light bulb "consumes" two or even three times more LEDs in one hour than its economical successor and ten times more LEDs. The lifespan of a traditional lightbulb is ridiculous when compared to advanced lighting solutions. True, last century ownership is significantly lower. But after switching to innovative lighting methods, energy consumption will drop by almost a third.
Before buying energy-saving lamps, check the range they emit. Warm light (from 2500K to 4000K) is more pleasing to the eye than an invigorating daytime palette (break 4000K - 5000K). Cold radiation with a bluish color (5000K - 6500K) is somewhat harsh and is used in utility rooms and other poorly frequented rooms. Dimmers are the dream of real economy.
Replacing conventional switches with dimmers is a decisive step towards optimal energy efficiency. With their support, the saturation of the radiation together with the energy consumption can be set simply and easily. It is necessary that the light burn intensely, turn the knob - increase it. No need, you dimmed it a little and saved money in the process. Dimmers are allowed to be configured to turn devices on and off smoothly, which is very good for your eyesight. The eyes of the owners of the bathhouse and their guests are not irritated by bright instant flashes.
It is worth noting that not all types of energy-saving lamp models are compatible with the operation of dimmers. Uneven adjustment can damage them. If the item "Dimmability" is listed in the instructions for the energy-saving device, it will work stably together with the light controller.
Of course, you have to pay for all innovations. And the crowd can be daunting at first. But believe me, all costs will soon be paid off. Also, if we want to improve the network sustainably.
Selection of energy efficient devices
According to the laws of international standardization, all household appliances published in recent years are divided into classes according to the properties of energy efficiency. The top class also has sub-categories: Type A + or A +++. A family car with an index A and similar subcategories with plus points emits electrical energy more economically. It should honor fighters for economic views. The further the letter is from the first digits of the index in the Latin alphabet, the higher the power consumption when using the device. Devices marked with d and e don't really save anything, but they don't "waste" too quickly either. But it is better to leave the class g devices in the store for the prudent owner.
Advantages of 2 tariffs
Everyone knows the daily configurations of electricity costs, but few use this information. You can pay less for the electricity used at night than for the electricity used during the day.
All you have to do is buy, define and officially fix a measuring device with 2 relays that switch depending on the hour set. "Left" devices to reduce costs. Recently, a nine-point wave of savings enthusiasts was covered by a marketing firm glorifying special little boxes for saving electricity. According to the assurances of marketing connoisseurs, the result of their implementation was certainly astonishing.
There were innumerable people willing to buy. Bought, tested - no economic results. However, no benefit or harm was found. They just perfectly fulfilled the function of voltage stabilizers. They lured the buyer with an imaginary way to save reactive power. We just forgot to mention that the household meter does not register the insignificant reactive component of induction household appliances.
Conclusions on the subject
Let's draw conclusions. Energy saving measures must be carried out jointly. Saving energy is a large, versatile process, where every element makes sense. Strengthening the insulation and replacing the old wiring will certainly be satisfied with the result, which is better to increase with the installation of economizers and a competent choice of equipment.