Anyone who runs a household, deals with problems of everyday life, knows exactly how often there is not enough money for something that is not essential!
Every housewife wants to save a little money, especially if the family budget is already small.
Let's try lowering our utility bills a little and see what the result is.
It seems like this is a minor matter, but in fact, with a sensible approach to saving energy in an apartment and a few tricks, you can free up significant funds.
Don't forget to turn off electrical appliances
For example a television. Models of the old model with a picture tube consume around 100 watts of energy in operation, and 2 watts when switched off. The latest plasma and LCD TVs require more - 400 watts for operation and 4 watts for standby mode. You can switch to standby mode by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control. Don't be too lazy to click on it in time!
DVD player. It can be turned off completely if it's a new generation. When such a player is switched off, it saves all its settings, even the date and time, and restores them the next time it is connected to the network. However, there are devices that recommend staying on standby overnight. This is important for the software updates you receive.
Computer. It can be left on if you work on it intensively at home during the day. When you have left the workplace, it is better to turn off the monitor as well. Additional devices such as scanners and printers should always be switched off after finishing work.
Charger. When charging a phone or other device, the charger does not use much power. However, it should be removed from the network after charging, as it continues to consume electricity and does not run so little during the day.
A few more tricks to save electricity
It is very profitable to replace the Ilyich lightbulbs throughout the house with new energy-saving lamps, they consume much less energy. And you should definitely turn off the lights in an empty room even after leaving it for 10 minutes. For some reason, many people believe that frequent clicks of the switch will negatively affect the life of the lightbulb due to a surge of electricity. These speculations have no real basis. You should always turn off the lights behind you whenever you want to save money.
Washing machine. Wash laundry at a lower temperature, dyed at 30-40 degrees instead of 60, white at 60 instead of 90. In most cases you will not notice any difference in the washing quality and the energy savings will be clear. For better washing, they do not use high water temperatures today, but high-quality powder. Also, try to switch to drying mode as little as possible.
Try to follow all of these simple rules for at least a month and make family members aware of the need to conserve electricity. And at the end of the month you look at the counter and draw an analogy with past expenses. Are you convinced? Then make it a habit to save electricity in your home.