Saving Electricity - Easy Way

26th July 2008
Besides petrol price being effected by global market, we have been burden with the increase of electricity hike as well. Although its not as much as the petrol hike but, if we are able to save it as much as possible, why not right? So, below are few tips that i was able to dig out:

#1: Switching off electric appliances that are not in use
Switching off any lights or electric appliances which are not useable at that point of time no matter how short the duration. This goes for regular lights or fluorescent lights and removing the plug from the socket is also advisable for this same reason. For little used area like laundry room or even entertainment room, installing timers that automatically turn off the lights after a while would sometime prove useful as well.

#2: Use stairs instead of lift
For office usage, employee can chip in as well by using the stairs to move from one floor to another instead of lifts. Well, i would suggest that its a compulsary to use stairs if you are going up or down 1 floor but if you still have some energy left and want to keep fit, moving 2 or 3 floors up or down more would be a nice exercise as well. For those who can't then using lifts would still be alright for the latter point.

#3: Wash clothes is full load
Make sure you washing machine is running under full load instead of half load as this will taken up more electricity for more then one spin with fewer outputs.

#4: Hot shower in shorter period
Have a short period of hot shower instead a long one. Although it enjoyable but the electricity that is pumping 'blood' into the equipment to make the water hot as you wanted is a lot. Go solar if possible.
#5: Use strategically located lights
Illuminate a room with fewer lights. Put lamps in corners of the room where they can be reflected from two wall surfaces instead of one.

#6: Never overload the fridge
Stock the fridge appropriately and open it only when necessary to reduce wastage of electricity.Make sure the door close thightly. Don't put hot food inside the fidge and also make sure the fridge is away from oven, cookers or direct sunlight and at least 4 inches away from the wall to avoid overloading the motor. If your fridge was bought before 2001, then better buy a new one now since the latest model all are more energy efficient.

#7: Plant trees
Plant tree at the right position as positioning big trees and right position will reduce cooling cost by 25%

#8: Iron more loads at one go
Ironing few clothing in one go can save a lot of energy. Heating up the iron each time on just one laundry is a waste of energy. So, after the iron has been switched off, use the stored heat to iron light materials like handkerchiefs or something like similar. Switch it off if you need to step away for a while.

#9: Use broom instead of vacuum
Broom does not use electricity. The only energy it uses is yours. Vaccum on the other hand uses both. So think about it. Keep yourself fit more.