Home Power Saving tips

If you would like to save money on electricity and by that cut your monthly energy cost and contribute directly to reducing carbon footprint here are some tips that can really help you. These advice can only reduce by some small sum your periodical payment on energy. The real saving comes from creating your own solar or wind power system

If you want to cut a lot more or get rid off totally your expense on power I strongly recommend you will look at electricity saving tips page on freepower4home.com site

These tips are categorized into groups based on use of energy and they can be performed based on your priority and your spending. You can also check our data on site

Air condition (for heating and cooling home) 

The AC filters should be cleaned every summer and winter. By that your AC will be much more effective therefore a lot of saving.

The temperature during summer should not be below 77°F (25°C) or above 66°F (19°c) throughout winter. One degree change means almost 5% more electricity use.

Condunt a review of your home and look for holes from which air can run. Check from the bottom up and don’t forget the basement, windows closings, attic and any other potential places. If you located such crack you can get sealing materials at your local DIY store

The curtains are very good insulators. Close them throughout summer

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Use Fluorescent bulbs as a replacement of regular light bulbs. They have different colors so if the white light does not suit you, there is also a warm yellow alternative

Check if you can reduce the Wattage of your light in your home (measured in Watts). The majority of the time, little amount of Watt is sufficient.

Water heating 

Install fast heater

Try to do baths close to one another. It is much cheaper to heat tepid water then cold water

A water heating system can save a lot. A solar one can save even more. 

Home appliances 

Turn off your computer when not using it. computer consume more energy than a very strong light bulb.

The power rating of your appliances (varies from A (most efficient) to G(less efficient)) must be checked and if you find a not so efficient appliance think of replacing it.

Clean stony appliances (particularly coffee makers or water heaters). If you can mount stone remover on your home water line it will save you a lot of money and headaches.

The capacity of your refrigerator or freezer can determine a lot on your electricity costs – load it up to 75% of its capacity, reduce the number of times your open the refrigerator door, and make sure that the insulating rubbers are in tact

Play with the refrigerator and freezer temperatures until you set it to the pcorrect|right] one.

Fill the dishwasher to the right capacity

Clothes cleaning and drying 

Warm days can save you plenty by drying your clothes outside and not using your dryer. Dryer add more than 7% to your electricity costs.

Put synthetic cloths and cotton close singly into your dryer. The drying times are different for each one of them

When you [clean your clothes with 90° you add 40% to your energy consumption.

Other Tips

Consult with your local electricity company for lesser rates times and adjust your habits accordingly (for example many companies support usage of energy consuming appliances during night so you can decide to operate your dryer these hours

Change your energy consumption activities. It is all in your head !!!

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