A large share of the funds is spent on utility bills. Significant savings in utilities will reduce electricity costs. Electricity is needed in a private home to work with most used appliances, but you can reduce its consumption in different ways.
What is electricity consumption for?
To find out how you can save on electricity, you need to know how much electricity costs are:
- lighting devices
- Appliances
- pump unit
- hot water supply
- heating system
- sewer installation
The listed devices make up almost the entire volume of energy consumption. The good news is that by making some changes to the way each device works, you can significantly reduce costs without changing your lifestyle.
The main factor in saving pumping and sewage systems is the elimination of the work of these stations in vain. It is necessary to choose such pumps that will not run water if it is not needed, and thus affect the level of costs in a positive direction.
What electrical appliances affect the consumption of electricity in a private house?
Significant electricity consumption is at the expense of household appliances. Each house has a standard set of appliances that residents need:
- iron
- refrigerator
- lighting devices
- laundry
- radio system
- phone
- microwave
- Electric kettle
- vacuum cleaner
- kitchen appliances
- video systems, etc.
The main thing you can do to save electricity is to choose your home appliances carefully. That is, pay attention to its characteristics, especially the power or level of electricity consumption per hour.
You can save energy by developing new habits
To minimize energy costs, you should not only buy low-power devices, but also develop a few habits:
- predominant use of natural light - get used to the fact that the brightest places in your house are near the window and do not turn on the light when the first cloud appears
- Refusal to use "standby mode" - while electrical appliances are in this mode, they still absorb small amounts of electricity
- if you leave the room, you must turn off the lights, TV or other electrical appliances
To be bright inside the room even in the evening, you need to use bright colors when decorating the interior. In addition, the white color will be able to scatter light more than a light bulb. You can also get mirrored surfaces. For example, if you place a mirror in front of a window or other source of natural light, you will notice that the room has become much brighter.
The above points are mostly for saving lighting. In fact, with the right approach to using lighting fixtures, you can save up to seventy percent on electricity. To do this, you need to properly install lighting fixtures so that you do not need unnecessary elements, and be sure to turn off the lamp when you leave the room.
How can you save on electric heating in a private house?
The main source of electricity costs 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 and to provide heat throughout the house, a complete and complex system must be installed. However, there are methods by which you can reduce the cost of heating your home:
- roof insulation- it is the roof that serves as an element that "does not emit" heat from the house
- installation of warm windows- Drafts appear due to poorly installed or outdated windows
- wall insulation- You can insulate the walls of your house from the inside or outside
- installation of a heating system
- Installation of air conditioning
- selectionthe most appropriateboiler for heating
Very often the roof is the most unfinished part of the building. More than half of the heat generated in the building can be dissipated in a few hours. Mineral slabs that are installed inside the roof will save from this effect. If your house has an attic, then you can insulate the attic floor, but in this case you are deprived of the opportunity to use it as a cozy attic.
It is also necessary to ensure that your home is as narrow as possible. This is done by installing double glazed windows. You can use double glazed windows of any material. Currently, there are technologies that allow even old wooden windows to be "rewarded" with thermal insulation properties. To prevent the penetration of winter in your house in some way, it is necessary to use windows with a five-chamber profile and higher. frozen in the cold and will retain heat in the house for a long time.
It should be borne in mind that when you insulate walls from the inside, you reduce the internal area of the building, and the treatment of the house from the outside is a more complex process from a technical point of view. It should be noted that the most profitable option for wall insulation is their external treatment. This is due to the fact that with external heating of the walls you will be able to provide them with protection 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. Then the heat consumption will immediately decrease by twenty percent. In addition, balancing valves can be installed for efficient heat distribution throughout the house. This approach will provide all rooms with an optimal level of heat, while not creating unnecessary costs. With the correct installation of the system you will be able to regulate the heat supply and as a result the use of electricity in each season.
We save on air conditioning in other ways
The air conditioner can be attributed to both the heating system and household appliances. It is used both in the hot and in the cold season. The first thing you need to do is choose the right air conditioner. When choosing it, you should pay special attention to the table for the use of electricity so that you can predict the level of your expenses in advance.
When choosing a boiler should pay special attention to two characteristics: heat output and type of fuel. The boilers can run on gas, diesel or electricity. If your boiler is powered by an outlet, then you need to understand that one cubic meter of the house requires 30 watts of electricity. It is not profitable to buy a boiler whose power exceeds the required.
There is currently a system called "smart home". With its help, homeowners will be able to reduce their electricity bill. This system has several modes. Thanks to it, the light in empty rooms will always be turned off, and in the absence of ownerselectricity losses will be automatically minimized.