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Best ways to Save your Money on your Electricity Bills

Do you have a question like this: I don't use electrical appliances very often, why do I have to pay so much for electricity? The answer is that you don't understand how much power your electrical appliances consume.This is very surprising that a toaster would use 1000watts per hour while a laptop would use only 75 watts for the same period of time. Other appliances that consume a lot of power includes cookers, electric showers and electric kettle (which is more than 2000watts per hour).Although sometimes you have to use these appliances, there is still way to low down the electricity consumption.

Heating

* Turn the heating thermostat down by just one degree can save up to 10 % of your electricity bill.

* Buy heavy curtains to keep the heat inside and close them at night.This can prevent the 25% heat that escaped when not glazed.

* Do not boil water hotter than 60 degrees C or 140 degrees F.You will need to blend with cold water to drink it.This is a big waste of energy.

* Insulate hot water tanks and pipes. Up to 75 % of heat in tank will lose due to lack of insulation.

Cooling

* Freezers and fridges account for up to 33% of the electricity bill. Ensure that the metal grids and coils at the back have enough space for air to circulate so as to keep them efficient. Also they should be kept dust-free.

* Defrost freezers when the thickness of ice reaches 5mm.

* Promptly replace door seals when they are damaged .

* In USA, air-conditioning accounts for 14 percent of the electricity bill. You can take off your jacket and raise the degree of air-conditioning. This could save a lot of electricity.

Light

* Use energy-saving light bulbs.(11 watts an hour) Traditional light bulbs use 80% of the energy making heat, not light.

* Do not use up-lighters because they use high wattage bulbs.

* Turn off the light when you are out of the area. This does not shorten the life of a light bulb. Strip lighting can also safely be turned off and on.

Cooking

* Ovens with fan use less electricity.

* Slow Cookers use very little energy.

* Only boil the amount of water that you need in the kettle. By filling the kettle with 1 cup of white vinegar and 2 cups of water, the kettle would not have lime scale. The lime scale affects the heat conduction when boiling water. This would use more energy if there is lime scale. Leave to stand overnight. Rinse carefully and throw away the first lot of boiled water.

Washing

* Wash your clothes with the washing machine until you have a full load.

* Cold wash anything if it is not marked with grease or heavily soiled.

* Clean lime scale in your washing machine regularly if you live in a hard water area. First put 200ml of white vinegar in the detergent tray. Then run the machine on wash cycle. The lime scale will be cleaned up. Do this every two or three months to keep the efficiency of the washing machine.

* Do not use tumble dryers too often. This is because 40% of the power is used on stand-by. Turn them down when you are not using them.

Another solution - make power at home

Instead of worrying about the big number in your electricity bills, you can do something very aggressive. That is making power at home. This is no longer expensive to setup solar power system and wind generators at home because you can do it yourself. This would just cost you $200 to $400.If you are interested, go to the following site to learn more.

Click here to see how to make electricity at home

Darren Chow
If you are interested in using wind power to produced electricity, or you want to produced electricity from wind, click here to learn more.
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