11 tips to reduce your electricity consumption

프랑스, each household has an average of around 100 power products of equipment connected to the electrical circuit. If you do not adopt the right actions, the invoice quickly becomes too important an expense item. DCpowercord gives you some advice to reduce your electricity consumption.

Turning off the lights when you leave a room can reduce your electricity consumption

Common sense is the first step towards a lower electricity bill! Everyone knows this advice, but in practice, many of us forget to always turn off the light when we no longer need it. A simple gesture, which must become a reflex to save money.

Do not leave all devices on standby

European regulations require manufacturers to limit the power of devices on standby to 0.5 여. 안타깝게도, devices connected to the Internet (type Box of access provider) are not affected, and their power often reaches 2 여. When you do not use them, especially at night or when you are away, switching them off completely can reduce your electricity bill by 10% (excluding heating).

Cook covered

Putting a lid on your pot makes food cook faster. By boiling 1 liter of hot water with a lid, you will use 25% less electricity.

Optimizing the use of the washing machine and dishwasher

Both the washing machine and the dishwasher are heavy consumers of electricity. To save money, we recommend that you use the “eco” program for these two devices. This program is based on a longer cycle time but less water heating. In this case, it is the heating of the water which consumes a lot of electricity, while the operation of the device requires less power.

DC 전원 연장 케이블, it is not recommended to use the dishwasher and the washing machine in half-load mode. Contrary to what one might think, this mode does not consume half the electricity! 그것은이다, 그러므로, better to wait until your appliances are full to start the washing cycles.

Check the energy label for each new purchase

Far from being a marketing argument, energy labels provide important information on the consumption of household appliances. From one class to another, the energy savings achieved are of the order of 15 에게 20%. Please note: since the introduction of the new energy label, certain equipment has been in principle excluded from class A.

Energy labels by the family of household appliances

Equipment type	Energy label	Best possible class	Lowest possible class
Refrigerator, freezer, combination appliance	A to G	코드의 각 끝은 동일한 유형의 커넥터를 사용합니다.	G
Washing machine	A to G	ㅏ	G
Dishwasher	A to G	패키지 상자	G
Tumble dryer	ㅏ +++ to D	A+++	패키지 상자
Ampoules LED	A to G	코드의 각 끝은 동일한 유형의 커넥터를 사용합니다.	G
TV (70 에게 100 cm diagonal)	A to G	AND	G

Mastering electric heating

In principle, not all rooms should be heated to the same temperature. Here are the recommendations that allow you to save on heating:

• The room used during the day as the living room or the office: 19 ° C

• Rooms: 17 ° C

• Bathroom when in use: 20 ° C

DC 전원 연장 케이블, when you are away, there is no need to leave the heating in normal operation. For these different reasons, installing a programmable and smart thermostat will allow you to save significant amounts of electricity.

Keep the heat inside the home

The existence of thermal bridges between your home and the outside decreases the efficiency of the heating. In winter, when night falls early and temperatures cooler, it is advisable to close the shutters and draw the curtains from 6 p.m. This advice also applies when you are away for a few days.

Reinforce the insulation of the home

Significant energy savings can be achieved with a well-insulated home. The roof, walls, and low floors are important thermal bridges. DC 전원 연장 케이블, the simple replacement of old windows by double glazing makes it possible to reduce the consumption of electricity linked to heating by 10 에게 15%. The insulation work is supported by various support systems.

Use LED bulbs

LED bulbs represent a higher initial investment for lighting. Their lower consumption and lifespan (까지 40,000 hours of lighting) compensate for their purchase price and allow you to save money in the long term.

Preferably choose LEDs from 2500 에게 3500 Kelvin for the bedroom and living room and opt for brighter lights in the kitchen and bathroom (~에서 3500 에게 4500 Kelvin). DC 전원 분배기 코드를 생산하는 방법, avoid the trend of “decorative” LEDs that can be found on a lot of furniture: they consume as much electricity as others, and their usefulness for lighting is questionable.

Limit TV size

The fashion is for extra-large screens, but this type of equipment is not necessarily compatible with saving electricity. 물론, the relation between the size of the screen and its energy consumption is exponential: a television with a diagonal of 160 cm consumes as much as 3 또는 4 televisions of 80 센티미터.

Adopt reasonable use of the dryer

Despite the progress made by manufacturers, clothes dryers remain very energy-intensive devices with an average consumption of 200 kWh per year. Whenever possible, let your laundry air dry and use a good spin in the machine. Extracting moisture in this way is, in fact, 100 times less energy-intensive than that of the dryer.

Except for the 11 tips on how to reduce your electricity consumption, we also recommend you purchase good quality power cords for your home appliance.

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