With so many companies promoting energy efficient products it’s not too hard to make your home environmentally friendly. Investing in solar power, rain water harvesting, or even moving to energy-saving bulbs are great ways to conserve energy in your home.
With so many companies promoting energyefficient products, it’s not too hard to make your home environmentallyfriendly. Investing in solar power, rainwater harvesting, or even moving to energy-saving bulbs are great ways toconserve energy in your home.
Listedbelow are a few tips on how you can make your home greener, cleaner and moreenergy efficient.
Check the energy rating on each appliance
Goodbye Old Appliances
Old heaters, air conditioners, washingmachines, refrigerators etc., are big electricity guzzlers and are may be responsible for your electricity bill being so high. Work towards replacing older appliances with Energy Star rated appliances. 'Energy Star' is an international standard for energy efficient consumerproducts followed worldwide. Energy Star rated appliances benefit from advanced technologiesthat consume between 10 to 50 percent less energy. Not only do they performbetter but are durable and last longer. Choose heating appliances that have anautomatic temperature cut-off and electronic products with a power savingmode.
Check for leaks regularly
ReplaceOld Bathroom Fittings
Water is a scarce resource that requires energy to pump it from a treatment plant all the way into your over head tank, and then further energy to treat the sewage that flows out through the drainage system. Old toilets use approximately 13.6 litersof water per flush! Toreduce water consumption consider moving to a dual flush toilet, the fullflush releases 6 liters of water per flush and the short flush releases 3liters. Replacing your shower-head with a low-flow model will also reduce water consumption.
Also, regularly inspect toilet plumbing forleaks, and remember sometimes leaks can be heard but not seen. Any sound heard when yourtoilet is not in use will indicate that there is leak somewhere and wateris being wasted.
Switch to Compact fluorescent light bulbs
Choose Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Replace incandescent bulbs with tube lights and compact fluorescentbulbs as they are almost four times more energy efficient while providing the same intensity of lighting.
Don’t overload your refrigerator
RefrigeratorRules
You may have invested in the most energyefficient refrigerator but to make it as efficient as possible in actuality you need to followa few simple rules:
· Don’t open the refrigerator door frequentlyor leave the door open for long intervals as the cool air escapesand is replaced by warm air. The refrigerator’s compressor then has the task todrive this warm air out as well as bringing the temperature back tonormal.
· Don’t stuff your refrigeratorwith food as it requires more energy to keep it cool.
· Don’t place your refrigerator too close to the wall. Ensure that there is space between the refrigerator and the wall to allow air to circulate.
· Don’t place any food containersthat are warm or hot in the refrigerator, as they consume more energy to cool.
These are just a few recommendations to ensure that your home is not wasting energy.If you walk around your home you may notice other things, small and big, thatyou can do to conserve energy as well as save money!
