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Energy savings in everyday life: 38 ways

Methods to save energy in everyday life

The most difficult problem with saving energy sources is to start with yourself.As the practice of energy consumption shows, savings can be a very fair amount through reasonable self -determination and insulation of the home: half of the funds needed to pay utilities.

Anyone who has learned to save electricity, water, heat, gas in their apartment will better understand the need for energy savings in an apartment house and workplace.

Give an example with water consumption.For example, there are three standards in the city to use water.Minimum justified health standard for natural needs and maintenance of cleanliness - 30 liters per day.For residents who use columns closer to water on the street, 50 liters of water supply daily.For residents living in multiple buildings with warm and cold water, 420 liters of water consumption daily.

Water prices increased and the wave of water meters swept around the city.After installing counters, people began to limit themselves without changing their everyday habits.As a result, water consumption was 100-110 liters per person.Returning the meters was 3-6 months.This means that then the consumer pays 2-3 times less.The situation is the norm for almost every city.

There are many examples of this, not just with water.The focus of savings is to eliminate the bad habits of trembling and accounting.But let's talk more about the methods of energy saving in everyday life.

Heat -saving

Warming up at home is a normal phenomenon.There are many simple insulation methods:

  1. Cracks in the window frames and doors are flakes.For this, installation foams, self -enhancing sealants, silicone and acrylic sealants are used.As a result, the room temperature increases by 1-2 degrees.
  2. Seal of Narthex of windows and doors.Different separate seals and seals are used.The windows are done not only around the perimeter but also within the frames.As a result, the room temperature increases by 1-3 degrees.
  3. Install new plastic or wooden windows with double glazed windows.It is better to have a glass reflash film and the fans are provided when the windows are designed.Then the temperature in the room will be more stable in both winter and summer, the air will be fresh and you will not need to open the window regularly, throwing large quantities of thermal air.As a result, the room temperature increases by 2-5 degrees and a decrease in street noise levels.
  4. Installing the second door at the entrance of the apartment (house).As a result, the room temperature increases by 1-2 degrees, a decrease in external noise and gas content.
  5. Install a heat refinement screen (or aluminum foil) behind the heater cooler.The result is a 1 degree increase in room temperature.
  6. Try not to close the radiators with dense curtains, screens, furniture - heat is more efficient in the room.
  7. Close the curtains at night.This promotes heat in the house.
  8. Replace cast iron radiators with aluminum.The heat transfer of these radiators is 40-50% higher.If the radiators are installed, taking into account convenient removal, they can be rinsed regularly, which also helps to increase heat transfer.
  9. The glazing of the balcony or loggia is equivalent to installing an additional window.This creates a thermal buffer with a medium temperature of 10 degrees as on the street in severe frost.

It is not uncommon if there is no problem with the lack of heat, but with its excessive degree.

Electricity savings

  1. Replace ordinary incandescent lamps with energy -luminocentic.Their service life is 6 times larger than the incandescent lamp, the fifth of the consumption.During operation, the bulbs pay themselves 8-10 times.
  2. Use local lights if no general illumination is required.
  3. Remove this rule to leave the room to extinguish the light.
  4. Disconnect the devices in standby mode for a long time.TVs, video recipients, music centers in standby mode consume 3-10 watts of energy.During the year, 4 such devices, the charging equipment left in the sockets, will result in additional energy consumption in 300-400 kW*hours.
  5. Use the energy efficiency technique, at least A. Further energy consumption for household equipment for outdated structures is about 50%.Such household appliances will not pay off immediately, but considering the increase in energy prices, the influence of savings will be increasing.In addition, such a technique is usually more modern and better.
  6. Do not install the refrigerator next to a gas stove or heater cooler.This increases energy consumption by 20-30% using a refrigerator
  7. The refrigerator seal should be clean and fits tightly to the body and door.Even a small gap in the seal increases energy consumption by 20-30%.
  8. Cool to room temperature before placing it in the refrigerator.
  9. Don't forget to defrost the refrigerator more often.
  10. Do not close the refrigerator cooler, leave the gap between the room wall and the rear wall of the refrigerator to cool freely.
  11. If you have an electric stove in the kitchen, make sure the burners are not deformed and fit tightly to the bottom of the heated vessels.This eliminates excessive consumption of heat and current.Do not turn on the stove in advance and turn off the disc slightly earlier than necessary for complete cooking.
  12. Boil as much water in an electric kettle as you want.
  13. Use light colors when decorating the walls of the apartment.Light walls, light curtains, clean windows, a reasonable number of colors reduces light costs by 10-15%.
  14. Describe readings from electricity meters and analyze how to reduce consumption.
  15. In some houses, the computer is kept continuously.Turn off or put it in sleep mode if you do not need constant work.With continuous work day and night, the computer consumes 70-120 kW*h per month.If you need continuous work, it is more effective for such purposes when using a laptop or computer with reduced energy consumption.

In general, it is possible to reduce electricity consumption by 40-50% without reducing quality of life and habits.

Saving water

  1. Install the water flow.This motivates the reduction of water consumption.
  2. Install the kart switches instead of the rotating cranes instead of the tapers.Water saving 10-15% plus comfort when choosing a temperature.
  3. Do not turn on the water with a full stream.In 90% of the cases, a small stream is enough.Saving 4-5 times.
  4. Turn off the water when washing and showering when it is not required.
  5. The shower requires 10-20 times less water than accepting a bath.
  6. Significant water savings are obtained using two thresholds.
  7. Carefully check the presence of water leakage from the drain tank, which occurs due to the old supplements in the tank.Replacing the fittings is penny and water saving is impressive.Through the thin flow of the leak, you can lose several cubic meters of water a month.
  8. Check how the “return” works on hot water.If there is no traffic during serving, you are forced to pump water on the neighbors ascendants until it warms up in your apartment.Of course, the expensive "hot" water simply blends into the sewer.

Savings in the bathroom

  1. Do not leave the crane constantly when the teeth are brushed.Try to turn it on at the beginning and end of the procedure.You may even buy a liquid to rinse the oral cavity.This allows you to save your teeth to save money.Savings: 15 liters of water / minute (757 liters per week) with 4 family members.
  2. Turn off the tap while shaving.A small bowl helps to rinse the razor and save your money.Savings per person: 380 liters per week.
  3. Reduce your stay in the shower for 5-7 minutes.Savings per person: 20 liters of water on each bet.
  4. During the shower, it is not necessary to leave the water flow to the maximum.Use maximum pressure in the moments of rinsing and foam washing.Savings per person: up to 20 liters of water on each reception.
  5. Fill a bath with 50-60%.Savings per person: up to 20 liters of water at each reception of the bath.

Savings in the kitchen

  1. Fill one of the shells (or other containers) with a detergent with hand washcloths.Then rinse, treated with detergent, in another sink under pressure of slight warm water.Savings per person: 60 liters of water daily.
  2. If possible, use the dishwasher if possible.Savings per person: up to 60 liters of water during each use.
  3. Wash vegetables and fruits in water filled with water with a tap.Savings per person: up to 10 liters of water daily.
  4. Do not use water to defrost meat products.You can thaw them by leaving the fridge at night.Savings per person: up to 10 liters of water daily.

Generally speaking, water consumption is fairly implemented and low in four times the task.

Gas savings

Gas savings are relevant primarily when installing gas meters in apartments, where there are individual heating points and in private homes with AOGV.In this case, all measures to save heat and hot water will result in gas savings.

At the same time, there are opportunities for gas savings during cooking:

  1. The flame of the burning should not exceed the bottom of the pan, fans and teapes.In this case, it only heats the air in the apartment.50% savings.
  2. The deformed bottom of the vessels leads to 50%of gas;
  3. The food in which food is prepared should be clean and not buried.Contaminated food requires 4-6 times more gas for cooking.
  4. Use economic food, these features are usually preached by the manufacturer.Most energy -economic stainless steel products with a polished bottom, especially with copper or aluminum layers.Aluminum dishes, enamel, are not very economical with Teflon coating.
  5. We recommend that you install aluminum foil seals under the burner.In this case, the disk is not so hot and dirty and the gas is used more economically.
  6. The oven door should fit tightly into the plate body and not let go of the hot air.

Generally speaking, simple economic use of gas reduces its consumption twice, approximately three times the use of proposed measures.