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Energy Economics in everyday life: 38 ways

Methods to save energy in everyday life

The hardest problem to save energy resources is to start with yourself.As the practice of energy consumption shows, saving with the help of reasonable self -restriction and housing isolation can be very decent values: up to half of the funds to pay public services.

Anyone who has learned to save electricity, water, heat, gas in their apartment better understand the need for energy conservation in an apartment building and at work.

Let's set an example with water consumption.For example, in the city, there are three standards to use water.The justified minimum health standard of water consumption for natural needs and maintenance of purity - 30 liters per day per person.For residents who use columns removed on the street, a water supply pattern of 50 liters per day per person.For residents living in multi -air and cold water, a 420 liters per day water consumption pattern per person.

Water prices have been increased and a wave of meters of water in apartments swept around the city.After installing the counters, people began to limit themselves without changing the habits of everyday life.As a result, water consumption was 100 to 110 liters per day per person.The return of meters installation was 3-6 months.This means that the consumer starts paying 2-3 times less.The situation given is the norm for almost all cities.

There are many examples of this, not just water.At the center of any economy, the desire to eradicate bad habits of tremor and accounting.But let's talk more about energy conservation methods in everyday life.

Heat saving

Warming your home is a normal phenomenon.There are several simple ways of insulation:

  1. Racing flakes in windows and doors.For this, installation foams, auto -expansive sealing tapes, silicone and acrylic sealants and so on are used.The result is an increase in air temperature in the room by 1-2 degrees.
  2. The narthex seal of windows and doors.Several seals and self -sake joints are used.The window seal is performed not only around the perimeter, but also among the frames.The result is an increase in room temperature by 1-3 degrees.
  3. Installing new plastic or wooden windows with windows with multi -caliber double glaz.It is better if the glass has a heat reflection movie, and fans will be provided in windows design.Then the temperature in the room will be more stable, both in winter and summer, the air will be fresh and it will not be necessary to periodically open the window, throwing a large volume of thermal air.The result is an increase in temperature in the room by 2-5 degrees and a decrease in the noise level of the street.
  4. Installation of the second door at the entrance of the apartment (house).The result is an increase in temperature in the room by 1-2 degrees, a decrease in external noise and gas content.
  5. Installing a heat reflection screen (or aluminum foil) on the wall behind the heating radiator.The result is an increase in temperature in the room to 1 degree.
  6. Try not to close the radiators with dense curtains, screens, furniture - the heat will be distributed more efficiently in the room.
  7. Close the curtains at night.This helps keep the heat at home.
  8. Replace aluminum cast iron radiators.The heat transfer of these radiators is 40-50% higher.If radiators are installed taking into account convenient removal, it is possible to rinse them regularly, which also helps to increase heat transfer.
  9. The parallel or loggia windowfold is equivalent to installing an additional window.This creates a thermal buffer with an intermediate 10 degree temperature higher than on the street in severe ice.

It is not uncommon when there is a problem not with the lack of heat, but with its excess.

Electric Energy Economy

  1. Replace the common incandescent lamps with the brightness that save energy.Its life is 6 times longer than the incandescent lamp, consumption below 5 times.During operation, lamps pay for themselves 8-10 times.
  2. Use local lamps when there is no need for general lighting.
  3. Take a rule that leaves the room to extinguish the light.
  4. Disconnect the devices that are in waiting mode for a long time.TVs, video recorders, waiting mode centers consume energy from 3 to 10 watts.During the year, 4 of these devices, loading devices left in sockets will provide additional 300-400 kW*hour power consumption.
  5. Use the energy efficiency technique at least A. Additional energy consumption for outdated domestic devices is approximately 50%.Such appliances will not be rewarded immediately, but considering the growth of energy prices, the influence of the economy will be increasingly.In addition, this technique is usually more modern and better in characteristics.
  6. Do not install the refrigerator next to a gas stove or a heating radiator.This increases energy consumption by a refrigerator by 20 to 30%
  7. The refrigerator sealing should be clean and strongly adjusted to the body and door.Even a small seal gap increases power consumption by 20 to 30%.
  8. Let the products cool at room temperature before placement in the refrigerator.
  9. Do not forget to defrost the refrigerator more often.
  10. Do not close the refrigerator radiator, leave the gap between the living room wall and the rear wall of the refrigerator so that it can cool freely.
  11. If you have an electric stove in your kitchen, make sure your burners are not deformed and firmly fit into the bottom of the warm dishes.This will eliminate excessive heat and electricity consumption.Do not turn on the stove in advance and turn off the plate a little earlier than necessary for full cooking.
  12. Boil in an electric kettle as much as you want to use.
  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 to 15%.
  14. Write down the readings of electricity meters and analyze how you can reduce consumption.
  15. In some houses, the computer is constantly kept.Turn off or put it in suspension mode if there is no need for your permanent work.With continuous work 240-120 kW*h per month per month.If continuous work is required, it is more effective for these purposes to use a laptop or a computer with reduced power consumption.

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

Saving water

  1. Install water flow meters.This will motivate to reduce water consumption.
  2. Install lever switches on taps instead of rotating cranes.Saving water 10 to 15% more convenience in temperature selection.
  3. Do not turn the water with a complete flow.In 90% of cases, a small flow is sufficient.Saving 4-5 times.
  4. When washing and bathing, turn off the water when not necessary.
  5. The shower takes 10 to 20 times less water than accepting the bath.
  6. Significant water savings are obtained by using two threshold drainage tanks.
  7. It is necessary to carefully verify the presence of water leakage from the drainage tank, which occurs due to old accessories in the tank.Replacing the accessories is a penny and the water economy is impressive.Through a thin leakage flow, you can lose several cubic meters of water per month.
  8. Check how the "return" is working in hot water.If there is no circulation when serving, you will be forced to pump water through the risers of the neighbors until you are hot in your apartment.Obviously, at the same time, the "hot" water simply fuses in the sewage.

Saving in the bathroom

  1. Do not constantly let the crane when brushing your teeth.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 will make it possible to save the health of the saved cash tooth.Economy: 15 liters of water per minute (757 liters per week) with 4 family members.
  2. Turn off the tap during shaving.A small bowl will help you rinse the razor and save your money.Economy per person: 380 liters per week.
  3. Reduce the shower time in the shower to 5-7 minutes.Economy per person: from 20 liters of water in each reception.
  4. While bathing, it is not necessary to make the water flow constantly the maximum.Use the maximum pressure at times of rinse and foam washing.Economy per person: up to 20 liters of water in each reception.
  5. Fill a bath in 50 - 60%.Economy per person: up to 20 liters of water in each bath reception.

Saving in the kitchen

  1. With manual sinks of dishes, fill one of the shells (or other container) with water mixed with detergent.Then rinse, treated with detergent, dishes in another sink under a slight pressure of warm water.Economy per person: up to 60 liters of water a day.
  2. Use the dishwasher, if possible, when it is completely charged.Economy per person: up to 60 liters of water with each use.
  3. Wash vegetables and fruits in water full of water with a shutdown tap.Economy per person: up to 10 liters of water a day.
  4. Do not use water to defrost meat products.You can defrost -the night out in the refrigerator.Economy per person: up to 10 liters of water a day.

In general, the reduction in water consumption by 4 times the task is very performed and at low cost.

Gas economy

Gas saving is relevant especially when gas meters in the apartments are installed, where there are individual heating points and in private houses with AGGV.In this case, all measures to save heat and hot water lead to gas economy.

At the same time, when cooking, there are also opportunities to save gas:

  1. The flame of the burner should not go beyond the bottom of the pan, cookware, teans.In this case, you just heat the air in the apartment.Saving 50% or more.
  2. The deformed dishes bottom leads to a gas spent up to 50%;
  3. The dishes where foods are prepared should be clean and not buried.Contaminated dishes require 4-6 times more gas to cook.
  4. Use economic dishes, these qualities are usually announced by the manufacturer.The most economical steel products with energy with a polished background, especially with a layer of copper or aluminum.Aluminum dishes, enameled, with Teflon coating are not very economical.
  5. It is recommended to install aluminum joints under the burner.In this case, the plate is not so heated and dirty, and gas is used more economically.
  6. The oven door should firmly fit the body of the plate and not release the hot air.

In general, simply economic use of gas reduces consumption by 2 times, the use of measures proposed by about 3 times.