5 Ways to Reduce the Energy Consumption at Home

When was the last time you’ve paid your electricity bill? Were you surprised? Did you wonder how can you cut the high cost of using this resource? If yes, you might just found your solution. Experts provide several simple directions which will help you to reduce the energy consumption at home:

1. Unplugging unused appliances

Plugged in appliances which are not used at the moment still consume energy. Therefore unplug all appliances that you are not using to reduce the random energy consumption. For example, a lot of people have the bad habit of leaving their phone chargers plugged in when their phone is charged without realising that the charger is consuming energy despite the fact that it is not charging a cell phone.

2. Upgrade the thermostats

Traditional dial thermostats consume a lot of energy because they can’t be regulated from a distance. Replace them with wireless alternatives which you can control via your tablet or smartphone through the internet. Another option is to replace the dial thermostats with programmable ones which you will program before you leave the house. This way the thermostat won’t be turned on during the entire day but only shortly before you return home.

3. Clean your Air Conditioner filters regularly

According to some professionals the dirt accumulated on the air conditioning filter reduce the work rate of the air conditioner which will draw more energy to work efficiently. Therefore by cleaning your AC filters regularly you will allow your AC to maintain a stable work rate. Consequently, your air conditioning will use less energy.

4. Use the sleep (hibernation) function of your computers

PCs and laptops tend to consume a lot of energy. You can reduce the amount of energy that your computer uses by setting it on sleep function.

5. Clean without the aid of cleaning machines

By not using machines during your cleaning chores you will consume less energy. For example if you clean your carpet with carpet cleaning chemicals instead of a carpet cleaner device you would have used less electricity in the process.