Anyone who manages a household, dealing with the problems of daily life, knows very well how often there is not enough money for something that is outside the category of needs!
Any housewife wants to save a little, especially if the family budget is small.
Try we cut a little bit of our electricity bill and see what the result is.
It would seem that this is a small thing, but in fact, with a reasonable approach to saving electricity in an apartment, knowing a few tricks, you can free up huge funds.
Don't forget to turn off electrical appliances
For example, TV. Older models with picture tubes consume about 100 watts of energy during operation, in the dead state - 2 watts. The latest plasma and LCD TVs require more - 400 watts for operation and 4 watts for standby. They switch to standby mode by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control. Don't be too lazy to click on time!
DVD player. It can be turned off completely if it is a new generation. When turned off, such a player will save all its settings, even the date and time, and restore it when it is connected to the next network. But there are devices that are recommended to be left in standby mode overnight. This is important for software updates you receive.
Computer. It can be left alive if you work diligently at home during the day. If you leave the workplace, then it is better to turn off the monitor as well. Additional equipment, such as scanners, printers, should always be switched off after finishing working with it.
Charger. When recharging a phone or other device, the charger will not consume much electricity. But it should be removed from the network when the recharging is over, because it continues to use electricity, and it won’t run so little all day.
A few more tricks to save electricity
It is very profitable to replace Ilyich bulbs throughout the house with new energy -saving bulbs, it uses less energy. And you should definitely turn off the lights in an empty room, even if you leave it on for 10 minutes. For some reason, many people believe that frequently clicking the switch has a negative impact on the life of the bulb, as power surges occur. This speculation has no real basis. You should always turn off the lights behind you if you are saving money.
Washing machine. Wash clothes at a lower temperature, colored at 30-40 degrees instead of 60, white at 60 instead of 90. In most cases, you will not notice a difference in the quality of washing, and energy savings will be obvious. For a better wash, today they do not use high water temperatures, but high quality powders. In addition, try to enter the drying mode as little as possible.
Try to follow all these simple prescriptions for at least a month, making family members aware of the need to save electricity. And at the end of the month, look at the counter and draw an analogy with past expenses. Are you sure? Then let it become a habit to save electricity in your apartment.