Myths about Saving Electricity
Everyone can benefit from saving electricity. It doesn’t matter if you already have a low energy bill, getting it lower will give you even more funds available for other, more passionate pursuits.
Of course, cutting down energy use will also help to save the planet.
The problem is, how do you know which electrical saving tips are real and which ones aren’t? Fortunately, we’re here to help, whether you’re looking for a tiger tail installation, or wondering whether you should really keep your fans on; you’re about to find out:
Keeping Fans On Cools The Room
Unfortunately, your fan isn’t going to make any difference to the temperature of the room. It can feel nice stood in front of one but all it is actually doing is moving the air around; not cooling it.
Turn it off to save electricity.
Turning The Thermostat Up To Heat The Home Faster
It doesn’t matter how high you turn the thermostat up, it won’t change the amount of heat your heating system is capable of putting into your home.
The thermostat is designed to turn off the heating system once it reaches the desired temperature, turning it up won’t get it there any faster.
In fact, because you’ll probably forget to turn it back down, you’ll have a house that is hotter than you need and use more electricity.
Washing Your Dishes By Hand
Washing dishes by hand doesn’t use electricity, does it? Of course, it does, you’ll need to heat the hot water you’re using and this will cost more than the dishwasher running its cycle; especially as the dishwasher does more dishes with less water.
Use Standby To Save Energy
Unfortunately, anything plugged in draws power from the mains; even your cell phone charger when the phone is not plugged into it. If you leave your charger plugged in for a few hours without the phone it will still feel warm; that’s the electricity going through it.
It’s often referred to as vampire power because the power is getting drawn away from your home.
Desktop computers and televisions are also drains on your electricity supply in this way; you’ll be surprised at how much it can total over the course of a year.
Leaving A Light On To Save Power
The theory is that leaving a light on will use less power than turning it off and back on again. However, this isn’t actually true. It does use a little extra power to get it lit, but this is much less than leaving it on for a few minutes or more.
It’s a false economy!
Most Of Your Heat Is Lost Through Your Windows
Window manufacturer has revolutionized in recent years, it is now very efficient at keeping heat in your home. You’ll find that walls loss much more heat than windows and an inadequately insulated house will allow the heat to flow out of it; leaving you to watch your electricity bill climb.
If you’re thinking of changing your windows you may be better off spending money on insulation first.
