It is amazing to note that ‘saving energy’ quest may seem hard-done from afar, but actually takes a little of your conscience and, you guessed it right, energy. Making a few tweaks into your lifestyle and adjusting with petty compromises is all you need to do, as far as your home is concerned. Here are a few ways how you can save energy.
Good indoor air quality
Keep your home clean and uncluttered. Your responsibility grows manifold if there are kids or pets in your room. Assign a small area of your home for their adventures and take care to clean that zone daily. Install a ‘living wall’ and green roof. A clean house gives better environment for your HVAC to function and thus lesser electricity is consumed to attain sufficient cooling or heating.
Placing wall-to-wall carpets is a great idea as it makes floor cleaning pretty easy.
Installing LED lights
It is time to bid adieu to incandescent lights if you are keen towards saving energy. They dissipate more heat than they bestow light on you. LED lights run long, offer true lights and are extremely energy-efficient. Moreover, you can insert them in unsung corners (like the loft corner) and LED lights will do their job, with a conscience.
Calibrating temperature
Your refrigerator can do with a slight raise in temperature while the heater will do well with a slight decrease. A degree less or more won’t harm you but will surely benefit your energy bills. Keep a tab on times you are not at home or when you consign yourself to a particular room (e.g., sleeping time). Make sure there are no leaks and the insulation is fine, especially in rooms with air conditioner. Install energy saving appliances to further your endeavor.
Check out ducts
You should be aware of the fact that leaking ducts are as harmful to the energy bills as a malfunctioning electrical appliance. Rodents, general leaks or dust-filled ducts are pretty common, so you should be ready to get a periodic duct inspection. This also means that the air passing through the ducts will maintain good speed and the appliances will work more effectively.
Electrical fittings
You will suffer if the switches are torn, wires are peeking out of wall-cracks or the baseboard electrical fitting is faulty. In your quest towards saving electricity, hire professionals to check out whether electrical fittings are in top fettle. Keep those appliances unplugged which you are not using at the moment (special are for cell phone chargers and television which habitually remain on standby).
These small steps can help you save prudent amount of energy.
What steps do you take to save energy at home?