How to save electricity?

[Nebbermind]

Irrelevant:

Maybe both ah....

:evil:

When RR or Bentley are mentioned, somehow I always link it up with the Shaws

[limlim]

atrecord:

Hee hee i was not entirely joking. I read somewhere that the fridge is among the most electricity-consuming appliances at home, together with aircon (if you use it a lot), kettle, heater, etc. But of these, the fridge is guaranteed to be the most heavily-used, so it costs a lot to 'sustain' it.

The fridge also needs to cool to much lower temp cf aircon, so i'm sure it uses more electricity, although the aircon does need to cool a much larger volume.

Normally, a fridge is not highlighted as a major energy grubber by most website that promote energy saving.

Althou a fridge maintain a much lower temperature, it is in fact very efficient because it is possible to design a very effective insulation, something that is not possible with air-con. Just touch the fridge, does it feels cold outside? if not, that means the heat insulation of the wall is very effective. If it is not effective, it will feel cold.

Take the example of a Styrofoam cup and a metal cup and pour cold drinks into it. If the outside of the cup feel cold, means heat is rapidly transferred, means poor insulation.

But of coz, if you open the fridge very frequently, all the savings from effective insulation goes to naught.

[Harlequin]

Irrelevant:

Auntie Harlequin


Big house good! Can invite us to your house for a party or not? And while we're there, can we check out the Rolls Royce?

P.S. Tongue in cheek, don't get angry ok...

Good morning :rahrah:

You are always welcomed.... but for security reasons can you disclose your name and NRIC number? Also, I don't own RR lei, if you still don't mind making a visit....

:imanangel:

[limlim]

Harlequin:

Will changing to LED bulbs helped to cut electricity comsumption?

For your case, a heavy user, yes please..

Switch to more efficient bulbs, discard all the tungsten/halogen bulbs..

[limlim]

Irrelevant:

Big house good! Can invite us to your house for a party or not? And while we're there, can we check out the Rolls Royce?

Second this.. :evil:

[straffan23]

Actually, one can apply for a waiver for toilets that are being closed up. A friend did this when converted the common toilet to a store room. But I suppose, with a house so big … savings is irrelevant. I have a question about the lift though? Wouldn’t it be on standby mode in the background, even if not being used actively? Ever try to shut the lift entirely?


In the UK where they have similar problem (saving electricity) but more for the purpose of heating, I realise that they have smaller rooms. Most activities are confined into rooms. So the heating is more efficient. I went to a suburb house once, and the living room, dining room and playroom could be entirely closed off. This keeps the heat within the same room and they don’t need to turn on all the heaters. Maybe this might work?

Hmm… I am curious as to what’s eating up the electricity (or is it water?) at this big place of yours, Auntie Herqulin.

[atrecord]

Harlequin:

Irrelevant:

Auntie Harlequin


Big house good! Can invite us to your house for a party or not? And while we're there, can we check out the Rolls Royce?

P.S. Tongue in cheek, don't get angry ok...

Good morning :rahrah:

You are always welcomed.... but for security reasons can you disclose your name and NRIC number? Also, I don't own RR lei, if you still don't mind making a visit....

:imanangel:

Wah, like apply visa like that :rotflmao:
got pool, lift, staircase, monthly PUB bill that is like 2.5 yr of what I paid previously for my 4-rm flat, Bentley = GCB?

[Harlequin]

straffan23:

Actually, one can apply for a waiver for toilets that are being closed up. A friend did this when converted the common toilet to a store room. But I suppose, with a house so big ... savings is irrelevant. I have a question about the lift though? Wouldn't it be on standby mode in the background, even if not being used actively? Ever try to shut the lift entirely?


In the UK where they have similar problem (saving electricity) but more for the purpose of heating, I realise that they have smaller rooms. Most activities are confined into rooms. So the heating is more efficient. I went to a suburb house once, and the living room, dining room and playroom could be entirely closed off. This keeps the heat within the same room and they don't need to turn on all the heaters. Maybe this might work?

Hmm... I am curious as to what's eating up the electricity (or is it water?) at this big place of yours, Auntie Herqulin.

The lift can be locked up and shut down, but in a long run this may cause motor problem, so for 2 full days a week we will unlocked and power on to ride and also turn on when we have guests over. Frankly, this is the biggest white elephant in the house, due to the height limit, this lift cannot be moving that fast like those in the malls, only useful to show off and moving heavy and bulky objects up and down.... and the architect thinks its a must, for the sake of next owner should we one day looking to sell the property. Lol.

[atrecord]

Imami:

yup, I agree with the above. When we were shopping for our appliances, hubby asked me I wanted how many ticks (for the appliances). I said four for all Aircons, fridges, washer and dryer. In the end, I only managed to get a four tick fridge due to space constrain. The washer and dryer are three ticks but the washer was said to be water efficient. We do away with a electric hot pot (those which maintain water at 90deg min) when ours died. I now have a kettle which I boil water everyday and store hot water in thermo flask.

For hot pots, we have that too, mainly for safety reason. After using those old kettle for like 20-30 yr, we thought it's safer to get airpot so that there's no need to hold the kettle accurately to pour boiled water into the vacuum flasks (missed only there's it ), and can put the flask below the pot to just press button - don't even need to use strength . But we will switch off the electricity and not depend on it to keep the water inside warm/hot the whole day. This way, it won't consume too much energy.

Actually I still don't quite know: for washers, does the label show that they are energy- or water-efficient? I thought they are water drops and not ticks (like the aircon, dryer and fridge?

[Harlequin]

atrecord:

Harlequin:

[quote=\"Irrelevant\"]Auntie Harlequin


Big house good! Can invite us to your house for a party or not? And while we're there, can we check out the Rolls Royce?

P.S. Tongue in cheek, don't get angry ok...

Good morning :rahrah:

You are always welcomed.... but for security reasons can you disclose your name and NRIC number? Also, I don't own RR lei, if you still don't mind making a visit....

:imanangel:

Wah, like apply visa like that :rotflmao:
got pool, lift, staircase, monthly PUB bill that is like 2.5 yr of what I paid previously for my 4-rm flat, Bentley = GCB?[/quote]Fitting a lift is quite common, my cousin's parents-in-laws living at the brink of Thomson near Sembawang also installed a lift when they rebuild the house... Basically, the architect would suggest one when the house is 3 storeys and above.

The new trend of swimming pools are the blend in with the water features, architect also think that's a must to have trend, so much so that nowadays many lawns are giving way to pools, however tiny the plot is.