How to save electricity?
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peapot:
$350 is a lot! You stay in bungalow or what?Oh my goodness, my utility bill each month is $350. I have cracked my brain many times how to cut down on the bills but doesn't seem to work.
Behind each mth's bill, there's this chart comparing utility consumption between similar households. Yours is way above the average?
Mine is actually only bordering average; for gas it's actually way below since we seldom cook at home. -
FQW:
I think $200+ is expensive. All my aircons are inverter. My bill hover around $360. 3 aircon (bedrm) about 8 hr at night, 1 aircon (study rm) about 18 hr. During hot day, bed rm will turn on aircon for a few hours in the day.Oh dear, I've 6 air-con units at home and none of them is inverter type. Those inverter types are so expensive. My utility bills come up to $200+ per mth - one air-con turned on 9 hrs a day + son doesn't shower but bathes. I actually clean the air-con filters myself. Quite simple, all I need is a ladder.
How does one hit bills reaching $500 or $800? :yikes: Won't Sing Power become suspicious?
Heater - i dont use huge tank. I have a small tank for each toilet, so they turn on for 5 min before using. As the tank is small, it heats up pretty fast. The other option is to have the instant one for each toilet, this was one of the option as it consume even lesser electricity, but hubby thinks it's ugly. So, we decided on small tank.
The $500 or $800. Possible!! Turn on aircon living room almost whole day. (24hr - 8hr we sleep), then bed time, turn on bdrm aircon. Big Plasma TV also almost whole day (FT housewife or in law nothing to do - watch TV whole day), huge fridge (2 doors type with ice maker), heater tank turn on 24 hr bcos they need for washer, kitchen and bath. I know of someone doing this - >$1K -
I saved more on utilities when I was working coz there's no one at home (less than $200).
Despite not doing much to save electricity (our 4 aircons are mostly turned on) and water (I wash half loads of clothes every day and I'm guilty of bathing with the water running :oops: ), we spend about $250 on average, way below the ave bill of similar households. So I don't understand how pple can chalk up bills above $500...
One possibility is that I don't bake that much, don't iron clothes, and I use instant heaters. I also prefer to cook with cylinder gas.
My mom's house uses the storage heater and her bill is easily >$300 when it's only 2 people in the household using only 1 aircon unit at night. :scratchhead: -
This topic, my wifey is very good at it:
- Turn off power switches at the power outlet when the appliance is not in use.
- Record your own PUB usage by looking at meter and submit to PUB. Don't let them use estimated readings!
- Wifey say 1 TV for whole house. No TV in rooms :sick:
- Turn off modem when not in use. Most of us have a habit of learning internet modem turned on
- Don't stay at home too often! Go out for a swim or cycling! Bonds family ties!
- Boil your water and keep the hot water in thermo flash instead of using those electric water flask.
- Pay your PUB bills using POSB Everyday card, save 1%. -
Imami:
Does the increase of $10 translate to more usage or increase in PUB electricity rate?Lynn2010:
Imami, do you mean the increase is $10? Should be ok. I know of people staying in 5 rm HDB paying more than $500 a month for electricity bill. I think it is alot. Another person told me he paid about $800!!!
I am very particular about utility bills. Not sure why too... I mean it's just $10 bucks more but I am like :frustrated: :stompfeet:
Despite having a lower than average utiliy bill than most singaporeans in the same housing category, we are still very mindful about using water and electricity. -
FQW:
Ooops - i thought my $360 was good. It is way below the average consumption for similar households. Hmmmm...... i'll see how i can do better.
$350 is a lot! You stay in bungalow or what?peapot:
Oh my goodness, my utility bill each month is $350. I have cracked my brain many times how to cut down on the bills but doesn't seem to work.
Behind each mth's bill, there's this chart comparing utility consumption between similar households. Yours is way above the average?
Mine is actually only bordering average; for gas it's actually way below since we seldom cook at home. -
Can I check for those heater that are central heating, do the charges fall under Gas or electricity?
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How about modem? It is on 24/7 in our house.. Does it consume alot of electricity? We were told by the service provider guy that it is okay to leave it on 24/7 but i wonder will the box get spoilt by the heat it generated? :roll:
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I have this feeling that all engineers will tell you the same thing. Leave the modem on it will not consume alot of electricity. Now I think back to switch off whatever not in use regardless what service provider tell you.
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Not true, I have been told by my IT friend that laptops, modems, set-top boxes etc consume more electricity if shut down and started up again every day. They also spoil faster coz it takes more energy and effort to start up from scratch.
Should only unplug if not using for the next few days.
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