How to save electricity?

[fightingmom]

Busymom:

peapot:

Aiyo, not fair leh...everybody I know or hear about has lower PUB bills than mine. It's so exasperating!


We hardly use the dryer. Only thing must be the air-con, computer, fridge and oven. I hardly use dryer. Should I off air-con main power? When I want to use air-con then I turn on main power.

I also try to collect rain water but seriously if it's a pail, require at least 10 showers before I can fill up the pail. So I give up on that idea.

Erm.. ours $700+... :yikes:

Used to be $500+ according to DH. But now with a new addition, aircon is on most of the time in the day...

In our case, guess it's aircon and water tank heater. The heater is also on 24/7 because don't know when my kids need to wash after pooing...

$700! :faint: Oh woah ! My SP bills used to hover around $170. However, after we installed in aircons, put in a fish tank (for fengshui purposes) and an electric pot - my bills suddenly surged to $280. :faint:

After some efforts to save water and electricity, my bill nowadays is around the range of $210-$230 which i still find is very high. If it is during festive season like CNY where my MIL will cook round the clock for at least a week or two .. my bill will clock up to about $300 or sometimes more !

[MMM]

Busymom:

:shock: how can don't flush?!! :imconstipated:

small business they just use those water hose to rinse. big biz must flush if not :faint:

But.... the smell lingers on.... Anyway.... after dh's recent outburst that pls flush and don't be penny wise pound foolish, I think they finally get the point.

[limlim]

Busymom:

I thought this applies to aircon too, read somewhere before that it costs more to switch on and off and on again. Each time you off and on, the aircon has to \"work harder\" to cool down the room again. Can anyone confirm if this is true? DH likes to switch off the aircon for short while if he thinks it is too cold, but I have argued that this will consume more electricity...

Most likely your aircon will spoil faster if frequent switching on/off.

And, for some appliances with motor coils like aircon, it is not recommended to On too soon after switching off.

If it is too cold, just increase the temperature setting. The aircon will on/off the fan coil and compressor itself to regulate the temperature.

Switching power on/off would produce current surges which is not very healthy for appliances like air con.

[Busymom]

Lynn2010:

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

Guess this is similar to us, except that we don't on TV much. Got one fridge and one more freezer... haiz

[fightingmom]

limlim:

Busymom:

I thought this applies to aircon too, read somewhere before that it costs more to switch on and off and on again. Each time you off and on, the aircon has to \"work harder\" to cool down the room again. Can anyone confirm if this is true? DH likes to switch off the aircon for short while if he thinks it is too cold, but I have argued that this will consume more electricity...

Most likely your aircon will spoil faster if frequent switching on/off.

And, for some appliances with motor coils like aircon, it is not recommended to On too soon after switching off.

If it is too cold, just increase the temperature setting. The aircon will on/off the fan coil and compressor itself to regulate the temperature.

Switching power on/off would produce current surges which is not very healthy for appliances like air con.

Really ? Oh wow ! learn something new today! Thanks for sharing the above.

[Busymom]

MMM:

Busymom:

:shock: how can don't flush?!! :imconstipated:

small business they just use those water hose to rinse. big biz must flush if not :faint:

But.... the smell lingers on.... Anyway.... after dh's recent outburst that pls flush and don't be penny wise pound foolish, I think they finally get the point.

Yes, I know you mean small biz don't flush.

Just a thought although I won't do it.. how about putting some of those aromatherapy oil in the toilet. Can get rid of smell??

[iRabbit]

Busymom:

Erm.. ours $700+... :yikes:

Used to be $500+ according to DH. But now with a new addition, aircon is on most of the time in the day...

In our case, guess it's aircon and water tank heater. The heater is also on 24/7 because don't know when my kids need to wash after pooing...

Wapiang Busymom. With $700+, you get hire another helper to do mundane household chores like err ... washing your car(s), geddit, geddit?

[ksme]

Just realised our water heater used gas which explains why our gas usage is more than double national average.


If we switch off the main switch for the heater and turn on only in the early morning for morning showers before school and work, will it have adverse effect to the heater?

[Busymom]

FQW:

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.

$350 is a lot! You stay in bungalow or what?

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.

Looks like I need to go look at the chart...

[Busymom]

FQW:

Busymom:

Erm.. ours $700+... :yikes:

Used to be $500+ according to DH. But now with a new addition, aircon is on most of the time in the day...

In our case, guess it's aircon and water tank heater. The heater is also on 24/7 because don't know when my kids need to wash after pooing...

Wapiang Busymom. With $700+, you get hire another helper to do mundane household chores like err ... washing your car(s), geddit, geddit?

You pay har... to wash that car? :boogie:

Unfortunately, I already have 2 at home, geddit, geddit?

So when? :rubhands: