How to save electricity?

[atrecord]

limlim:

A fridge is not an aircon. You muz be kidding are you....?

1. A fridge cools a smaller volume of air, unlike the room. the volume can easily be perhaps >1000x different?

2. A fridge does not requires extensive piping to transfer cooling fluids around the place from fan coil to compressor. The journey itself results in inefficiency and energy wastage. This wastage is almost non-existent in fridge.

3. A fridge has insulated walls. I doubt your room have.

4. The fan coil in your aircon compare to the fridge..

5. You generate heat that the aircon needs to work very hard to get rid off.. For a fridge, there is not much living things inside it that will generate so much heat unless your food is decomposing inside or there are live mammals inside..

And others..

Lowering the temp setting in fridge of coz will also consume more electricity, but the impact will not be as great as for aircon due to the efficient design of the fridge insulation walls etc.. A few degrees difference wouldn't kill you.. Oops.. your wallet.. :evil:

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.

[Nebbermind]

Depends on how you view it. For something that is switched on 24/7, I think it’s consumption is pretty decent.

[Imami]

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.

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.

[Imami]

Harlequin:

Whoa! I am really ashamed.... my monthly PUB bill is in the average of $1100 to $1500. Never below $1k.... no gas but with 8 units of sanitary appliance fee :lightrod:


I better repent before the next Earth Hours Day.

$1100-$1500!? Erm.... That can pay our usual bills for months :scared: u sure or not?

8 units of sanitary appliance fee? wow, erm... Just curious, you hv how many helper? My place Has only two toilets and a mini jacuzzi and I am already :slapshead: cleaning them. 8? :faint:

I told my husband this and he asked if u own a boutique hotel?

[Harlequin]

Imami:

Harlequin:

Whoa! I am really ashamed.... my monthly PUB bill is in the average of $1100 to $1500. Never below $1k.... no gas but with 8 units of sanitary appliance fee :lightrod:


I better repent before the next Earth Hours Day.

$1100-$1500!? Erm.... That can pay our usual bills for months :scared: u sure or not?

8 units of sanitary appliance fee? wow, erm... Just curious, you hv how many helper? My place Has only two toilets and a mini jacuzzi and I am already :slapshead: cleaning them. 8? :faint:

I told my husband this and he asked if u own a boutique hotel?

1 powder room, 1 common toilet at second floor, 1 maids toilet at basement plus 5 rooms ensuite... But only use 3 out of 5 rooms toilet, 2 closed up.

I guess it's the big bulk goes to the centralized air conditioning plus our ground flour ceiling is almost 6m in height, even staircases are fitted with aircond darts... :slapshead:

To shun mosquito and all other flying insects, all windows and floor windows are shut after 6pm and ground floor aircond is turn on till bedtime, sometime DDs playing at second floor's sitting area and utilized aircond too.

Also we have 3 refrigerators :slapshead: stuff with all sorts of nonsense, must ask maid to clear tomorrow.


Will changing to LED bulbs helped to cut electricity comsumption?

[Jennifer]

Harlequin:

To shun mosquito and all other flying insects, all windows and floor windows are shut after 6pm

Hv u considered the magic seal http://www.magicseal.com.sg/

[Harlequin]

Jennifer:

Harlequin:

To shun mosquito and all other flying insects, all windows and floor windows are shut after 6pm

Hv u considered the magic seal http://www.magicseal.com.sg/

Ya, thought of it when building the house, but not aesthetically pleasing lei...

We don't even turn on the swimming pool's pump often, only turn on 2hrs before DDs swim on Tuesday and Thursday. The lift also rarely use, only use for less than 10x per month...

[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...

[Nebbermind]

thought it’s a Bentley?

[Irrelevant]

Maybe both ah....