How to save electricity?

[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.

[Harlequin]

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:

IC please... :evil:

[atrecord]

Harlequin:

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.

Actually I think the lift can be very useful, should you plan to stay there long-term, or have elderly relatives stay with you, or even just in times of injuries or medical events like surgery. My mother's knees gave way 5-6 yr ago and she couldn't walk much for a few days. Even with specialist treatment, it is now much different from before, and it is very painful for her to take staircase. So when we were looking for a place to house 3 generations, we ruled out anything with staircase (and no lift). And we will all one day grow old, so the lift will be useful come that time...

[atrecord]

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.


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

Confirmed can tell PUB not to charge: we had asked the developer not to fit in the sanitary appliances in one toilet (for junior master rm) when we bought it, so as to convert to a study room. When we moved in and received the first bill that charged that toilet, i called PUB to inform them and they removed it. But it's only i think $2.50 per month...

If the living room ceiling is 6 m high, that's about twice the normal height of rooms. If aircon is on for 16 hr a day, and if living room is large, then compare between:

- 3 bedrooms which use aircon for 8 hr each night (HDB 4/5 room) = 24 hr for a bedroom-size requirement,
- 1 large living room, maybe 8 times the size of a HDB bedroom, 16 hr each, multiply by 2 due to high ceiling = 16 hr for 16 bedroom-size requirement or 256 hr for a bedroom-size requirement...

So the living room alone will incur maybe slightly more than 10 times what someone will incur for aircon...