Even today, the difference between the concept of energy saving and energy efficiency is emerging.
While energy saving means giving up some uses or comfort, energy efficiency means using the same unit of energy more efficiently.
Starting from the projecting phase of commercial buildings, air conditioning (heating / cooling) and lighting functions are optimized primarily with building automation systems. Thus, from the installation stage, a serious energy saving / efficiency is provided, including usage.
In residential areas, this type of work is not yet common enough. Therefore, it is up to us to save energy in our homes. The list of recommendations you will see below was prepared for this purpose and shows that we can achieve big results with little effort in everyday life.
Energy Saving in Lighting
1- Daylight is our most powerful, clean and healthy lighting tool. We should be careful to use daylight as best as possible. Reading, review, etc. In this respect, it will be beneficial to do our work during daylight hours and to place household items in a way that does not obstruct the daylight.
2- While conventional incandescent bulbs spend only 10% of their energy to produce light, the remaining energy goes to heat production. Using energy-saving bulbs significantly increases efficiency in this respect.3- Consider sensor lighting options for areas that are not used continuously such as corridors, stairs, dressing rooms. Thus, you will save a lot without even realizing it.
4- Many factors, from the color of the walls of the house to the location of the light sources, affect the lighting quality. Light colored walls and lighting elements placed in a way to reflect from the ceiling and wall edges will make a difference.
Energy Saving in Heating & Cooling
1- Heating & cooling devices with thermostats allow you to control the ambient temperature more precisely and not to waste energy in unnecessary times and areas. For example; Decreasing the ambient temperature by 1 ° C provides an average of 5-10% savings.
2- Insulation is one of the most important energy efficiency tools. You can achieve serious efficiency with both building insulation and methods such as keeping the curtains open during the day and closed at night.
3- Today's high-tech heating / cooling devices require periodic maintenance. Some parts become dirty, worn, etc. device performance decreases due to reasons. Do not miss maintenance intervals.
4- If the air of your environment is dry, the perceived temperature remains low. The water containers you will keep in the environment provide humidification with a simple method and increase the perceived temperature.5- In the heating / cooling devices you use, definitely prefer the ones with high efficiency standards. For example; Air conditioners without inverter make serious energy consumption unnecessarily.
6- You can also use natural resources for home environment. Do not neglect simple practices such as keeping the curtains open in the sun-exposed rooms in winter and opening the windows from different directions in the summer.
Energy Saving in Kitchen & Other Household Items
1- Although we are not aware of it, the kitchen is the most energy-consuming part of the house. Refrigerators, in particular, use a lot of energy. For this reason, it is important to position the refrigerator away from the cooking compartment in a spot away from the sun.
2- When you open the refrigerator, try to buy the materials you need at once. Thus, by opening the lid frequently, you do not create a heat fluctuation. Do not neglect the heat settings that should be made according to the season.
3- It is necessary to keep the food / drinks in the refrigerator with their mouths closed and to put the dishes in the refrigerator after they reach room temperature.
4- If you use a pressure cooker for cooking, you will consume half of the energy compared to other methods.
5- The size and material of the containers you cook in also affect energy consumption. For example; When you use a pot / pan with a smaller diameter than the diameter of the stove while cooking on the electric stove, you will waste a significant amount of energy.6- Turning on the oven unnecessarily or running it for just one meal is not good at all for energy savings. Cooking several dishes with similar cooking times at the same time makes a serious contribution.
7- In general, it is also important to pay attention to the cooking time of the meals. 10 minutes because you put a lot of water. An extra boiling meal causes you to spend 10-15% more energy in total.
8- When you use microwave ovens in heating processes, you will use 60-70% less electricity.
9- Most of the devices plugged into the socket continue to consume electricity even if they are turned off. Electronic devices consume 10% of the energy they consume while in standby mode. You can completely stop the electricity consumption of several electronic devices at once with devices such as pushbutton extension cords and triple plugs.
10- Iron is one of the most electricity consuming household appliances. An efficient iron with high steam power can cut your energy expenditure in half. Similarly, hanging clothes without creasing means less ironing time. You can also iron the last few pieces by unplugging the iron while ironing.11- Bag cleaning directly affects the power expended in vacuum cleaners. It is also a good way to sweep with the correct pipe length and usage angle, rather than using it at the highest suction power.
12- Laptop computers consume approximately one third of the energy of desktop computers.
13- Closing unnecessary applications on your mobile phone and turning on Bluetooth and mobile data only when you are going to use it will help you save your charge and therefore energy.
14- Dishwashers and washing machines are produced according to a certain capacity limit. Filling well below or above the capacity increases energy consumption and reduces cleaning performance.
15- To dry your hair with a towel first, to heat water exactly as you will use it, etc. Remember that if you consistently implement simple applications, you will have saved a large amount of energy in total.
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