Energy saving measures... do you have some?

I've watched from a television that its better to use computer or other home appliances late at night because few people are using this during night time. Another is to put those appliances not a hot place. Lessen the use of oven, rice cooker and other appliances that turns hot when use because its just like a flat iron. It consumes a lot of energy.:)

i do everything you do,also i dont do laundry or run the dish washer until i can pack it full, and instead of running my pool filter 8 hours a day i drop an xtra chlorine tablet in and run it only 4 hours a day, and clean the filter out 3 times a week with a power nozzle on the garden hose. also i change my air conditioner filter the day i get my electric bill to make sure its clean and the motor doesnt get sluggish. thats only 48.00 per year for filters and 100's in savings.

hello manong,a very relevant subject.I try to save the use of electricity as much as I can.I have made it a habit of switching off fans and lights whenever they are on unnecessarily.Have reduced the time the oven is working.Though I have reduced the ironing,I have not taken into account the fact that fat irons use more electricity.

hi manong I turn off my computer and monitor if I am going to
leave the room for any long period of time. why waste the electricity even if I am only paying for it through my monthly
'rent here. also I do not leave lights on when I am not here.
these are habits I have had when we had our own apartment as we had to cut down on our electric and gas bills. also I never left a gas burner on on our stove. little things do add up we also used those odd bulbs that are all screwed up they save a lot of energy.We also hardly ever used the airconditoner, just our fans most of the time. I find that here opening the windows seems so much easier to breathe the air then using the air conditioning, I am not so stuffed up with allergies good discussion,

Don't use electrical appliances unless they're really necessary. I have a clothes dryer, but seldom use it. No dishwasher or rice cooker or electric knife or mixer or blanket or shaver or hair dryer...

I do have a microwave and an electric skillet. Both of them take less electricity than the big stove.

Don't go off and leave anything on if you're not using it.
Don't open the door to the refrigerator unless it's necessary.
Keep the freezer full and it will use less electricity.

We have changed our light bulbs to ones which are of low wattage, too. We also iron once a week and before ironing, we segregate clothes and fold them according to the kind of clothing so that time is not wasted while iron is on. If we need to sprinkle water on a particular type of cloth, we do it ahead, before we turn on the flat iron. We no longer use the garden hose in watering the plants. We get water from our manual pump. Our electric water pump is not used often. We only get to switch it on on particular days and in lieu, use the water pump. Faucet leaks cause additional wastage, so we make sure not a leak is present. Our water dispenser is shut off when we go to sleep. Sometimes, we shut off our refrigerator at night on certain days, especially where there is little food inside. I have thought of doing away with ironing so we can save a lot, but we cannot dare go out with crumpled clothes, lol.

I turn off the Refrigerator by day i turn it on on night time cuz its less heat for the refrigerators radiator so less consume of elctricity.

I drive my bike very slowly so that it consumes lesser petrol and also i concentrate on driving and do not use cluth and breaks unnecessarily. proper driving can save a lot.
I also feel conservation of water is more important than energy.I use water very carefully.All tapes at home are checked every week for leakages and everyday for proper closing.

not only should you turn appliances off when you are not using them, you should also turn them off at the wall and unplug them.

reduce the amount of appliances you use and use them wisely. we dont own a microwave because we realised that we could survive without it. also, when we use the oven, we put more than one thing in there, saving the power you would only use later e.g. roast for dinner, cake for snack, chicken wings that can be eaten cold for lunch.

when washing up, use the electric jug to fill the sick rather than the tap, it is a smaller element and uses much less energy.

if you own your own house, plan to stay there and have savings, why not invest in solar power or hot water. itll save you heaps of money in the long run and is an extra incentive for buyers if you do ever sell your house.

I was very worried about my bill, since the unit price of electricity went up here. I changed my lights to CFL's, and they consume little energy. I changed my fans, and bought fans with fibre blades rather than aluminium. They consume almost 1/3 of the previously consumed energy. I even put my machine to sleep, and try to light up my home with as little lighting as possible. This way, my monthly electricity bill has decreased a lot, and I'm happy.