Reduce utility bills

You are alone at home? What do you hear? Voices are heard from the TV in the kitchen, although no one is there. Or tap water dripping in the bathtub? It is precisely in this way that money earned by honest labor leaves you. Drop by drop, penny by penny ... Every year, payment of utility bills is higher and its growth is unlikely to stop. And you need to pay them. We will help you save on payments. What are the ways?

Energy saving

The cost of housing lighting lies in the range from 15 to 55% of the total energy costs. Is it worth it to deny yourself and your loved ones the lighting, or can you use the benefits of electricity economically? Nobody wants to deny themselves the most necessary. Below you will learn a few secrets on how to save energy and not feel discomfort.

Disconnect household appliances

The cost of electricity consumption is quite easy to reduce by 50-70%. An integrated approach is used for this. It consists in:

• replacing incandescent lamps with energy-saving ones;
• the correct approach and use of household appliances;
• timely shutdown of household appliances;
• the use of sunlight and the rejection of unnecessary household appliances.

A plugged in but not used device consumes a certain amount of electricity. Examples of values ​​are given in the table.

To reduce energy costs, there are some tips that can help you save on paying for it in the future.

1. After ironing with a disconnected iron, you can iron things from delicate fabrics. For example, nylon, synthetics, silk.
2. Disconnect the electric furnace from the power supply 6-10 minutes before the end of cooking.
3. Boil water in an electric kettle as much as you need, but no more.
4. If you use an electric stove for cooking, then cooking it more economically with the lids closed.
5. Unplug all electrical appliances from outlets if you do not need them. So, you can save from 2 to 4 watts in 60 minutes. For 365 days, save a decent amount.
6. Turn off the lights in the rooms.
7. Get rid of limescale in an electric kettle, washing machine and dishwasher. When Tena is contaminated, energy consumption increases several times.
8. During washing, try to fill the machine as much as possible, since if you wash in small portions a lot of extra energy is spent.

Light saving

To illuminate the rooms of an apartment or house accounts for 25-30% of all electricity that is consumed. If you replace at least one incandescent lamp (100 watts) with an energy-saving lamp (20 watts), you will save up to 180 kilowatts in one year.

Another way to save light is in places where spotlights can be used, such as a kitchen or reading area, to set up local lighting. Thus, zoning of the living space takes place, creating additional comfort.

In country houses will save on lighting motion sensors. They can be installed around the perimeter of the plot and inside the house.

Installation of two tariff electric meters

Everyone knows that electricity consumption changes throughout the day. In which house do you live in a private, country cottage or in a city apartment of an apartment building? Never mind!

Least electricity consumption occurs at night. In the morning hours, people wake up and begin to actively use household and lighting devices. The maximum morning energy consumption time is from 6:30 to 9:30 hours.

After the load is reduced and holds until evening time. After people come home from work, an evening peak in electricity consumption begins. And it lasts from 18:30 to 00:00 hours.

That is why two tariff electric meters have come into use. They allow maximum unloading of electricity consumption in the evening and help to increase the reliability of electricity supply.

If you already have two tariff meters installed, then the amount of electricity consumed is taken into account according to two indicators:

• daytime, which lasts from 7:00 to 23:00;
• nightly - from 23:00 to 7:00.

Do nightly laundry, cook

In order to save as much as possible on electricity consumption, and in the future on payment. Many are advised to wash and cook food (on an electric stove) at night. When electricity consumption decreases, and the tariff for it is several times lower than the daily.

This method of saving is suitable only for those who have a dual tariff meter for electricity.

Water saving

In our life, no matter where we live, this village or city, we need water. We use it everywhere from morning until late at night. Every year, water tariffs are rising and there is no getting around it. Is it possible to use water economically? Of course.

Installation of water meters

Installing water meters is a rational and smart solution. If you install them, then save yourself from overpaying for the extra charge of water volumes. After all, their accrual occurs automatically by consumption for one person who lives in the apartment.

The main thing is that you will pay only the amount of water that you have used up!

Water meters are divided into:

• tacheometric;
• electromagnetic;
• vortex;
• ultrasound.

Mainly in urban apartments use tacheometric water meters. Their work is not related to electricity consumption. Again, the savings!

Several ways to save on water

No matter what region of our country you live in, economical water consumption will benefit both the environment and your wallet. Saving a few liters of water per day is difficult, but our tips will help you.

1. Add a half liter plastic container with water to the drain tank. This is so to say the method of "grandfather". If you have a Soviet-era toilet or an inexpensive model, then saving a few tens of liters a day is possible. To do this, take a plastic bottle with a volume of 0.5 liters and pour half of sand or small pebbles into it, then add water to it and place it in the toilet drain tank. Try to place it so that it does not interfere with the operation of the flushing mechanism.
2. Repair plumbing so that there is no leak. If plumbing, and especially faucets are faulty in your home, then about 7,500 liters of water flow from them per year! And if the toilet flush tank is leaking? You lose about 17,000 liters in 365 days. If you count how much rubles such leaks cost for your budget, then it is better to repair all the plumbing.
3. Install aerators. The aerator is a special nozzle, which is located on the nose of the crane. Its main function is the dispersion of water. It mixes air with water, and give the latter softness and volume.Thanks to this, water consumption is reduced several times.
4. Conducting timely verification of water meters. If you skip the scheduled inspection and verification of water meters, the management company or the water utility can begin to charge you water at a common rate. If you do not skip the scheduled inspection, then the cost of the tariff will be unchanged.
5. Do not forget in time, and preferably at the same time, to transmit the readings of metering devices. Why is it important? And all because if you transfer them later or earlier, then the employees of utility companies can simply get confused and charge you the wrong amount for paying for a communal apartment.

How to avoid accrued fines

If there is a delay in paying for utility bills, then with a 100% guarantee you will be charged fines. But there are several situations in which it is possible to avoid the calculation of penalties:

• If you leave the walls of your home for a long time. To do this, go to the Criminal Code or Homeowners Association and leave a written statement.

• If for some reason you could not write the above statement, then after returning you can write something else - about recalculation. You will be given only 30 days to submit it. In this case, you will be required to submit documents confirming your absence from the apartment.

How else can you save

With a few more tips, you can further influence the amount for paying for a communal apartment. If you use these recommendations, then next month you will see significant savings in the family budget.

1. If you place the refrigeration equipment in a cool place, then the consumption of electricity by this device will become less.
2. Defrost foods from the freezer naturally. If you do not use a microwave oven and so on, you also get significant money savings.
3. Use the program with the lowest water temperature during washing.

If you follow the methods of saving, you can save enough money in the family budget for the year. You may have enough for a vacation or for the purchase of something significant. Only at first it’s difficult to change your habits, but new ones develop so fast that you won’t even notice it. And most importantly, there is an incentive - saving money and preserving the ecology of the region where you live.