8 tips to help reduce monthly electricity bills

1. Air conditioner

When using air conditioning, be careful not to let the room temperature differ by more than 10 degrees Celsius compared to the outside (best is about 7 degrees Celsius). In particular, if you regularly clean the air conditioner filter, it will help save 5 - 7% of electricity. Placing the air conditioner away from the wall will save 20 - 25% of electricity, helping you significantly reduce your family's electricity bill.

2. Buy a wide pot bottom

If you use an induction cooker or an infrared cooker, you should choose a pot with a wide bottom so that it can cover the entire heating circle of the stove, avoiding wasting heat. Otherwise, you should choose a stove with 2 or 3 cooking rings to suit all pot sizes. In addition, before cooking, you need to dry the pot so that the stove does not have to waste more heat to dry the pot.

3. Choose to buy a light-colored refrigerator

Using a light-colored refrigerator will help save more electricity. The reason is that light colors have a high heat reflection ability, so the cold air inside the refrigerator will be used at maximum efficiency.

In addition, you should limit opening the refrigerator if it is not really necessary. The power consumption of the refrigerator is not small, usually the average temperature inside the refrigerator is 3 - 6 degrees Celsius, the freezer is -15 to -18 degrees Celsius. Therefore, if you often open the refrigerator in and out, causing the temperature inside the refrigerator to change, greater than 10 degrees Celsius, the machine will consume 25% more electricity. Therefore, you should limit opening the refrigerator to save electricity, and pay attention to check if the refrigerator door is tight.

4. Adjust TV screen brightness

You probably know that the brighter the TV screen, the more power it consumes, and the TV's lifespan is also reduced. Therefore, you just need to adjust the screen brightness to be enough to see.

5. Choose the washing mode based on the weather

You should not stick to just one washing mode every time you wash clothes. Depending on the weather, you should choose the appropriate washing mode for your washing machine. For example, on a sunny and windy day, you should choose the normal washing mode instead of using the extra dry spin and dry mode.

6. Unplug electrical appliances when not in use.

Many modern electronic devices such as laptops, netbooks... come with a feature that can launch programs almost immediately without waiting for the entire operating system to boot. This feature makes it easier for users to use, but at the same time, the amount of electricity needed to consume is also much higher. Therefore, to save energy, you should unplug the power when not in use.

7. Use LED lights instead of light bulbs

Conventional bulbs consume a lot of energy compared to modern LED/fluorescent lights. The amount of electricity required to run one incandescent bulb is enough to run about 5 - 10 LED lights. In addition, LED lights are more beautiful and produce a softer and even brighter light, in addition to saving energy.

8. Take advantage of off-peak hours

You should use electricity during off-peak hours. Usually, peak hours are in the evening. So, make the most of the remaining time of the day to save energy for your family. You should use high-power appliances such as microwaves and washing machines during off-peak hours to be able to exploit all their features./.