Power Save: 10 Tips You Must Know

The cold season here and there comes the high electricity bill, even more so than summer. How can you save costs and reduce electricity consumption even when cold and rainy?

If you do not live in high and cold areas, warm the house by air conditioner (Photo: ShutterStock)

Home lighting (Photo: ShutterStock)

Heating the house - by air conditioner
If you do not live in high and cold areas, warm the house by air conditioner. It is the most efficient heating method in the fall and the most economical, especially if you have an inverter.

Clean the air conditioner filters
Yes - just like you did before the summer! Remove the air filters from the air conditioners, wash and clean them and return them to the place. The air conditioners will be quieter and more economical.

Attach a Saturday clock to the hot water boiler
If you do not yet have a boiler switch, which is based on a timer (Saturday clock), it is time to install it.
Call a qualified electrician to install the switch: 30 minutes around 6 a.m. for a morning shower and 30 minutes for bedtime shower enthusiasts should be enough for a family of four.

Replace the shower heads
Why not take advantage of the fall to save not only hot water, but also water in general? Replace the shower heads with economical heads. The market today has heads that allow only 6 liters of water per minute, without feeling a weak current. Take advantage of them!

Check the insulation in the home windows
Do the windows infiltrate the north and polar spirits, or are they well insulated? If the wind blows cool in the space between the window and the frame - seal it.

We better plan the laundry
Gather as much laundry as possible for a set day for the week. Tidy washes that fill the washer properly will save you a lot of money. Try washing on days when the weather is expected to be relatively dry, so you won't have to use the washer.

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Tidy washes that fill the washer properly will save you a lot of money (Photo: ShutterStock)

Inserting powder into washing machine (Photo: ShutterStock)

Clean your fridge
Yes! Not only inside, for a change, but also outside - especially outside: Take the vacuum cleaner and vacuum it from the engine's compressor and vents. The refrigerator will strain less and save you electricity.

Clean your computers
The same way. Open them and clean the fans from dust. Very carefully remove dust from the motherboard and other places, such as the power supply and various cards. Not sure how to do it? Look for a good technician and take the computer with him.

Disconnect your computers from the stream
And other electronic equipment, when not in use. You will be surprised to know, but all the different computers and electronic devices continue to consume power even when they are off, especially on devices with a remote control and computers. Connect them all to a socket that has a switch, and at the end of the day, before going to bed, lower the switch.

Check power in your home
It is worth going over the various products and appliances, bulbs and lighting fixtures and checking how much electricity they consume, and how economical they are. True, it is not always worthwhile or even worth replacing a three or five-year-old refrigerator with a new refrigerator, just because its energy rating does not warn, but it is definitely worth replacing wasteful lighting fixtures or real old appliances.

Finally, an important safety tip: Connect sensitive appliances, such as a washing machine, refrigerator, coffee maker, TV, amplifiers, etc., to a lightning rod. Lightning protectors cost $ 60 - $ 200, depending on their power, and they will protect you from power outages and unusual voltage jumps.

B144 also helps you choose through price lists, we have collected for you the recommended prices in the market:

Technician visit: NIS 150-250
Extra night / weekend service: NIS 50-150
Socket replacement: NIS 150-245
Electricity point installation: NIS 190-275
Lighting installation: NIS 165-225
Installation of three-phase circuit breaker: NIS 300-400
Installation of boiler power point (including circuit breaker): NIS 375-490
Replacement cork: NIS 60-70
Installation of electrical board (basic, single-phase): NIS 730-1,190