hey minimax! would you mind sharing your power saving tips?
i could sense some jokes spurting from this but let's hear it
No kidding bishop.
Here are the factors that i think contributed to the decrease in electric consumption:
1. We have no helpers. So that means,when we leave the house, the only thing consuming electricity is the ref. No consumption for half day. When me and my little boy arrive home, the only electric consumptions are coming from the laptop, the tv and the electric fan. Occasionally, we turn on the aircon.
2. We unplug all appliances, even the wifi router, in the evening before we retire.
3. Since we have no helpers, we eat dinner early. It is only then that i turn on all lights in the dining room. The dining lamps (3 cfc @11 watts each) , plus 4 corner lights (16 cfc@9 watts each). Sometimes i turn on the living room lights plus another lamp. I like eating in a well lighted place. All lights are turned on for about 30 minutes, after which, only the dining lamps are left turned on.
4. Since no helper, the kitchen lights are only turned on occasionally when we need something. But mostly, we turn them off when not in use.
5. The only major consumer is the aircon. We turn it on at around 8pm to 6 am. Half of the thermostat. So lower consumption.
6. When we retire, the only lights are the stair light (5watts, cfc) and the porch light (9 watts, cfc).
7. The labandera comes here 2x a week. Once a week ironing. We have a gas dryer in which you can just fold the clothes after drying. The only things need ironing are uniforms, office clothes, and casual attire. Kung nandito labandera at sinipag, 2x nagplaplantsa at lahat pinaplantsa.
8. I have a big washing machine, a gas dryer, and a water heater all connected to a separate kuntador (yes, i have two which is allowed by meralco if you have two kitchens) Electric bill is constant there at 1500.
9. I do the cleaning. I use the vacuum cleaner (1500 watts) maybe 3 to 4x a weeks. Mas gusto ko ako naglilinis kasi mas malinis sa paningin ko
. I dont know how much it contributes to the electric meter.
10. I no longer use my electric power washer. Plain garden hose to clean the cars.
11. I have only 1 tv. CRT pa. But used only by my little boy watching dvd but not much. Mostly used in the evening for watching news. Around maximum 2 hours usage.
12. Kung may katulong ata, wala naman ata sila pakialam kung nakabukas ilaw o hindi. Ngayon wala akong katulong, walang excess usage.
13. My only luho is my hometheater. I use every weekend. Maybe maximum of 4 movies. Sometimes none at all.
14. I have no more desktop and crt monitor. Laptop na lang which consumes very minimal.
Basically, kung hindi ginagamit, pinapatay at tinatanggap sa plug.
Thats all folks. So far yun lang naaalala ko.
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