Tips For Reducing Electricity Consumption in Home

1. The hot water option in washing machine consumes more electricity.There is no need to use warm water to wash clothes. It’s the soap that sterilizes the clothes and not the warm water.
2. If you prefer warm water to bathe in, heat the water using solar panel or some other alternatives. Avoid using electronic methods as far as possible.
3. Put clothes only according to the capacity of the washing machine.
4. Switch off computer and television when not in use; detach the connection from the electricity  line. 
5. Minimize resorting to air conditioner to resist the climatic changes. Instead change your clothing style. Go for cotton clothing in summer.
6. Use CFL bulbs and other electric apparatus that consume comparably less electricity.
7. Iron the clothes once in a week.
8. LCD monitor saves 50 % more electricity than a CRT monitor so use LCD monitor in office and in home  
9. If you switch off fridge for 2 hrs (6.30 pm to 8.30 pm ) you can save electricity used for defrost
10. Use electronic chock instead of common chocks
11. Don’t use zero watt bulb it actually consumes 10 watts
12. when you switch off TV , VCR or DVD player using the remote then also there is power loses so unplug this equipment when not in use
13. Don’t keep on your computer and other PC equipments on while there are not in use
14. Walls in your house which get considerable natural light should be painted in lighter/pastel shades to reflect light. This way, artificial lighting won’t be needed during the day.
15. Check the working condition of your equipments (mostly A/C and Water Heater) once in year
16. Don’t try to use complained equipments
17. Buy efficient electric appliances. Before buying an equipment check that it is 5* product a symbol of energy saver
18. Set the monitor to automatically shut off or switch to standby mode when idle
19. Turn off the monitor when your computer is unattended, for instance when downloading files overnight
20. Do not charge the phone overnight. Besides wasting power, it will damage the phone, too
21. LCD monitor saves 50 % more electricity than a CRT monitor so use LCD monitor in office and in home
22. If you switch off fridge for 2 hrs (6.30 pm to 8.30 pm ) you can save electricity used for defrost
23. Use electronic chock instead of common chocks
24. Don’t use zero watt bulb it actually consumes 10 watts
25. when you switch off TV , VCR or DVD player using the remote then also there is power loses so unplug this equipment when not in use
26. Don’t keep on your computer and other PC equipments on while there are not in use
27. Walls in your house which get considerable natural light should be painted in lighter/pastel shades to reflect light. This way, artificial lighting won’t be needed during the day.
28. Check the working condition of your equipments (mostly A/C and Water Heater) once in year
29. Don’t try to use complained equipments
30. Buy efficient electric appliances. Before buying an equipment check that it is 5* product a symbol of energy saver
31. Set the monitor to automatically shut off or switch to standby mode when idle
32. Turn off the monitor when your computer is unattended, for instance when downloading files overnight
33.  Do not charge the phone overnight. Besides wasting power, it will damage the phone, too

Energy Conservation at Home