Energy Efficient Home

Something you can try and make your home more efficient without having to invest on new equipment. You just need to change a little bit of your habit and your life style. I think that is simple enough! Try these...

1. Dust the coils at the back of your fridge. A dusty coil makes the fridge works harder.

2. Clean (weekly!) or change the filters on your air-conditioner often (practically, once a year), dirty filters make the air-conditioner works harder.

3. Turn-off the ceiling fan whenever you are not around. The ceiling fan does not cool the air, it just circulate the air, giving the feeling of coolness and comfort.

4. Always turn-off the lights whenever you are not around (I thought this has been taught by my mother since I was 7 years-old, still I forget to switch off the bathroom's light after using it!)

5. Clean the ceiling fan often because the dirt increases the fan's resistance and put more stress on the motor, therefore will use more energy and reduce its life span.

6. Try to wash your clothes when you have collected enough quantity for full load. This will optimize the washing machine, reduce the running hours, and increase its life span.

7. Reduce the hot water temperature, soon you will realize you can get by on a lower temperature water.

8. If you have a pool, check the pump regularly. A pool pump is a major item that uses a lot of energy. Try to cut down the usage a little and you can see the result immediately in your next electricity bill.

At the end of the day, you are just not lowering the amount of your energy usage, but saving your money, saving the government's money on subsidized fuel for electricity generation, and conserve the environment for a better future. What a good thing to do for myself, my family, my nation and my earth...