Winter is usually the time people start to evaluate their power accounts, and wonder where it all goes. These helpful tips might be able to save you some money this winter\u2026
\n1. Homes without insulation
\nAn enormous waste of power, yet most old homes are easily insulated. Keep curtains drawn at night.<\/p>\n
2. Hot water too hot
\nIf the hot water is more than 55\u00b0C at the tap, it is too hot, and will be wasting power. If you have a consumer adjustable thermostat on your hot water cylinder it should be set at around 60\u00b0C.
\nIf not, do not attempt to change it yourself, call an electrician to adjust the thermostat for you.<\/p>\n
3. Inefficient use of hot water
\nPut the plug in the sink when rinsing items or use cold water. Pouring hot water down the drain is like pouring money down the drain.<\/p>\n
4. Fix your shower
\nIf your hot water use is consistently higher than you expected, or you are often running out of hot water, then you should check the water flow rate of your shower. Hold a bucket under the shower rose at your normal settings for 15 seconds. Measure how many litres of water are in the bucket and multiply the volume by 4, to work out how many litres per minute you are using. More than 12 litres per minute is a waste. To slow this volume down, either use your shower settings to lower the amount of water coming through your shower rose, or get a plumber to install a flow restrictor.<\/p>\n
5. Faulty Ajax valve
\nIf you have hot water leaking on to your roof, chances are your Ajax valve is faulty. This is a real power waster, yet an easy, low cost job for any plumber to fix.<\/p>\n
6. Leaking hot water taps
\nStop this major power waster by replacing leaking tap washers.<\/p>\n
7. Faulty oven thermostats
\nThe simplest and most cost-effective remedy is to replace your thermostat with a new one.<\/p>\n
8. Poorly ventilated dryer
\nOpen windows and doors to keep laundry and dryer well ventilated.<\/p>\n
9. Inefficient use of heaters
\nFor greater comfort and lower power bills, use heater thermostats and timers.<\/p>\n
10. Worn door seals
\nFridges, freezers and ovens with worn door seals use too much power. Most appliance centres supply and fit replacement seals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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