Conrad EKM 265 - Power Saving Guide; Introduction to Power Saving

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Energy-Cost-Checker EKM 265,
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A. Power - Saving - Guide
B. Operating Instructions for EKM 265
A. Power - Saving - Cuide
A 1 Introduction
A 2 Hints for Power Saving
A 1 Introduction
Who wants to save successfully power must be familiar with this
kind of energy and murt know which unit or appliance consumes
more and which less power.
The ENERGY-COST-CHECKER EKM 265 helps to get aquainted
with this invisible energy.
l On an average a household with 3 persons consumed 4.270 kWh
per year in 1990.
l A household with 3 persons which is equipped with up-to-date
electrical appliances consumed only 1000 kWh per year.
l Most energy is consumed by household appliances
which
transform current into heat, for example:
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heater, water boiler, electric drier, washing machine, electric
Stove, dish washer
Summary of the yearly average consumption.
Appliance Average Modern Household
Household (VWEW)
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washing machine
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280 kWh
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120 kWh
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refrigerator
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440 kWh
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100 kWh-1
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f reezer
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570 kWh
l
200 kWh-1
1 small appliance 1
200 kWh
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100 kWh
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tv-set
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170 kWh
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100 kWh
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lighting
dish washer
320 kWh
280 kWh
130 kWh
150 kWh
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Total
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2260 kWh
l
900 kWh---j
* According to the (VWEW) business and publishing Company of the
power-supply-Company Frankfurt, Germany
Much power tan be saved, when a gas Stove is used, which is
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good to regulate, and when the hot-water for the central water
supply is heated up by a gas heating.
To replace worn-outiold appliances, good product information is
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needed. Equally good appliances very often have a power con-
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sumption which differs by 3 to 4 times.
The extra costs for technically perfett units often amount to
DM lOO.- to DM 400.-, but the savings in the electricity bill are
much higher: DM 600.- to DM 2000.-
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