A 2 Hints for Power
Saving
1. Electric appliances must be installed by a skilled person and be
used intelligently.
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do not
place
refrigerators near heaters.
place
the freezer in a cool room of the
cellar
use the lighting
weil-aimed,
do not light up from
,,the
depth
of the room”.
equip the lamps with
Single
switches no
,,festive
illuminati-
On”
where all lamps are depending on one switch!
only switch on light, stereo set, radio etc. if it is
actually
needed!
switch off boiler if it is not used over a longer period of time.
reduce consumption of warm water by the usage of
one-
handed
cock
Systems and flow
limites.
cooking pots should be at least as big as the hot plate!
only
cook
with closed
potlid!
only use cooking pots with plane bottom
use the
after-heat
of the hot plate
(e.g.
switch off 10 min.
before finishing the
exact
cooking period)
switch off tv-set, do not use the ,,stand-by” mode.
only switch on
washing
machine
or
dish
washer
when it is
properly filled!
spin
the
laundry
well
before putting it into the
electric
drier.
defrost refrigerators and freezers regularly
!
remove
dust
from the
,,condenser
coil”
on
the
reverse
side
of the freezer and refrigerator once
a
y-r!
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Charge
accumulators directly before usage! Storage in the
charger
steadily consumes power.
Explanation:
*
means up to
10
%
saving
**
means 20 to 30
%
saving
***
means more than 30
%
saving
2.
If
household appliances are replaced only buy power saving
appliances!
l select the best unit by comparing the technical
data/offers
l a deep-freeze box needs less power than an upright freezer
l refrigerators without freezer compartment need less power
than
types
with a freezer compartment
l
drying
cupboards
need less power than the
ordinary
electric
driers!
l if you buy a
washing
machine
pay attention that there is a
pos-
sibility for separate water supply
(warm/cold)
l if possible, connect the
washing
machine
and dish
washer
to
the
central
hot-water supply.
l use energy saving lamps
Savings in the
power-costs
approx. 30
%
Hint!
This guide is mainly composed of an
article
published by the
,,Bund Naturschutz” and is printed with the friendly permisssion
of the publishing house
,,Natur+Umwelt
Verlags GmbH”
Author: Dr. Ludwig Trautmann-Popp,
official
responsible for
energy at the ,,Bund Naturschutz”, Bavaria
e.V.
(regi-
stered
association)
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