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Saving energy in everyday life

To show the importance of energy conservation to us, we want to give a simple example: we will leave a bulb with an incandescent wire with a capacity of 60 watts throughout the year.8760 hours during the year.We multiply this number by bulb 0.06 kW, we get 525.6 kW*hour.That is, our bulb consumes so much electricity a year.And the most interesting thing is to guarantee his work to burn about 200 kg of coal.And if the bulb is 100 watts, more than 320 kg of coal.

Saving energy in everyday life

But here it should be noted that it is impossible to confuse energy conservation and savings of energy, since energy conservation is a more extensive concept, which involves the savings of all energy resources, mainly fossils.In the household, heating energy is consumed mainly, which consists of the lion's share of energy consumed in everyday life.And if you take into account that the main generation of heat in Kazakhstan is done due to the burning of coal, then saving heat will have a huge effect on reducing CO2 or SO -Carbon dioxide emissions.

Each year, the whole share of electricity, gas, heat, water is consumed for the needs of households;On a huge scale, the use of electrified household equipment is increasing and the natural wear of the housing composition is underway.

Today, energy consumption is one of the most important not only economic but also social indicators that largely determine the standard of living of people.There is an assessment of electricity consumption per capita, in which Kazakhstan ranks 43rd.For their part, the first 30 countries are developed countries around the world.In all strategic documents, the government is tasked with entering the country in the 30 largest countries in the world.It follows that the consumption of electricity in Kazakhstan will only grow, especially because of the household sector.

But what to do to reduce consumption.Alas, it is impossible to stop reducing energy consumption in the home sector, everything we can only slow down the topics for its growth.And here's the most difficult problem - to get started with yourself.You need to learn to comply with the elementary rules of culture of energy consumption.In foreign countries, energy courses are already underway, so Kazakhstan must quickly catch up all spaces in energy efficiency.As practice shows, because of energy conservation, you can save up to half the payment of utilities.Therefore, we have prepared some methods for protecting energy in everyday life:

The main energy resource in homes is warm and therefore we will start with saving measures

  1. Sealing cracks within windows and doors;
  2. Sealing Narthex of windows and doors;
  3. Installation of windows with numerous windows with double windows;
  4. Installation of the Calor Reflectis (or aluminum foil screen) on the wall behind the heating radiator;
  5. Replacement of cast iron radiators with aluminum (preferably with valves);
  6. Installation of the second door in the entrances.

If you live in a residential building, you should definitely consult the manager if your house is installed in the heat measurement device and the automatic system for regulating heat consumption.It will not be unnecessary to capture the thermal image of the house for insulation of facades and walls.

Electricity
  1. Replace ordinary incandescent lamps with LED analogs;
  2. Use local lamps when there is no need for general lighting;
  3. Take the rule, leaving the room to extinguish the light.
  4. Once you can deal with the energy efficiency classes of household appliances.Use the energy efficiency technique that is no less than "A" (preferably "A+", "A ++" and "A +++");
  5. Turn off devices that are in standby mode for a long time.In one year you can save about 300 kW*hour or 5000 Tenge;
  6. Boil in an electric kettle as much water as you want to use;
  7. Install the refrigerators in a darkened and cool place;
  8. An electric stove is the most intensive device in everyday life.It is necessary to ensure that the burners are not deformed and tightly adjacent to the bottom of the heated containers, turn on the stove at the time of cooking and turn it off a little earlier than the food is ready.

If you live in a residential building, you need to achieve the installation of traffic sensors and LED lamps on the stairs and in the basements.In general, it is quite possible to reduce electricity consumption by 40-50%without reducing the quality of life and damage to habits.

For information, they would like to point out that the electric stove consumes about 1000 kW*hour a year, the refrigerator - 400 kW*hour, TV - 250 kW*hour, washing machine - 200 kW*hour, etc.

Although gas is a more environmental energy resources, its reserves are not unlimited.Therefore, gas saving measures are also important.

  1. The flame of the burner should not exceed the bottom of the pan, pans, teapots;
  2. The deformed bottom of the plates leads to a revision of gas up to 50%;
  3. The dishes in which the food is prepared must be clean;
  4. The door of the oven should fit tightly to the body of the plate and not release the hot air;
  5. In some cases, saving hot water also reduces gas consumption.

In general, the economic use of gas is simply reduced by its consumption by 2 times.

Another inconspicuous resource in everyday life is water.To date, the price of a cubic meter of cold water is not so high.As a result, many have the wrong impression that there is no point in saving water, but we are talking about drinking water whose reserves are limited on the planet.On the scale of the planet, the lack of drinking water is a real problem that requires an immediate solution.Therefore, rational water consumption should be considered as decent behavior in relation to natural resources.In addition, hot and cold water savings help further reduce the consumption of electricity consumed to ensure the water supply system.That is why we have presented the main measures for saving water below.

  1. Install water flow measuring instruments;
  2. Do not leave the crane constantly on when it is not necessary (when brushing your teeth, when washing and taking a shower, when brushing plates, etc.);
  3. Install the crane lever switches instead of rotating cranes;
  4. Do not turn on the water with full flow.In most cases, a small flow is sufficient;
  5. The shower takes 10 times less water to accept the bathroom than to bathe;
  6. Significant water is obtained using two buttons drainage tanks.
  7. Install the dishwasher and start it most often in mode, which saves water and energy, manual washing significantly increases water consumption;
  8. Do not use water to thaw the meat products.

In conclusion, I would like to point out that we ourselves create an atmosphere of comfort around us, because all the proposed measures improve the living conditions and remain in the house and also create comfort and warmth.We are beginning to lead an energy lifestyle, but the main thing is to be constant, to turn energy conservation into an integral part of life.This is not so difficult, the main thing is to start and make it a familiar phenomenon for yourself.