Here are common appliances causes higher electricity bills when you use them inconsiderately.
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Do you ever find yourself confused with unstable electricity bills every single month? Do you realize your mistake causes higher electricity bills? Here are common appliances that cause higher electricity bills when you use them inconsiderately.
1. Rice cooker
Suppose you find your electricity bills ups and downs every single month, while you are not using some appliances. There are some reasons with your bills get higher. One of the common appliances causing higher electricity bills is the rice cooker.
There is a lot of TV, radio, or newspaper advertising saying that warming up your rice using a rice cooker takes only 5 watts. Check their label, it is written in a rice cooker 350W/77W. In other words, it takes 350 watts to cook the rice, and 77 watts to warm up your rice, not 5 watts.
You can buy a rice cooker with a lower watt, but if you have a big family, you can take the bigger one. To save some money, please cook the rice near meal time, cook considerately for one meal so you do not need to use a rice cooker to warm up the rice.
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2. Dispenser
Some people may be dependent on this appliance, especially those who always drink hot water, to make hot drinks, like coffee, tea, and many more. Do you know if the dispenser causes higher electricity bills by the end of the month?
There is a better way to save up some money, you can turn on the dispenser if you really need hot water. The dispenser takes 3 – 5 minutes to make hot water more than 90 Celsius. It is way better if you use a teakettle and pour water into a water thermos to keep it hot.
3. Water pumps
Due to water pump use, identical bills will raise the roof. It will be better to buy a big water tank, so you do not need to turn on the water pumps too often. Besides that, you can choose the automatic one, when the water tank is full, it will automatically turn off.
Unclean water pumps also cause higher electricity bills. Clean your water pumps, regularly. Check if there is a leaking pipe or not. You can also give some oil right in the spinning part.
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4. Air conditioner
Unsteady weather causes some people to turn on their air conditioners for a long time. Compared with other appliances, air conditioners use a lot of electricity which causes high electric bills. Even 1 PK air conditioner charges for 700 watts. How about some air conditioners you use? It can be your dilemma, for those who cannot live without an air conditioner, you can put 24 – 25 Celsius as the ideal temperature in a closed room.
When you are going out, make sure to turn off the air conditioners. You can also save some money by a simple cleaning to keep your air conditioners humming and working more efficiently. If it's filter and coil clean, it will not cause you higher electricity bills.
When buying a new room air conditioner, look for the energy saver one that means it can adjust the temperature with how many people are in a room, automatically. Or you can choose an air conditioner with a lower PK.
5. Television
Start now, do not let your TV on when it is not being used. Do not turn the TV on before bed, it charges you higher electricity bills because you fall asleep and TV is on for the whole night. It will be better to turn off and unplug the TV sucking up power when not in use. Or, if you just cannot sleep without a TV, you can use the timer feature.