Power consuming electronics
by admin - June 18th, 2010.Filed under: Conserving Electricity.
I’m talking about those electronic monsters that eat up power, even when they’re supposedly off. Not only to they eat up precious electricity, but they also eat a hole in your wallet by continuing to consume power 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can save considerable amounts of money per year by following some simple rules.
1. Serge Protection - Use a serge protector, plug in the electronics to the serge protector, and turn off the Serge protector when not using the electronics. This will ensure that your electronics will not be pulling power when off.
2. Timer – If you rather not manually turn off the surge protector, use a timer. Lets face it, we all forget to do things, and most of us have too many things on our plate to remember to turn off a surge protector when not using your electronics. Using a timer will help resolve that. Set times during the day that you typically don’t use the electronics, and set the timer to turn off power during those times. Now the timer also takes up power continuously, but it pales in comparison to how much other electronics use when not in use.
3. Get rid of it - If you notice in the picture I attached, there is this odd looking device on the bottom. It’s called a VCR. All kidding aside, most of us know what a VCR is, most people rarely use them anymore. However, people don’t want to get rid of them just in case they need to use them. Get over it. That’s a technology of the past. It’s going away, and will be an antique soon. Unplug it and donate it or throw it away. In the picture, it is consuming power, and probably hasn’t been used in years. Getting rid of it will also help remove clutter.
4. Lights – Flourescent lights are also a technology that is being used more to reduce power consumption. However, most people use lights and don’t turn them off. Similarly to the Timer section, you can put timers as light switches in your house. A lot of them also have sensors on them that turn on the lights when you enter a room. This will prevent you from consuming too much power by leaving lights on all day.
5. Computer power consumption – In the future, computers will be more like thin clients without power consuming hard drives that consume a ton of energy. Some companies are already using these devices. These devices connect to a host server to get their applications. This is called cloud computing. However, most of us aren’t using this technology yet. So, with your current computer, you need to set it so that it hybernates after a certain amount of inactivity. Also, turn off your monitors when not using them. You can also incorporate a timer (like in step two) for your monitors and any device that you don’t typically use at a certain time of day.
6. Printers – Home printers are rarely used, but typically they remain on at all times. Make it a habit to not turn on your printer until you actually plan to print something.
7. A/C – Use programmable thermostats to reduce A/C consumption when you’re not in the house. This probably saves the most amount of electricity and money for the average household per year.
8. Stereo Systems – Usually stereo systems, cd player, tuners, etc. have a clock or digital status display. Turn these devices off also. Anything that has a digital clock or display pull power. You want to make sure you turn them off via surge protector or switch, otherwise they could still draw power when turned off.
9. Video game consoles – This is the number one growing power consuming vampire. Most consoles, even when they’re off, continue to suck power from your household. Unplug these devices when they’re not in use. Same goes for video game remote controller charging stations.
In conclusion, you can make a difference in total worldly power consumption, and can make a difference in your own household budget and savings. Following these few steps will help you achieve your goal of having a more efficient household. Join me in making these important changes.
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