The heat is still with us and if we have air conditioning at home, fans or evaporation systems, it is normal that we turn them on during the hottest hours of the day. However, given the high price of electricity We choose not to do it in order to save as much as possible, especially if the economic situation at home is not very buoyant.
And in fact it is clear that If we do not turn them on we will use less electricity, Although in the case of fans we already saw that the savings are insignificant, even if we have them connected all day or all night.
However, it is also common that we do not use them because we believe that they are the main source of electrical expenditure along with other usual suspects such as the washing machine, the oven or the dishwasher, but then, without realizing it, we have a lot of other appliances on that spends much more and they are the ones that really drive up the bill.
Appliances that consume a lot of electricity at home
Among household appliances we can clearly differentiate two kinds of equipment based on their time of use and energy expenditure. Firstly we have those that They consume a lot of power at certain times (typically over 1,000 watts) needing high power for short periods, and secondly those with a low consumption but its usage time is many hours throughout the day, like fans that usually consume between 40 and 50 wattsWhich ones consume the most electricity?
- Irons for clothes and hair have evolved little conceptually in the last 100 years. An inefficient resistance heats a surface and a water tank generally exceeding the 2,000 watts in basic models. This figure can even rise to 3,000 watts or more in some high-end ones and especially in ironing centres with a separate steam boiler, which increase electricity consumption.
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- Hair dryers They provide immediate heat thanks to a very high electrical consumption, which is then expelled to the outside by a ventilation system. They can easily exceed 1,500 watts in the most basic ones but there are high-end equipment that even reach figures much higher than the 2,000 watts.
- Electric griddles for cooking They became very fashionable a few years ago with a multitude of models on the market and their mission is very basic, heating a metal surface using an electric resistor. They consume more than 1,500 watts and in the larger and more powerful models exceed 2,000 watts to provide instant heat for easy cooking.
- The toasters and sandwich makers They are also appliances that do their job by consuming a large amount of electrical energy, following the resistance-based operating pattern of the rest of the appliances on the list. The most discreet ones have powers that are around 1,200-1,500 wattsalthough there are models that consume even more. However, these devices have the advantage that the time of use is usually very short, about 5-10 minutes at most.
- Oil and air fryers They are another essential appliance in many Spanish kitchens. In the case of oil cookers, the electricity consumption can easily reach 1000 W. 2,000-2,500 watts in the intermediate size models. And in the air ones it is noticeably reduced but it is still usually among the 1,000 and 1,500 watts.
- Refrigerators They are huge appliances that, despite their size, have a low energy consumption. With consumptions that rarely exceed 200-300 watts peak, but they have to be on 24 hours a daywhich means that the cost increases in the end. For this reason, it is not advisable to spend all day opening and closing the door and to check that the insulating rubber is in good condition.
- The electric thermos It is another of the biggest consumers of electricity at home. Many times we leave it on without realizing it, wasting huge amounts of energy. 1,000-1,500 watts when we are not going to need it. Also, in summer with the heat we can lower the operating temperature to about 40 degrees, which will be enough for showering and we will save a lot of electricity.
- The TV It can also be a large consumer of electricity, because in many homes there is a habit of turn it on in the morning and leave it on almost all dayas if to “create an atmosphere”, spending and spending many times without watching any specific program. This causes consumption to skyrocket and the television to become up to 7.5% of electricity costs in homes. Ideally, it should be turned on only when we are really going to watch it, but it can also be turn off the screen by leaving the sound working if our model allows it and set a panel brightness level low for general use and a maximum brightness mode when we are really going to use it with a movie or series.
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