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5 Home Appliances that Use The Most Electricity

Home Appliances that Use The Most Electricity

You are well aware of how much power your household uses during the month. It is plainly outlined on the bill that you get every month. It has been pounded into your head that lights are a huge draw on your power. ‘Turn the lights off when you leave the room’ is a common saying that parents ask from their children.

To be honest, turning the lights off will make a noticeable impact on your bill. It may surprise you, though, that your common appliances use much more power than all the lights combined. Many of your appliances are left running when they are not in use. Some of them need to be on all the time to do their jobs. Others are only used sporadically, but when they are on you can almost watch the power meter spin.

1. Refrigerator

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This is definitely the biggest leech of power. It is on all the time, so it pulls a lot of juice. Every time that you open the door it releases cold air, causing the compressor to kick on. The longer that you have the door open, the more power it will take to get the temperature back down to the set temperature.

2. Washing Machine

This appliance is in a close second. This is one of those units that is used off and on throughout the month, but it pulls a large amount of electricity. Luckily, they have settings that can be adjusted to reduce the amounts of power used. Instead of using the highest settings, turn them down a bit. When it comes to temperature, use cold water.

3. Television

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You may not think that a television would be in the top five, but it most certainly is. The more TV’s that you have on throughout the day, the more power that they will drain. It is common to have a TV set, or two, turned on simply for noise. Turning them off when they are not needed will solve some of the problem. Newer smart TV’s also have a setting that allows the unit to go into a sleep mode, rather than turning off. Therefore, they start up fast when you hit the ‘on’ button, but they are essentially on all the time.

4. Oven

Ovens pull a decent amount of power when turned on. The heating elements take time, and power, to heat up. Once the unit is up to temperature it needs to maintain it. The elements are kicking on and off constantly, jumping the usage of electricity in Melbourne each time.

5. Computers

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We are all guilty when it comes to excess energy use from computers. This also includes mobile devices and laptops. Charging units are left plugged in all the time, slowly increasing the amount of power that you use. We leave computers turned on for most of the day. This does make it easier to hop on and use when needed, but it causes an unnecessary draw on your power. You may be surprised how much electricity that it uses when you leave everything plugged in and running.

It is important to realize that not all service providers will cost you the same.

If you genuinely want to know what takes the most energy in your home, you have a couple of options. You can purchase, or rent, a monitor that you hook up to your meter. It will detail how much power is used, as well as what is using it.

Or you can go the more traditional way. This math equation, given by Energy.gov, will give you a very close estimate.

(Wattage X hours used per day) / 1000 = Daily kilowatt-hour consumption

You can take your answer and multiply it by how many days are in the month, or by 365 for the year.

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