Save money and avoid waste it’s always a good attitude, but never as in this period paying attention to expenses becomes important. The surge in the prices of raw materials, especially energy and gas, are in fact having a significant impact on household budgets and lowering this impact is fundamental. Technology offers us some solutions, here are 4 tips you can put into practice right away.
1. Change the bulbs
Many have already changed the incandescent bulbs that officially went out of production in 2012 but there are not a few light sources that still use this system. There are also several halogen bulbs in circulation and obviously most of the light sources use energy saving lamps, fluorescent ones (CFL).
In all these cases, a passage to led bulbs would ensure savings that can reach up to 90% compared to incandescent lights, and up to 60% compared to CFLs. A rather significant reduction.
In case you decide to replace the old bulbs with led ones, it would be worth considering the purchase of “smart” productsthat is, of those bulbs that can be controlled through specific applications or home automation systems. The cost of these bulbs is at the start a little higher than traditional ones but offer several advantages: they can be switched on and off remotely even when we are not at home, they can be “dimmed” (lower and raise the intensity), they can change color, they can be included in routines or lighting scenarios, for example, they can be switched on at set times.
Precisely these advanced functions offered by products such as those of Philips, TP-Link, Xiaomi, Sengled and other companies, allow an even more optimized and personalized use of lights, further increasing the opportunities for energy saving.
Nest thermostat
2. Smart thermostats and smart valves
A good way to also lower your gas bill is to use i smart thermostats which are suitable for all those who have an independent boiler. Their installation is simple and does not necessarily require a specialized technician. Thanks to the functions of artificial intelligence these devices use an algorithm that allows you to automatically adjust the thermostat avoiding waste.
Smart thermostats in fact, they take into account various factors, for example the external atmospheric conditions or the presence or absence of people in the house, and regulate the temperature in order to ensure maximum domestic comfort but also the lowest consumption. In this way, products such as those made by Nest, Tado or Netatmo, allow you to save up to 30% on the gas bill.
Source: Vanity Fair
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