Njengoko iindleko zokuphila zinyuka, akukho xesha lingcono kunaleli lokunciphisa iindleko zakho zamandla kwaye ube nobubele kwiplanethi. Siqulunqe iingcebiso zokukunceda wena nosapho lwakho ninciphise ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kwigumbi ngalinye lekhaya lakho.

1. Ukufudumeza indlu – ngelixa kusetyenziswa amandla amancinci

Ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha seendleko zethu zamandla zisetyenziselwa ukufudumeza namanzi ashushu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukujonga imikhwa yethu yokufudumeza emakhaya size sibone ukuba kukho utshintsho oluncinci esinokulwenza ukunciphisa iindleko zethu zokufudumeza.

• Yehlisa i-thermostat yakho.Ukuhla nje ngedigri enye kunokukunceda ukonge i-£80 ngonyaka. Beka isibali-xesha kwi-thermostat yakho ukuze ukufudumeza kwakho kusebenze kuphela xa ukudinga.
• Musa ukufudumeza amagumbi angenantoIithermostat zeradiator nganye zithetha ukuba ungalungisa ubushushu kwigumbi ngalinye ngokufanelekileyo.
• Gcina iingcango phakathi kwamagumbi akufutshane zivaliweNgale ndlela, uthintela ubushushu ukuba bungaphumi.
• Sebenzisa i-heater yakho iyure enye engaphantsi ngemini.Nokuba usebenzisa amandla amancinci kancinci yonke imihla, oko kongeza ukonga ngokuhamba kwexesha.
• Yopha ii-radiators zakhoUmoya ovalelekileyo ungenza ii-radiator zakho zingasebenzi kakuhle, ngoko ke ziya kucotha ukuzifudumeza. Ukuba uqinisekile ukuba uza kukwenza ngokwakho, funda isikhokelo sethu sendlela yokuchitha igazi kwii-radiator zakho.
• Yehlisa ubushushu bokuhamba kobushushu. Ibhoyila yakho ye-combi mhlawumbi inobushushu bokuhamba obubekwe kwiidigri ezingama-80, kodwa amaqondo obushushu aphantsi angama-60 awaneli nje ukufudumeza ikhaya lakho ukuya kwinqanaba elifanayo kodwa aphucula ukusebenza kakuhle kwebhoyila yakho ye-combi. Oku akufanelekanga kuzo zonke iinkqubo ngoko ke fumana okungakumbi kwinqaku lethu lobushushu bokuhamba.
• Gcina ubushushu ngaphakathi.Ukuvala nje iifestile zakho okanye iikhethini ngokuhlwa kunokuthintela ukulahleka kobushushu ukuya kuthi ga kwi-17%. Qiniseka ukuba iikhethini zakho azigubungeli ii-radiators.

2. Amacebiso okonga umbane kwindlu yonke

Tyala imali kwizixhobo ezisemgangathweni ophezuluUkuba ukhangela izixhobo zombane zasekhaya ezintsha, qiniseka ukuba ujonga umlinganiselo wamandla. Okukhona umlinganiselo ungcono kokukhona isixhobo sisebenza kakuhle, ngoko ke uya konga imali eninzi kwixesha elide.

3. Ikhitshi – nciphisa amandla akho kunye nokusebenzisa amanzi nokuba upheka kwaye uhlamba impahla

• Yeka iqabaka.Nyibilikisa ifriji yakho rhoqo ukuze ingasebenzisi amandla amaninzi kunokuba kufuneka.
• Coca emva kwefriji yakho kunye nefrijiIikhoyili zothuli ezifuthayo (ezisetyenziselwa ukupholisa nokufutha) zinokubamba umoya kwaye zenze ubushushu – hayi into oyifunayo kwifriji yakho. Zigcine zicocekile, kwaye ziya kuhlala zipholile, zisebenzisa amandla amancinci.
• Sebenzisa iipani ezincinci.Ukuba ipani yakho incinci, ubushushu obuya kufuneka buncinci. Ukusebenzisa ipani enobukhulu obufanelekileyo bokutya kwakho kuthetha ukuba kuchithwa amandla amancinci.
• Gcina izivalo zeembiza zivuliweUkutya kwakho kuya kufudumala ngokukhawuleza.
• Gcwalisa i-dishwasher ngaphambi komjikelo ngamnyeQinisekisa ukuba umatshini wakho wokuhlamba izitya ugcwele kwaye ulungele ukusetyenziswa kakhulu. Ukongeza, ukwenza umjikelo omnye wokuhlamba kancinci ngeveki kunokukongela i-£14 ngonyaka.
• Bilisa amanzi owadingayo kuphelaUkuzalisa iketile kakhulu kuchitha amanzi, imali kunye nexesha. Endaweni yoko, bilisa amanzi amaninzi kangangoko ufuna.
• Zalisa isitya sakho sokuhlamba impahla.Ukuba uhlamba ngesandla, ungonga i-£25 ngonyaka ngokugcwalisa isitya endaweni yokuvumela amanzi ashushu aphume.

4. Igumbi lokuhlambela – nciphisa iindleko zakho zamanzi kunye namandla

Ubusazi na ukuba malunga ne-12% yeendleko zamandla eziqhelekileyo zekhaya elifudunyezwa yigesi zivela ekufudunyezweni kwamanzi eshawa, ebhafini namanzi avela kwimpompo eshushu? [Umthombo we-Energy Savings Trust 02/02/2022]

Nazi ezinye iindlela ezikhawulezayo zokonga amanzi kunye nemali kwiindleko zakho zamandla

• Cinga ngesixhobo sokulinganisa amanzi.Ngokuxhomekeke kumboneleli wakho wamanzi kunye nendlela osebenzisa ngayo amanzi, ungonga imali ngemitha yamanzi. Fumanisa ukuba ngubani okunika amanzi akho kwaye uqhagamshelane naye ukuze ufumane okungakumbi.

5. Izibane zasekhaya kunye nezixhobo ze-elektroniki - gcina izibane zivuliwe ngexabiso eliphantsi

• Tshintsha iibhalbhu zakho zokukhanyisa.Ukufaka iibhalbhu ze-LED yindlela entle yokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla ekhaya. I-Energy Saving Trust iqikelela ukuba ingabiza ikhaya eliqhelekileyo malunga ne-£100 ukutshintsha zonke iibhalbhu zayo kodwa ibiza ngaphantsi kwe-£35 ngonyaka kumandla.
• Cima izibane. Ngalo lonke ixesha uphuma kwigumbi, cima izibane. Oku kunokukunceda ukonge malunga ne-£14 ngonyaka.

6. Jonga ukuba irhafu yakho yamandla yeyona ifanelekileyo kuwe na

Ukuhlola irhafu yakho yamandla rhoqo kunokukunceda wonge imali. Ukuba awukakulungeli ukutshintsha irhafu yakho ngenxa yamaxabiso aphezulu wamandla, sishiyele idilesi yakho ye-imeyile, kwaye siya kukwazisa xa amaxabiso ehla.

7. Imitha ekrelekrele inokukunceda wonge imali

Kubalulekile ngoku, ngaphezu kwanini na ngaphambili, ukulawula amandla akho. Ngemitha ekrelekrele, uya kukwazi ukulandelela indlela osebenzisa ngayo amandla akho kwaye ubone apho unokonga khona ukuze unciphise iindleko zakho kunye nomngcipheko wakho wekhabhoni.

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8. Ezinye iindlela zokunciphisa amandla ekhaya

Zininzi iindlela onokunceda ngazo isipaji sakho kunye neplanethi ngokukhathalela ngakumbi amandla. Zininzi ezinye iindlela onokunceda ngazo ukunciphisa amandla ekhaya kwaye wonge iplanethi ngaxeshanye. Fumana iingcebiso ezingakumbi zokonga amandla kwibhlog yethu ye-Energywise.