7 myths about the energy savings at home that do not work

Many tips have given to save energy at home that really is good for nothing; would you like to know what? Well then, I am going to introduce you some myths about energy saving at home.

Higher is the thermostat, fastest heats up the room

This is a myth that you have to stop believing, because that way you are just wasting energy and spending more.

It is best to heat only the room where you are, that whole House

This is another myth that will be best to banish, especially for heating a single room must use an electric heater, which "eats electricity". If really you need to reduce heating costs, lower the thermostat one or two degrees.

It is best to leave on computer shut it off and turn it on again

Some say that if you are going to stop using the computer for 10 minutes, it is better leave it turned on, because otherwise you will spend more energy by turning off and turning on. This is not true, so if you are going for 15 minutes, not hesitate to turn everything off and back on when you return.

Off electrical appliances, not expend energy

This is another lie, because if it is plugged in it still using energy through the outlet. The best way to save energy with appliances and other appliances not in use is to unplug them completely.

The screen saver saves energy

That is what made us believe for years, but now you should know that it is just another file that computer runs, still spending power as always! If you really want to save energy, you program your computer to go into sleep mode when they spend several minutes (10-15) while you use it.

You use less energy to boil water if you use hot tap water

Lie, because the same amount of energy is used both to boil a pot of water completely cold as a pot with hot water from the tap. The best advice is to boil the water in a covered pot, to spend less energy and that warms up faster.

Washing dishes by hand saves more energy than a dishwasher

This is not true, because a dishwasher is very efficient in terms of energy, and when you wash dishes manually, you spend much more water.