As practice shows, savings achieved through reasonable self-restraint can amount to significant sums. A person who has learned to save electricity, water, heat, and gas in their apartment better understands the need for energy conservation in an apartment building and at work. After all, the basis of any economy is the will to eradicate wasteful habits and mindfulness. Let us look in more detail at some simple but effective ways to save energy at home.

Heat conservation

Weatherizing windows and doors can increase the temperature in apartments and homes by 4–5 °C and eliminate the need for an electric heater, which can consume up to 4000 kWh per season. There are several simple ways to weatherize:

• sealing gaps in window frames and doorways. This is done using mounting foams, self-expanding sealing tapes, silicone and acrylic sealants, etc. The result is an increase in air temperature in the room by 1–2 °C;
• sealing the closures of windows and doors using various self-adhesive seals and gaskets. Windows are sealed not only around the perimeter but also between the frames. The result is an increase in indoor temperature by 1–3 °C;
• installing new plastic or wooden windows with multi-pane double-glazed units, glass with heat-reflective film, and vents. Then the temperature in the room will be stable in both winter and summer, the air will be fresh, and the need to periodically open the window, letting out a large volume of warm air, will disappear. The result is an increase in room temperature by 2–5 °C and a reduction in street noise;
• installing a second door at the entrance to the apartment (house). The result is an increase in indoor temperature by 1–2 °C, and a reduction in external noise and drafts;
• Installation of a heat-reflective screen (or aluminum foil) on the wall behind the heating radiator. The result is an increase in room temperature by 1°C. Try not to cover the radiators with dense curtains, screens, or furniture - heat will be distributed more effectively in the room. Replace cast iron radiators with aluminum ones: their heat output is 40–50% higher. If the radiators are installed with consideration for convenient removal, there is an opportunity to regularly flush them, which also contributes to increasing heat output. Glazing a balcony or loggia is equivalent to installing an additional window. This creates a thermal buffer with an intermediate temperature 10°C higher than outside, in a strong frost. It is not uncommon for the problem to be not a lack of heat, but an excess of it. The solution will be the installation of thermostats on the radiators.

Saving electrical energy

Replace ordinary incandescent lamps with LED lights. Their service life is 20 times longer than an incandescent lamp, consumption is lower by 8 times. During operation, the lamp pays for itself 8-10 times. Use local light fixtures when general lighting is not necessary. Take it as a rule to turn off the light when leaving the room.

Disconnect devices that have been in standby mode for a long time. Televisions, computer equipment, and music centers in standby mode consume energy from 3

If you have an electric stove in your kitchen, make sure its burners are not deformed and fit tightly against the bottom of the heated dishes. This will prevent excessive heat and electricity consumption. Do not turn on the stove in advance and turn it off several minutes earlier than necessary for cooking the dish. Boil as much water in an electric kettle as you need to use.

Use light tones when decorating your apartment walls. Light walls, light curtains, clean windows, and a reasonable number of flowers reduce lighting costs by 10–15%.

Write down the readings on your electricity meters and analyze how you