Here are some tips to reduce your electricity bill

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 30, 2022 05:05 PM2022-11-30T17:05:48+5:302022-11-30T17:05:48+5:30

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These days electricity bills are getting so much that even LED bulbs are fading. People thought that if they install LED bulbs, tube lights, the electricity bill will be reduced. Also, it was thought that the bill would be reduced if the equipment with five star energy saving rating was taken.

A young man's house was also billed for Rs 1200-1400 when it was not used. The light bill which used to be Rs 300-400 before Corona suddenly went up to Rs 1200. The household appliances were also the same. Then the question started bothering him as to how such a bill is coming.

He went to the office of MSEB and complained that the meter of Mahavitaran was faulty. As usual, the complaint was not listened to. The reply was that we don't have meters, you should bring a meter from outside and then do the testing. Also the next bill comes above 1000.

Since the house is in a big society, no one steals electricity, right? There was also a doubt. Because the meter is below the parking lot and from there the connection wire goes to the house. Because of this, how can you understand if someone jumps in the middle? That was the question. So the young man installs his own meter at home.

Now if this meter is to be installed, the cost will be incurred. But this meter is not something we put out, it is the cheapest. Price of Rs.300 only. This meter was connected to the indoor unit, the electricity from it was released into the house. Now was the real fun.

The home owner now wanted to take a reading. He took the reading since the meter was turned on. The fridge was on. The mixer was used as usual, the routine began. A geyser was installed, there it started burning like a red light. Even when the washing machine was turned on, it started burning like a red light.

Often, our household appliances are responsible for high electricity consumption. For no reason we keep the TV on, often forgetting to turn off the geyser. Auto is off so it continues. But the geyser continues to consume electricity. Geezer was 7 years old. As soon as the young man found the thief, he immediately replaced the geyser.

Often, if not many homes have a single centering for cooling of the fridge. High setting for cooling even in summer, same in monsoon and same in winter. Other people in the house don't know this, but inside there is a knob from 0 to 5, with more or less written on it.