Isaiah 44:14-15They planted a pine and the rain made it grow. It serves as fuel for people. They take some of it and warms themselves, also they kindle a fire and bake bread.
How can we reduce our carbon emissions with our household gadgets?
Water heater/geyser
This is one of the largest uses of electricity in the home. There are several things we can do to reduce electricity use:
- A short shower instead of bathing. The less hot water you use the less energy you need (double saving as your water bill will be less).
- Install a timer so that you only heat up water just before you need it
- Turn off the geyser completely when you go away.
- Put on a blanket for insulation
- Turn down the temperature on the water heater.
Washing machine
- 1.Run a full load. But don’t over fill as the clothes need to move around else they wont get cleaned properly
- Use cold water – imagine how much you save by washing at 60°C (instead of 90°C)
- Use the soak facility rather than pre-wash. Soak facility gets rid of those stubborn dirts without using any electricity!
- Air dry your clothes or use a rack. Tumble dryers use a huge amount of electricity
- Iron a big batch of clothes in one time. Don’t switch on iron just to do a shirt – do a whole load in one go
- Use boiled water in your iron – this will reduce build-up of sediment and keep your iron efficient.
Heating /aircon
Get used to just being a little warmer or cooler – put on sweaters instead of turning up the heat immediately.