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07.12.2015
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Avoid placing hot food in the refrigerator and forget the mats for the bars: all this increases energy consumption
Today, let's talk about how to save energy with the refrigerator, by many considered one of the villains of energy consumption at home. Although the new models have evolved greatly and has to consider more efficient, the refrigerator is still, at least in the kitchen, the appliance that most demands attention and good consumer practices to not let her spend even more electricity than necessary .
For starters, the refrigerator needs to stay connected all the time, 24 hours a day. It is important to know that turning off the device at night and reconnect the morning does not help to save energy.
According to the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), a refrigerator takes on average ten hours to thaw completely. As the device operates always at a certain temperature when the engine is restarted, it will work more to reach the required temperature compensating which was saved overnight. According to Aneel, only worth turning off the fridge when the unused period is a few days.
Another tip is important is not dry clothes behind the refrigerator. The practical and very common, since the engine heat helps evaporate the water, causing the clothes to dry faster. But even if the refrigerator is not used for full drying, to avoid this. The reason is quite simple: in addition to overload the motor, increasing energy consumption, counted from the wet parts to the motor grid raise the risk of shock.
Keep hot food in the refrigerator also increases energy consumption because it will need to "work" more ara make that food reaches the temperature of the other, increasing energy consumption.
The Consumer Guide Aware Energy Company of the State of Bahia Electricity (Coelba) also gives other simple tips that make a difference in the refrigerator energy consumption. "Always check the condition of the refrigerator gaskets in order to avoid waste of energy," says the Manual. A practical test is to place a sheet of paper and close the refrigerator door. If the sheet to be stuck by the rubber seal is suitable. If the leaf falls, the rubber is not proper seal, which means increased energy expenditure.
He also recommends defrost the appliance regularly, and adjust the thermostat according to the cold season of the year and put the refrigerator in a ventilated place, away from the wall, the sun's rays, the stove and ovens. Another simple tip, but is not efficient line the refrigerator shelves because it prevents air circulation and end up consuming more energy. In addition, some food can not be well chilled.
In addition to the conscious consumption practices, there is another important detail you need to know to save even more. Older models refrigerator consume more - according to Aneel, about 150 kWh per month. The latest are more economical and it is possible to check the level of savings from Procel Inmetro and the label, you should always have the classification A.
But it is also important to know that the more the refrigerator capacity, the higher the consumption. The common, according to a survey of Eletrobras, has an average power of 45W to 150W. Already have the duplex power in general 250W. See the average consumption of each refrigerator, according to the capacity. The survey is Aneel:
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