{"id":830,"date":"2017-01-19T20:06:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T12:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/?p=830"},"modified":"2020-09-24T11:35:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T03:35:59","slug":"vampire-energy-a-drain-on-resources-and-your-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/home-upkeep\/vampire-energy-a-drain-on-resources-and-your-wallet\/2017\/01\/19\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire Energy – A drain on resources and your wallet!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Not many people have heard of Energy Vampires or are aware of its presence at home. M3 designers not only have your interior design interest at heart, we are also concerned about helping you live effectively in the home that we lovingly designed with you. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n

Energy Vampires is what it\u2019s commonly called but it also goes by two other terms – standby power and phantom load. Admittedly, \u201cvampire\u201d sounds a lot cooler. So what\u2019s this Energy Vampire we speak of? It\u2019s the electric power consumed by electronic devices when they are switched off (but still plugged in).<\/p>\n

On average, a household has about 15 devices constantly plugged in at any given time. Have a look around your house; I\u2019m guessing that there\u2019s a least one hand phone charger hanging off the socket and the LED clock on your microwave is still flashing.<\/p>\n

Before you rush around unplugging everything from its socket, let me give you some quick guide to shaving off the bills without the hassle on messing around with every single plugs in the house.<\/p>\n

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Devices with Digital Clock<\/strong><\/p>\n

The digital clock on your microwave may look innocuous but considering the number of times you use the microwave versus the number of hours the device is left idle, I daresay it consumes more electricity powering the clock than it does heating food. Coffee makers and ovens are the other two common culprits in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

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Computers and Entertainment Devices<\/strong><\/p>\n

You probably guessed it by now that the television, the cable box, game consoles, stereos and DVD players are all huge consumers of standby power. To mitigate this energy waste, hook up your entertainment system and related to power strips connected to a master switch. That way you can easily switch the whole system off when the family goes to bed or when everyone is out at work. According to industry experts, you can save a couple of hundreds a year if you keep up with this habit.<\/p>\n

Hot Water Heater<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an easy one. Turn off your water heater when not in use. Though most might be aware of this energy vampire, it still bears mentioning it as a reminder.<\/p>\n

Smart Home Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are apps and products available in the market that will allow you to remotely control appliances like your air conditioning unit so that you don\u2019t have to leave it running all day. Smart Home systems are able to connect to your mobile devices as well thus empowering you to save electricity and money at a touch of a button.<\/p>\n

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Are you spending money while you sleep? What is Vampire Energy?
\nNot many people have heard of Energy Vampires or are aware of its presence at home. M3 designers not only have your interior design interest at heart, we are also concerned about helping you live effectively in the home that we lovingly designed with you. Here are some nifty tips to cut that drain on your wallet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Not many people have heard of Energy Vampires or are aware of its presence at home. M3 designers not only have your interior design interest at heart, we are also concerned about helping you live effectively in the home that we lovingly designed with you. You\u2019re welcome.\n\nEnergy Vampires is what it\u2019s commonly called but it also goes by two other terms - standby power and phantom load. Admittedly, \u201cvampire\u201d sounds a lot cooler. So what\u2019s this Energy Vampire we speak of? It\u2019s the electric power consumed by electronic devices when they are switched off (but still plugged in).\n\nOn average, a household has about 15 devices constantly plugged in at any given time. Have a look around your house; I\u2019m guessing that there\u2019s a least one hand phone charger hanging off the socket and the LED clock on your microwave is still flashing.\n\nBefore you rush around unplugging everything from its socket, let me give you some quick guide to shaving off the bills without the hassle on messing around with every single plugs in the house.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_831\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" (Photo courtesy of pexels)[\/caption]\n\nDevices with Digital Clock<\/strong>\n\nThe digital clock on your microwave may look innocuous but considering the number of times you use the microwave versus the number of hours the device is left idle, I daresay it consumes more electricity powering the clock than it does heating food. Coffee makers and ovens are the other two common culprits in the kitchen.\n\n\"\"\n\nComputers and Entertainment Devices<\/strong>\n\nYou probably guessed it by now that the television, the cable box, game consoles, stereos and DVD players are all huge consumers of standby power. To mitigate this energy waste, hook up your entertainment system and related to power strips connected to a master switch. That way you can easily switch the whole system off when the family goes to bed or when everyone is out at work. According to industry experts, you can save a couple of hundreds a year if you keep up with this habit.\n\nHot Water Heater<\/strong>\n\nThis is an easy one. Turn off your water heater when not in use. Though most might be aware of this energy vampire, it still bears mentioning it as a reminder.\n\nSmart Home Solutions<\/strong>\n\nThere are apps and products available in the market that will allow you to remotely control appliances like your air conditioning unit so that you don\u2019t have to leave it running all day. Smart Home systems are able to connect to your mobile devices as well thus empowering you to save electricity and money at a touch of a button.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_833\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]\"\" (Photo courtesy of pexels)[\/caption]","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[42,39,41,36,26],"class_list":["post-830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-upkeep","tag-go-green","tag-home","tag-home-tips","tag-singapore-interior-design","tag-trends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1071,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions\/1071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/m3studio.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}