{"id":1349,"date":"2019-02-22T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwmsites.com\/cardosonew\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2019-02-22T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:19:22","slug":"what-uses-the-most-electricity-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwmsites.com\/cardosonew\/what-uses-the-most-electricity-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What Uses the Most Electricity in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many homeowners are on the hunt for ways to cut costs and lead a more comfortable lifestyle financially. While eating out less and saving for retirement are good steps, it turns out you may be overlooking one of the biggest wastes of money in your life. Up to 35% of the electricity used in most homes goes to waste, which means that you could be cutting your electric costs by 35% if you know what\u2019s using that energy!<\/p>\n<h2>Daily Energy Uses<\/h2>\n<p>Before we dig into what\u2019s wasting the energy in your home, it\u2019s important to address the expected daily energy uses. Heating and cooling, refrigerators, stoves, washer and dryers, and other important fixtures within your home are going to inevitably pull a large amount of electricity. You can cut costs to some degree by turning your heat down at night or when you aren\u2019t home, air drying some of your clothes, and a variety of other practices. While those daily energy users are important, it will make more of an impact to focus on vampire appliances.<\/p>\n<h2>Vampire Appliances<\/h2>\n<p>Vampire appliances refer to the appliances that pull the most wasted energy within your home. Some of the most common culprits of this energy sucking include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Computers<\/strong> \u2013 many people leave their computers on when they aren\u2019t using them. If your computer doesn\u2019t need to be on, turn it off! Laptops tend to use more electricity than desktops so be sure to unplug them from their charger and turn them off when they aren\u2019t in use.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gaming Consoles<\/strong> \u2013 by leaving your consoles plugged in when you aren\u2019t using them, you\u2019re wasting lots of energy. Plug in only one console at a time while you\u2019re using it and keep the rest unplugged until you\u2019re ready to play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VCR<\/strong> \u2013 the nostalgia of a VCR may be nice, but it\u2019s time to move on. VCR\u2019s use twice the amount of electricity as a DVD player does. If you insist on keeping your VCR, make sure it\u2019s unplugged when you aren\u2019t using it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microwaves<\/strong> \u2013 do you really need that clock on your microwave when you aren\u2019t using it? Probably not. Instead, plug the microwave in while you\u2019re using it and keep it unplugged the rest of that time. That clock may look small but it\u2019s a constant drain of energy!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Printers<\/strong> \u2013 many people have multi-use printers in their homes. While they may be nice to have, they constantly pull electricity when you aren\u2019t using any of their functions. Plug them in to complete your task and then pull the plug until the next use!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact Cardoso Electrical<\/h2>\n<p>To learn more about how you can save on your electric bill, contact the experts at Cardoso Electrical! Fill out an online <a href=\"https:\/\/bwmsites.com\/cardosonew\/requestform\/\">contact form<\/a> or give us a call today at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+17812467700\">781-246-7700<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many homeowners are on the hunt for ways to cut costs and lead a more comfortable lifestyle financially. While eating out less and saving for retirement are good steps, it turns out you may be overlooking one of the biggest wastes of money in your life. 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