Njengoba izindleko zokuphila zikhuphuka, asikaze sibe khona isikhathi esingcono sokunciphisa izikweletu zakho zamandla futhi ube nomusa emhlabeni.Sihlanganise amathiphu ukuze sikusize wena nomndeni wakho ninciphise ukusebenzisa kwakho amandla kuwo wonke amagumbi endlu yakho.

1. Ukushisisa ikhaya – ngenkathi usebenzisa amandla amancane

Ngaphezu kwengxenye yezindleko zethu zamandla zihamba ekushiseni nasemanzini ashisayo.Kubaluleke ngempela ukubheka imikhuba yethu yokushisisa ikhaya futhi sibone ukuthi azikho yini izinguquko ezincane esingazenza ukuze sinciphise izikweletu zethu zokushisisa.

• Yehlisa i-thermostat yakho.Idigri eyodwa nje ephansi ingakongela u-£80 ngonyaka.Setha isibali sikhathi ku-thermostat yakho ukuze ukushisisa kwakho kuvuleke kuphela uma ukudinga.
• Ungashisi amagumbi angenalutho.Ama-thermostat erediyetha angawodwana asho ukuthi ungakwazi ukulungisa izinga lokushisa ekamelweni ngalinye ngokufanele.
• Gcina iminyango phakathi kwamagumbi axhumene ivaliwe.Ngale ndlela, umisa ukushisa ukuthi kungaphumi.
• Sebenzisa ukushisisa kwakho isikhathi esingangehora ngosuku ngalunye.Ngisho nokusebenzisa amandla amancane kancane usuku ngalunye kwengeza ekongeni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
• Gcoba ama-radiator akho.Umoya ovalelekile ungenza ama-radiator akho angasebenzi kahle, ngakho azophuza ukushisisa.Uma uzizwa uqiniseka ukuthi uzokwenza ngokwakho, funda umhlahlandlela wethu wokuthi ungawopha kanjani ama-radiator akho.
• Yehlisa izinga lokushisa lokugeleza kokushisisa.Ibhayela yakho ye-combi cishe inezinga lokushisa lokugeleza elibekwe kuma-degree angu-80, kodwa amazinga okushisa aphansi angu-60 degrees awanele nje kuphela ukushisa ikhaya lakho lifike ezingeni elifanayo kodwa empeleni athuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kukabhayela wakho we-combi.Lokhu akuwafanele wonke amasistimu ngakho-ke thola okwengeziwe ku-athikili yethu yezinga lokushisa lokugeleza.
• Gcina ukushisa ngaphakathi.Ukuvala nje amakhethini akho noma amakhethini kusihlwa nakho kungamisa ukulahlekelwa ukushisa kufika ku-17%.Qiniseka ukuthi amakhethini akho awawambozi ama-radiator.

2. Amathiphu okonga amandla endlu yonke

Faka imali ezintweni zikagesi ezikalwe ngo-A.Uma usemakethe yezinto zikagesi zasekhaya ezintsha, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola isilinganiso samandla.Ukulinganisa okungcono kakhulu kulapho into esebenza ngayo isebenza kahle kakhulu, ngakho uzokonga kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

3. Ikhishi - nciphisa ukusebenzisa kwakho amandla namanzi ngisho nalapho upheka futhi uwasha

• Misa isithwathwa.Cindezela isiqandisi sakho esiqandisini njalo ukuze usivimbele ekusebenziseni amandla amaningi kunalokho okudingekile.
• Hlanza ngemuva kwesiqandisi nesiqandisi sakho.Amakhoyili ajiya uthuli (asetshenziselwa ukupholisa nokujiya) angabamba umoya futhi adale ukushisa - hhayi lokho okufunayo esiqandisini sakho.Zigcine zihlanzekile, futhi zizohlala zipholile, zisebenzisa amandla amancane.
• Sebenzisa amapani amancane.Ipani lakho lincane, uzodinga ukushisa okuncane.Ukusebenzisa ipani eliwusayizi ofanele ekudleni kwakho kusho ukumosha amandla amancane.
• Gcina izivalo zamapani zivuliwe.Ukudla kwakho kuzoshisa ngokushesha.
• Gcwalisa umshini wokuwasha izitsha ngaphambi komjikelezo ngamunye.Qiniseka ukuthi umshini wakho wokugeza izitsha ugcwele futhi usethelwe esimweni esikahle.Futhi, ukwenza umjikelezo owodwa omncane wokugeza ngeviki kungakongela u-£14 ngonyaka.
• Bilisa amanzi owadingayo kuphela.Ukugcwalisa iketela ngokweqile kumosha amanzi, imali nesikhathi.Kunalokho, ubilise kuphela amanzi amaningi njengoba uwadinga.
• Gcwalisa indishi yakho yokugeza.Uma ugeza ngesandla, ungonga u-£25 ngonyaka ngokugcwalisa indishi kunokuvumela umpompi oshisayo usebenze.

4. Igumbi lokugezela - nciphisa izikweletu zakho zamanzi namandla

Ubuwazi ukuthi cishe u-12% wenkokhelo yamandla ekhaya elishisisa ngegesi isuka ekushiseleni amanzi okugeza, okugeza namanzi aphuma kumpompi oshisayo?[I-Source Energy Savings Trust 02/02/2022]

Nazi ezinye izindlela ezisheshayo zokonga amanzi kanye nemali ezikweletini zakho zamandla

• Cabangela imitha yamanzi.Ngokuya ngomhlinzeki wakho wamanzi kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamanzi, ungonga ngemitha yamanzi.Thola ukuthi ubani ohlinzeka ngamanzi akho futhi ubathinte ukuze uthole okwengeziwe.

5. Izibani zasekhaya nezinto zikagesi - gcina izibani zikhanya kancane

• Shintsha izibani zakho.Ukufaka ama-LED ama-bulb kuyindlela enhle yokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ekhaya.I-Energy Saving Trust ilinganisela ukuthi kungabiza ikhaya eliphakathi cishe no-£100 ukuze kushintshwe wonke ama-bulbs kodwa kubiza u-£35 ngaphansi konyaka kumandla.
• Cisha izibani.Njalo uma uphuma ekamelweni, vala izibani.Lokhu kungakongela cishe u-£14 ngonyaka.

6. Hlola ukuthi imali yakho yamandla ingcono kakhulu yini kuwe

Ukubuyekeza intela yakho yamandla njalo kungakongela imali.Uma ungakalungeli ukushintsha amanani akho ngenxa yamanani aphezulu amandla, sishiyele ikheli lakho le-imeyili, futhi sizokwazisa uma izintengo zehla.

7. Imitha ehlakaniphile ingakusiza ukuthi wonge

Kubalulekile manje, kunangaphambili, ukuthi uhlale ulawula amandla akho.Ngemitha ehlakaniphile, uzokwazi kalula ukulandelela ukusetshenziswa kwamandla akho futhi ubone ukuthi ungonga kuphi ukuze wehlise izikweletu zakho kanye ne-carbon footprint yakho.

Izinzuzo ezihlakaniphile zifaka:

• Thuthukisa imitha yakho ngaphandle kwezindleko ezengeziwe
• Nguwe olawulayo – ungabona izindleko zamandla akho
• Thola izikweletu ezinembe kakhudlwana
• Thola ukuhlukaniswa komuntu siqu okwengeziwe kokusetshenziswa kwakho kwamandla nge-Energy Hub(1)
• Uma usebenzisa amakhadi noma okhiye, ungagcwalisa ku-inthanethi

8. Ezinye izindlela zokunciphisa amandla ekhaya

Ziningi izindlela ongasiza ngazo isikhwama sakho semali kanye neplanethi ngokuqaphela amandla.Ziningi ezinye izindlela ongasiza ngazo ukunciphisa amandla ekhaya futhi wonge iplanethi ngesikhathi esisodwa.Thola amathiphu amaningi okusebenza kwamandla kubhulogi yethu ye-Energywise.