Njengoba izindleko zokuphila zikhuphuka, akukaze kube nesikhathi esingcono kunalesi sokunciphisa izindleko zakho zamandla futhi ube nomusa emhlabeni. Sihlanganise amathiphu athile okukusiza wena nomndeni wakho ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kuwo wonke amakamelo ekhaya lakho.

1. Ukufudumala kwekhaya – ngenkathi kusetshenziswa amandla amancane

Ingxenye yezindleko zethu zamandla isetshenziswa ekufudumaleni nasemanzini ashisayo. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukubheka imikhuba yethu yokufudumala emakhaya bese sibona ukuthi kukhona yini izinguquko ezincane esingazenza ukuze sinciphise izindleko zethu zokufudumala.

• Yehlisa i-thermostat yakho.Ukwehlisa izinga elilodwa nje kungakugcinela u-£80 ngonyaka. Setha isibali sikhathi ku-thermostat yakho ukuze ukushisa kwakho kusebenze kuphela uma ukudinga.
• Ungafudumezi amakamelo angenaluthoAma-thermostat e-radiator ngamanye asho ukuthi ungakwazi ukulungisa izinga lokushisa ekamelweni ngalinye ngokufanele.
• Gcina iminyango ephakathi kwamakamelo aseduze ivaliweNgale ndlela, uvimba ukushisa ukuthi kungaphumi.
• Sebenzisa i-heater yakho ihora elilodwa ngosuku.Ngisho nokusebenzisa amandla amancane kancane nsuku zonke kunezela ekongeni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
• Khipha igazi kuma-radiator akhoUmoya ovalelekile ungenza ama-radiator akho angasebenzi kahle, ngakho-ke azoshesha ukuwafudumeza. Uma uzizwa uqiniseka ngokwenza lokho ngokwakho, funda umhlahlandlela wethu wokuthi ungawakhipha kanjani ama-radiator akho egazini.
• Yehlisa izinga lokushisa lokugeleza kokushisa. Ibhoyila yakho ye-combi cishe inokushisa kokugeleza okusethwe kuma-degrees angu-80, kodwa amazinga okushisa aphansi angama-degrees angu-60 awanele nje kuphela ukushisa ikhaya lakho kuze kufike ezingeni elifanayo kodwa empeleni athuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwebhoyila yakho ye-combi. Lokhu akufaneleki kuzo zonke izinhlelo ngakho thola okwengeziwe esihlokweni sethu sokushisa kokugeleza.
• Gcina ukushisa ngaphakathi.Ukuvala nje amakhethini noma amakhethini akho kusihlwa kungavimba nokulahlekelwa ukushisa ngamaphesenti afinyelela ku-17%. Qiniseka ukuthi amakhethini akho awambozi ama-radiator.

2. Amathiphu okonga amandla endlini yonke

Tshala imali ezintweni zikagesi ezinesilinganiso esingu-AUma ufuna izinto zikagesi ezintsha zasekhaya, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola isilinganiso samandla. Uma isilinganiso singcono, umshini usebenza kahle kakhulu, ngakho-ke uzonga kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

3. Ikhishi - nciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwakho kwamandla namanzi ngisho nalapho upheka futhi ugeza izingubo

• Misa iqhwa.Ncibilikisa isiqandisi sakho sefriji njalo ukuze usivimbele ekusebenziseni amandla amaningi kunalawo adingekayo.
• Hlanza ngemuva kwesiqandisi sakho nesiqandisiAma-coil anothuli afaka umoya (asetshenziselwa ukupholisa nokuqinisa) angabamba umoya futhi adale ukushisa - hhayi lokho okufunayo esiqandisini sakho. Wagcine ehlanzekile, futhi azohlala epholile, esebenzisa amandla amancane.
• Sebenzisa amapani amancane.Uma ipani lakho lincane, kulapho uzodinga khona ukushisa okuncane. Ukusebenzisa ipani elinobukhulu obufanele ekudleni kwakho kusho ukuthi kuchithwa amandla amancane.
• Gcina izivalo zepani zivuliweUkudla kwakho kuzoshisa ngokushesha.
• Gcwalisa umshini wokuwasha izitsha ngaphambi komjikelezo ngamunyeQiniseka ukuthi umshini wakho wokuwasha izitsha ugcwele futhi usesimeni esingabizi kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwenza umjikelezo owodwa wokugeza kancane ngesonto kungakulondolozela u-£14 ngonyaka.
• Bilisa amanzi owadingayo kuphelaUkugcwalisa iketela ngokweqile kuchitha amanzi, imali nesikhathi. Kunalokho, bilisa amanzi amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka.
• Gcwalisa isitsha sakho sokuwasha.Uma ugeza ngezandla, ungonga ama-£25 ngonyaka ngokugcwalisa isitsha kunokuvumela amanzi ashisayo ageleze.

4. Indlu yokugezela - nciphisa izikweletu zakho zamanzi kanye namandla

Ubuwazi ukuthi cishe u-12% wezindleko zamandla ezivamile zendlu efudunyezwa ngegesi zivela ekufudumaleni kwamanzi eshawa, okugeza namanzi avela empompini oshisayo? [Source Energy Savings Trust 02/02/2022]

Nazi ezinye izindlela ezisheshayo zokonga amanzi kanye nemali ezindleleni zakho zamandla

• Cabanga ngemitha yamanzi.Kuye ngomhlinzeki wakho wamanzi kanye nokusebenzisa amanzi, ungonga ngemitha yamanzi. Thola ukuthi ubani ohlinzeka ngamanzi akho bese uxhumana naye ukuze uthole okwengeziwe.

5. Izibani zasekhaya kanye nezinto zikagesi - gcina izibani zikhanya ngentengo ephansi

• Shintsha ama-bulb akho okukhanya.Ukufaka ama-LED bulb kuyindlela enhle yokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ekhaya. I-Energy Saving Trust ilinganisela ukuthi kungabiza ikhaya elijwayelekile cishe ama-£100 ukushintsha wonke ama-bulb ayo kodwa kubiza ama-£35 ngaphansi ngonyaka ngamandla.
• Cisha izibaniNjalo uma uphuma ekamelweni, cisha izibani. Lokhu kungakugcinela imali engaba ngu-£14 ngonyaka.

6. Hlola ukuthi intela yakho yamandla ikulungele yini

Ukubuyekeza intela yakho yamandla njalo kungakongela imali. Uma ungakakulungeli ukushintsha intela yakho ngenxa yamanani aphezulu kagesi, sishiyele ikheli lakho le-imeyili, futhi sizokwazisa uma amanani ehla.

7. Imitha ehlakaniphile ingakusiza ukonga

Kubalulekile manje, kunanini ngaphambili, ukulawula amandla akho. Ngemitha ehlakaniphile, uzokwazi ukulandelela kalula ukusetshenziswa kwamandla akho futhi ubone ukuthi ungonga kuphi ukuze wehlise izindleko zakho kanye ne-carbon footprint yakho.

Izinzuzo ezihlakaniphile zifaka:

• Thuthukisa imitha yakho ngaphandle kwezindleko ezengeziwe
• Uyakwazi ukulawula – ungabona izindleko zamandla akho
• Thola amabhili anembe kakhudlwana
• Thola incazelo eqondene nawe yokusebenzisa amandla nge-Energy Hub(1)
• Uma usebenzisa amakhadi noma okhiye, ungagcwalisa imali ku-inthanethi

8. Ezinye izindlela zokunciphisa amandla ekhaya

Kunezindlela eziningi ongasiza ngazo isikhwama sakho semali kanye nomhlaba ngokuqaphela kakhulu amandla. Kunezindlela eziningi ongasiza ngazo ukunciphisa amandla ekhaya futhi wonge umhlaba ngesikhathi esifanayo. Thola amathiphu engeziwe okusebenzisa kahle amandla kubhulogi yethu ye-Energywise.