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The monthly electricity bill is like a mirror, shining out the "culprits" of electricity consumption in our homes.
But some people don't know which electrical appliances they have at home that have become the "culprit".
In fact, there are roughly these 4 kinds of electrical appliances that consume electricity in the family, and many families have been hit.
So what are they?
Could it be a refrigerator, a washing machine, or something like that?
Of course not, these four are appliances that continue to consume electricity even when you're not using them.
Air conditioning.
The first one is air conditioning.
The state stipulates that the energy efficiency level of air conditioning can be as high as level 6, and almost all those who have air conditioners at home have bought air conditioners with energy efficiency level 3, which can not only ensure quality but also save energy, but do you know how high the power of level 3 air conditioners is?
It has up to 2000W of power, and if you don't unplug it, it will always work.
Air conditioners also sometimes continue to consume electricity when not in use.
Many people will ask, air conditioner it doesn't stop working when not in use?
Not really.
If the plug is not unplugged when the air conditioner is not in use, the air conditioner will be in operation.
At this time, the air conditioner will determine whether there is anyone in the house, and if there is no one in the house, it will stop working, but at this time, the state is the same as the sleep mode, except that the air conditioner will consume more electricity at this time.
Just like people, sleeping consumes oxygen.
The air conditioner will absorb heat to the outside in sleep mode, but at this time, the compressor of the air conditioner will generate heat when it is running, and this heat cannot be used as a resource, so this part of the heat is used by the air conditioner as exhaust emissions.
In sleep mode, the air conditioner works so that you can enjoy a comfortable temperature, but it consumes more electricity.
So, do you still think that the air conditioner doesn't consume electricity when it's not working?
Since the air conditioner consumes electricity when not in use, let's unplug the air conditioner, but if you need to use the air conditioner from time to time, it is not convenient to do so.
You can pull the plug first and then plug in the air conditioner, and another way is to add a delay exhaust device to the air conditioner, which will stop the air conditioner if there is no one at home.
Air fryer.
The second one is the air fryer.
There are many people who love to eat fried food, but don't want to worry about their body for eating fried food, and will choose the air fryer as a relatively healthy cooking method.
Air fryers are popular with chefs at home because of their versatility.
It can not only be fried and baked, but also steamed and cooked, and it can be used for multiple purposes.
There are not many households with an air fryer at home, but it is not used less frequently.
Although the air fryer is good, its energy consumption is not low, and it costs a lot of electricity every time it is used.
And there are many people who forget to pull the plug when they use it, and the remaining users will not pull the plug when they are not in use, so that the electricity bill will remain high for a month.
In fact, many high-energy appliances have this phenomenon, such as ovens, steam ovens, etc., when you use them, they will consume electricity like an air fryer, but when you are not using them, they will not actively power off.
The power of the air fryer is between 1300W and 1500W, and if you have an oven at home, the power consumption is 1.3kWh per hour, and if you use it for 1 hour a day, it will have 19.5kWh in half a month.
If it is a steam oven, its power is 1800W, the power consumption per hour is 1.8kWh, and it will be used for 1 hour a day, and it will cost 26.5kWh in half a month.
Add all of this together, and if you also have an air conditioner and an electric kettle, your family's electricity bill will be high.
Electric kettle.
The third one is the electric kettle.
An electric kettle is a standard in almost every home, and some families will not only have an electric kettle, but even have a double-tank electric kettle to ensure that there is boiling water throughout the day.
When boiling water, the power consumption of electric kettles is quite terrible, the power of electric kettles ranges from 800W to 1500W, but most families will choose 1000W electric kettles.
If you plug and unplug the kettle every time you boil water, keep the kettle on standby.
If you boil water 10 times a day, and it takes 10 minutes to boil water each time, it will consume 167.6Wh of electricity per day.
If it is placed in the state of not pulling the plug for a long time, the electric kettle will always keep the boiling water at a constant temperature, this stable temperature is an excellent power consumption resource, so this part of the electricity will not be saved.
Therefore, if you keep the electric kettle at a constant temperature, it will cost you an extra 80kWh in a month, and your electricity bill will remain high.
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The fourth is the set-top box.
Many people may not realize that the set-top box at home also consumes electricity when not in use.
The power of the set-top box is about 8W, and if you don't pull the plug, it will always stay in standby mode.
If the set-top box is used for 5 hours a day and standby for 19 hours when not in use, 20kWh of electricity will be used every month.
However, this is just a set-top box, if there are two set-top boxes and three set-top boxes at home, then the electricity bill is not big?
Therefore, electrical appliances such as TVs and computers do not consume electricity when not in use, but set-top boxes do.
epilogue
In addition to the above, the router also consumes electricity in this way, but it has relatively little power and is used by almost every household, so these will not be noticed.
So, if you want to reduce your household electricity bill, the best thing to do is to unplug appliances that are not in use in time.
If your electricity bill is really high, you can also consider changing to a more suitable electricity plan, but still unplug the appliances you don't need.