Switching off appliances/fixtures while not in use

Switch off lights/appliances while not in use you are at home saves you a lot of energy costs. At any time, only lit up areas where activities are going on. For instance, all lights and appliances in the upstairs section of your house should be switched off when all members of the family are watching TV downstairs or while cooking downstairs in the kitchen. Keeping your lights on all the time whether in use or not in use wastes a lot of energy costs.

Also, you save tons of energy costs when you turn off your lights and appliances while away at work during the day or night for night-shift workers. You need not lit up your house when no one is inside. Believe it or not leaving your appliances on whether being used or not will lead to very high energy costs.

Whenever your household is going on vacation, switch off all lights and appliances with the exception of your refrigerators and freezers to avoid foods and frozen items going bad. 

Switching off your lights and appliances requires a lot of discipline. It is possible to forget to do the switching on and off. In the alternative, one can install automatic and timed/motion sensitive switches to help with ensuring that the lights and appliances are off when not in use or when no one is home.

Do not leave equipment (appliances inclusive) running when they are not in use.

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