The Electricity Saving Thread

[falken]

Question about ref, we have a single- door ref about 5ft height, bale nasira at tinanggal na kasi yung freezer door nya matagal na. Ask ko lang kung masama ba yung makapal na yung namumuong yelo sa freezer? Does it consume more electricity?

And how much does the CDRKing timer cost? TIA.


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Mas malakas sa kuryente pag natanggal na yung freezer door, takes more time and power to freeze the contents and maintain the temperature.

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[antonath]

Sir, magkano na lang ba kung ibebenta ang old ref (15yrs)? mga 6ft high 2 door freezer and ref. Planning to buy inverter type na rin + timer para tipid kuryente.

pag asa mo na lang sir mabenta yan sa mga junk shop. yun lang per kilo yata ang bentahan nyan

[Retz]

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parang pinamigay ko na rin.

[Horsepower]

Our side by side 21cubic ref also went the way of the junk. Lakas sa kuryente e. No one wants it. Ang bigat din so mas tempting na ibigay na lang sa magbobote at least sya maghihirap na kunin yun. Tulong mo na lang sa kanya.

[Retz]

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baka un na nga lang din gagawin ko sir. hindi pa ata kakasya sa kariton niya un.

[niky]

If you've got an old ref that's guzzling electricity like there's no tomorrow, there are some things you can do to fix it.

Here's an interesting one:
Make your old fridge green by insulating it



Seems cheap and easy to do. I'm going to try it myself. Don't expect the same fifty percent savings, as my ref is relatively new, but a 25% reduction in consumption will make it worth my while.

[madduck]

effective nga ba yung pag off ng ref? ilang hours per day dapat?

[shadow]

Why don't you just replace your fridge to inverter?

[madduck]

expensive. also, malalaki yung may inverter technology na ref, baka hindi kasya sa provision space para sa ref. smallest i've seen is 11cub ft.

[Retz]

mga 2-3hrs lang sir just to be safe. bili ka na lang ng timer as pointed out earlier.

[Stoner]

Meralco has FINALLY come up with a Net Metering scheme. Anybody interested in pursuing such an implementation?

[shibby75]

Lighting for my house has been offgrid for 10 months now, saving more or less 1k a month with just 240w of solar panel and battery.

Since legal na ang net metering, iplan to upgrade the rest of the house to a 1kw on grid system. Low consumption lang naman ako pag umaga bihira aircon and para mag negative ang metro ko, and just use meralco at night. Been scouting the green power exhibit at smx, madaming option don.

[Manilablock]

Meralco has FINALLY come up with a Net Metering scheme. Anybody interested in pursuing such an implementation?

kung nag pro-produce ka din ng electricity pwede ito, kung meron kang wind turbine or solar panels,

ung ROI nga lang hindi attractive kasi malaki ang investment mo compared sa returns.

[Stoner]

*Shibby75

How about maintenance? How often would you clean your panels? You did anything to manage heat? Thanks.

[EQAddict]

Meralco has FINALLY come up with a Net Metering scheme. Anybody interested in pursuing such an implementation?

whats a NET metering scheme? I have one of their Time of Use meters (where they charge less at night but more during daylight hours) . My bill went from 20k month to about 13k a month so far.

[Stoner]

whats a NET metering scheme? I have one of their Time of Use meters (where they charge less at night but more during daylight hours) . My bill went from 20k month to about 13k a month so far.

It's an arrangement wherein establishments install mechanism(s) like solar panels, windmills, etc. to produce electricity that is fed directly into the grid. No need for storage like batteries that is susceptible to energy loss and adds to the traditionally high costs of such implementations.

Electricity produced is then is credited to your periodical electric usage.

In other words, with those in place, and you're not using any electricity, your meter will actually go backwards.

[Retz]

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Sir, sa residential ba yan commercial or industrial ung NET metering?

[EQAddict]

It's an arrangement wherein establishments install mechanism(s) like solar panels, windmills, etc. to produce electricity that is fed directly into the grid. No need for storage like batteries that is susceptible to energy loss and adds to the traditionally high costs of such implementations.

Electricity produced is then is credited to your periodical electric usage.

In other words, with those in place, and you're not using any electricity, your meter will actually go backwards.

thanks for the info! Didnt know that. Not sure though if the infrastructure is in place for subdivisions and such. Maybe in industrial areas this would be more applicable. But it would be nice to have it in residential areas.

[Retz]

I have heard of prepaid electric meters but meters actually going backwards? this is something new.

[niky]

Lighting for my house has been offgrid for 10 months now, saving more or less 1k a month with just 240w of solar panel and battery.

Since legal na ang net metering, iplan to upgrade the rest of the house to a 1kw on grid system. Low consumption lang naman ako pag umaga bihira aircon and para mag negative ang metro ko, and just use meralco at night. Been scouting the green power exhibit at smx, madaming option don.

How much is 240w of panels nowadays, if you don't have to buy storage?