AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

 AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

• Recognise your domestic appliances
• Safe use of domestic appliances
• Electrical consumption of electrical appliances
• Minimize the electric bill
• Aware about all specification of electric appliances

A domestic appliance is a device which assist in household function like cooking , cleaning, food preservation. They varies in size from small to big.

Small appliances are very useful and easy to carry. You can carry it from one place to another without any hassle. You can find it mostly in your kitchen. They includes juicer, electric mixer, micro oven, deep fryers, electric kettles, coffee maker etc.

Major appliances are big in size and very difficult to carry from one place to another. They are air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machine etc

Safe use of domestic appliances

1. Make sure switch is off before plugging the cord of appliance
2. Unplug all electric appliances when they are not in use or if you are going to clean or repair. This is because a voltage surge could turn them on or cause a short circuit.
3. Pull the plug, not the cord, to disconnect appliances.
4. Be careful not to overload circuits with too many plug
5. All domestic appliances comes with manufacturer’s instruction manual. Read all the precautions and procedure to start and stop the equipment.
6. Don’t use extension cords with high wattage appliances like air conditioner or electric iron. For these heavy load appliances there is provision of separate circuit. Always plug into recommended separate circuit.
7. Don’t operate electric appliances in or near water.
8. Check the cable(cord) of appliances is in good condition i.e. it is not damaged. If cable is damaged then don’t use that appliance.
9. Never touch an electric appliance if you are standing on a wet floor or your hand is wet.

How to prevent electric shock in your home??

• Check electrical appliances cord for damage, replace if found damaged.
• Keep your electrical appliances away from water (sinks, showers, bathtubs, etc)
• Use certified and approved appliances

What to do if someone touches a live wire????

It’s a very dangerous situation and you have to take prompt and corrective action to prevent someone life.

• Don’t touch them directly. If you touch them directly you also get socked.
• Shutoff the power supply, if possible. You can close home circuit breaker, turn off power to that part of house.
• Separate them from source if you are unable to switch off power. Use an insulator/ non-conductor (like a rope or a wooden broom handle to separate the person from the current.
• Call for help

Electrical consumption of electrical appliances

Due to high rates of electricity, everyone should use home appliances very carefully. So we should avoid the excess use of high power appliances to save electric bill and to save energy of the nation. Power consumptions are mentioned in watts or wattage of appliances. Wattage may vary from appliances to appliances. A small refrigerator may consumes less power than bigger 2 door refrigerator.

Wattage of appliances

Home appliance	Wattage	Kwh
Bulb	60 watt	60*8hrs =0.48Kwh
Tube light	40 watt	40*8hrs =0.32Kwh
Ceiling fan	60 watt	60*15hrs = 0.9kwh
LED tv	60 watt	60*4hrs = 0.24kwh
fridge	150 watt	150*10hrs = 1.5kwh

 

All values are estimates, you should check the appliance labels to find out correct power consumption.

 

 

What is the difference between running watt and starting watt??? Running or rated watts are the continuous watts needed to keep items running. Starting watts needed for 2-3 seconds to start motor-driven machine like refrigerator

 

What are the other scope for saving energy consumption

• Using natural resources as primary one  like open window and doors – this may reduce fan and tube light usage and therefore unit consumption reduces.
• Use of LED bulbs instead of incandescent bulb.
• Unplug all unused items and switch off appliances whenever not needed. Like T.V , charger, fan, bathroom lights.
• Use star rated appliances
• Maintenance/ replacement of equipment which consumes more electricity.
• Dust your tube lights and lamps regularly. Dirty tube lights and bulbs reflects less light and can absorbs 50% of the light.
• Use ceiling fan or table fan against air conditioner. if you are using AC then set the air conditioner at 26 degree Celsius to reduce your electric cost. You can reduce air conditioning energy use by as much as 40% by shading your home’s window and walls.
• Always purchase energy efficient appliances to save electricity.