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Home Front

USE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED

IN YOUR HOME

s part of a microcosm community, most residents
continuously strive to be responsible and diligent
Ahome owners. With a limited supply of electricity,
(a situation that still affects us all), it is important for us to
work together, to manage our consumption and to use only
what we really need.
So when and how is the best time to use your electricity?
Eskom has provided some tips and guidelines on how to be
energy smart. By practising these tips and implementing this
behaviour regularly, it will help you to reduce your electricity
bill in the long term, while helping to reduce extra strain on
the grid.

SWITCH OFF DURING EVENING PEAK TIMES
Did you know that your geyser contributes up to 30% of
your monthly energy usage? Switch it off during peak times,
between 5pm and 9pm, to help reduce demand on the grid
during this period. You can insulate your geyser and hot water
pipes to reduce heat loss and, in so doing, make your water
system more efficient.

SHOWER INSTEAD OF BATHING
When you shower, you use considerably less water than
bathing and, if you use a water-efficient showerhead in your
shower, you are doubling your efforts to save on hot water,
which means less work for your geyser.

Mathias Reding

LIGHT THE WAY
Replacing all your incandescent
bulbs with LEDs (Light Emitting
Diodes) and CFLs (Compact
Fluorescent Lamps) will contribute
greatly towards reducing your
electricity consumption and, in the
long term, reduce your utility bill.
Load-shedding battery back-up
LED globes will also help you to
keep the lights on when the power
goes off. Remember to switch off
the lights if you’re not occupying
Victor Furtuna Frederico Bottos a room.

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