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POWER SAVING TIPS

The basic aim of conservation of electricity is to bring down electricity cost. You will be surprised to know that by simple house keeping measures you can bring down your electricity bills by 25 – 30%.

Lighting

Fans

Room Air Conditioners

Mixers

Avoid dry grinding in your food processors (mixers and grinders) as it takes longer time than liquid grinding.

Microwaves ovens

Consumes 50% less energy than conventional electric / gas stoves.
Don’t bake large food items.
Unless you are baking breads or pastries, you may not even need to preheat.
Don’t open the oven door too often to check food condition as each opening leads to a temperature drop of 25ºC.

Electric stove

Turn off electric stoves several minutes before the specified cooking time.
Use flat-bottomed pans that make full contact with the cooking coil.

Gas stove

When cooking on a gas burner, use moderate flame settings to conserve LPG.
Remember that a blue flame means your gas stove is operating efficiently.
Yellowish flame is an indicator that the burner needs cleaning.
Use pressure cooker as much as possible.
Use lids to cover the pans while cooking.
Bring items taken out of refrigerators (like vegetables, milk etc.) to room temperature before placing on the gas stove for heating.

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