If you’re not there, you don’t use any energy? That may apply to relaxed vacationers, but their household appliances continue to draw expensive electricity. Some can be taken offline or put into summer mode.
Did you know that your heating system can still cause energy costs, even if it doesn’t have to heat up a living space now? This happens when the heating pump, which is powered by electricity, continues to run.
The consumer advice center therefore advises switching off a system that can be controlled accordingly or activating summer mode. The same applies to the circulation pump in the hot water system.
For example, CHIP recommends the smart heating controller from the EVE brand, which is available from Amazon from 99 euros.
In the detailed CHIP test, we also present other models, e.g. the FritzDect 301 radiator controller, which can be connected to your Fritz router – read more about it here: Radiator thermostat test: The best radiator thermostat at Stiftung Warentest.
What other devices are worth unplugging?
There are other devices that you can easily do without in many houses in summer. For example on the tumble dryer. Laundry can now often be dried faster and more gently outdoors. Not to mention the savings in operating costs.
Here’s how you can dry your laundry faster outside: In the apartment or in the garden? – After washing: so you know whether your clothes dry better outside or inside
You can also give other devices a break when you go on vacation yourself. For example, refrigerators and freezers consume almost a quarter of a household’s total electricity consumption. We therefore recommend unplugging the fridge and freezer, especially when you are not at home. Be sure to eat or otherwise store food that perishes quickly and needs to be refrigerated beforehand. Otherwise there is a risk of an unpleasant surprise when you return.
In this article we have summarized further tips for you with which you can save electricity in everyday life with your refrigerator without unplugging it.
Also, remember to turn off the router when you don’t need a steady internet connection. For example at night or during a trip.
Owner of a FritzBox! AVM routers can activate the automatic timer and save money as a result.
You can read how to activate the mode from our colleagues at CHIP.de: Activated in no time at all: FritzBox function saves money.
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