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Table 2
Guidelines for energy conservation in social housing dwellings.
| Dos and don’ts in winter | Dos and don’ts in summer | Generic guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Open all the curtains and blinds in the morning | Close all the doors, windows and blinds in the morning before it is getting too hot! | Test the windows or door for leaks by burning an incense stick or a candle; If the smoke flickers, you have an air leak: • Tighten up around the windows and doors by adding new weather-stripping |
| Close them all in the evening | Open the windows and curtains again in the evening and night | Use washing machine with full load |
| Close all the windows and curtains before turning on the heater | Cool the house by shading the east and west windows | Say NO to cloth dryers! Hang the cloths outside |
| Set the heater on: • 20 °C in kitchen/living area • 15–18 °C in bedrooms |
Set the temperature at around 25 °C | Switch off the appliances at the wall or power strips |
| If applicable, adjust the heaters louvers down towards the floor | Install the air conditioner on the shady side of the house | Avoid opening the oven door when cooking |
| Only heat up the rooms in use and close the openings to the cooler rooms. It saves up to 75% of the heat loss! | Only cool down the rooms in use and close the openings to other rooms. | Unplug the charger when your mobile phone is fully charged. |
| Use heavy curtains to reduce heat loss through window | Close all curtains to prevent heat gain through window | Set fridge temperature to 4 or 5 °C and freezer temperature −15 to −18 °C. Every degree lower that uses around 5% more energy |
| Choose the heater carefully! Unlike the purchase price that is minimum in case of portable heater, gas heater and reverse-cycle AC, respectively, the running cost of these appliances is maximum in turn! | Economical cooling appliances are: fan, evaporative cooler, reverse-cycle AC | Use energy efficient lamps (CFL or LED) |
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