Key Aspects About Electricity Consumption: Difference between revisions

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Water heating that depends on tap water also evolves thought a year. Since tap water is cooler in winter, boilers are requiring more electricity to heat the water to the same temperature than during summer. Also, in summer, hotter water may be less desirable to work with, so a lower temperature can be sufficient. All these situations have to be carefully studied. It is not as effective to just use the "eco" function for certain devices, since it will just provide a lower service, in this case water temperature and electricity consumption, that may not be satisfactory for most purposes.

Ventilation generally has the small impact on consumption as moving the air requires quite a low amount of electricity and fan systems are highly efficient. However, ventilation does pose certain challenges~~, since a~~ lack of airtightness in the building envelope may increase air ingress in spaces where odours should not reach. Just as well, forced ventilation may not be effective in a building envelope that is almost airtight as there is not enough airflow that can be maintained. This means that kitchens and bathrooms should be particularly airtight to other spaces while ventilated without affecting other areas, a quite difficult balance.

Ventilation generally has the small impact on consumption as moving the air requires quite a low amount of electricity and fan systems are highly efficient. However, ventilation does pose certain challenges. A lack of airtightness in the building envelope may increase air ingress in spaces where odours should not reach. Just as well, forced ventilation may not be effective in a building envelope that is almost airtight as there is not enough airflow that can be maintained. This means that kitchens and bathrooms should be particularly airtight to other spaces while ventilated well enough without affecting other areas, a quite difficult balance.

==Cleaning appliances==

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 Water heating that depends on tap water also evolves thought a year. Since tap water is cooler in winter, boilers are requiring more electricity to heat the water to the same temperature than during summer. Also, in summer, hotter water may be less desirable to work with, so a lower temperature can be sufficient. All these situations have to be carefully studied. It is not as effective to just use the "eco" function for certain devices, since it will just provide a lower service, in this case water temperature and electricity consumption, that may not be satisfactory for most purposes.
-Ventilation generally has the small impact on consumption as moving the air requires quite a low amount of electricity and fan systems are highly efficient. However, ventilation does pose certain challenges, since a lack of airtightness in the building envelope may increase air ingress in spaces where odours should not reach. Just as well, forced ventilation may not be effective in a building envelope that is almost airtight as there is not enough airflow that can be maintained. This means that kitchens and bathrooms should be particularly airtight to other spaces while ventilated without affecting other areas, a quite difficult balance.
+Ventilation generally has the small impact on consumption as moving the air requires quite a low amount of electricity and fan systems are highly efficient. However, ventilation does pose certain challenges. A lack of airtightness in the building envelope may increase air ingress in spaces where odours should not reach. Just as well, forced ventilation may not be effective in a building envelope that is almost airtight as there is not enough airflow that can be maintained. This means that kitchens and bathrooms should be particularly airtight to other spaces while ventilated well enough without affecting other areas, a quite difficult balance.
 ==Cleaning appliances==