Tips & Hints

Tips and Hints

Here are a few tips to reduce your power bill:

Lighting:

- use energy saving lamps where possible (fluoros and LEDs or green planned discharge lighting - such as mercury vapour and metal halide)

- turn off hibays/ lowbays in any unused areas of your factory, or have automated lighting control.

Machines:

- turn off machines at main switch (as they may have standby power).

Climate control:

- set your air-conditioner to 23.5C in Summer and make sure all doors, windows and blinds are shut to assist efficiency

- If installing a new air-conditioner, choose an inverter driven split system that is at least 25% bigger than the minimal recommendation

- clean and wash air-conditioner filters and fins regularly

- start fans early in the morning to keep cool air circulating.

Kitchen (lunchrooms):

- keep fridges as full as possible to make them more efficient

- avoid using your dishwasher and dryer, save money AND water.

General:

- install a solar hot water system (government rebates may apply)

- install a solar panel and inverter grid tie system (government rebates may apply).

Most important:

- repair any leaks in airlines, this will drastically reduce your compressor use in turn saving power and reducing wear and tear.

Has your Safety switch tripped?

If your safety switch or a circuit breaker has tripped, follow these steps to find out why it might be tripping:

1. Determine if it is the RCD (safety switch) or CB (circuit breaker).

2. If it's not the RCD (safety switch) then contact a licenced electrician.

3. If it's the RCD (safety switch), unplug all appliances.

4. Reset RCD (safety switch).

5. Plug in one (1) item at a time until the RCD (safety switch) trips.

6. NB: - multiple appliances could trip the switch.

Look for such items as:

- Kettle/electric jug

- Fridge

- Air conditioning

- Kitchen appliances

- Garden lighting

Extreme care should be taken not to touch any exposed metal when plugging in possible defective appliances.

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