Don’t take the title wrong, perhaps Dad and the kids help in the kitchen and laundry as well. Electrical appliances are part and parcel of what is great about America; the appliances can be busy doing what they are designed to do while you are relaxing or occupying your time in some other fashion. The electricians in Richardson TX have a few pointers for Mom or anyone else in the family who cooks or cleans.
Your appliances; washing machines, dryers, microwaves, convection ovens, dishwashers and a myriad of small appliances all work on electricity. How you use these labor saving devices can have a big impact on your monthly power bill.
Your electricians in Richardson will quote the Energy Information Administration and tell you that kitchen and laundry appliances consume about a third of the energy used in your home. Perhaps the biggest culprit is the refrigerator but manufacturers have been working diligently to increase their efficiency and reduce their thirst for power. After the refrigerator the water heater and lighting are the biggest consumers of power.
The power consumed by many appliances is cyclical, meaning they consume little and lots. The refrigerator, say our electricians in Richardson, uses very little energy until the inside temperature rises beyond the limit you have set and the compressor kicks in. Your dishwasher consumes more power during the wash cycle and even more if you force dry by using the drying feature.
There are also appliances in the kitchen especially that consume power even when they are not on. The battery chargers are constantly keeping the battery operated apparatus ready for use at a moment’s notice and for this to happen, it takes power.
Power consumption is also seasonal. Imagine how much more electricity is consumed in the middle of a Texas summer by your refrigerator and freezer, conversely the electricians in Richardson TX point to how little the same appliances use during the dead of winter in Minnesota.
Without going into all the details of electrical power computations it is easier to give a few averages of appliance wattage. Watts are used in calculating your electric bill, the higher the watts consumed the higher the bill, the higher the wattage of an appliance, the more energy consumed. A coffee maker can go as high as 1200 watts, washer 500, dryer 5000, microwave 1100, refrigerator 750, toaster 1400.
These averages are for non Energy Star appliances. Your electricians in Richardson are very keen on replacing 
appliances when the time comes with Energy Star rated replacements, but in the meantime there are things that you can do to reduce your energy bill. Check the freezer and refrigerator door seals; keep them as full as possible because the cold food helps in keeping the unit itself cold.