No doubt today's technology is a boon to us. But, just like every action has an equal and opposite reaction, it has its own disadvantages as well. I agree that for today's fast food life the modern appliances are of great help. It is definitely understood that you cannot sit and grind the flour, wash clothes, clean the house, cook , go tothe office and come back and do all the household chores by yourself. But are you aware that using these appliances not only adds to your electricity bill, but also indirectly is causing harm to our Mother Earth.
Nobody has the right to tell you to stop using all these appliances and do all the work by yourself. But you can certainly take some precautions to protect our Mother Earth. Wondering how that is possible, very simple, when you buy your home appliances go for the ones that have a bright yellow energy guide tag attached to it. This energy guide tag will give you an estimate of how much of energy is consumed to operate a particular home appliance.
Let's take the refrigerator for example, as you know that refrigerators are the ones which consume the highest amount of energy, as they work round the clock. The energy guide tag for the most thrifty refrigerator requires only 700 kilowatt-hour of electricity for the year. Whereas, the normal one consumes 1200 kilowatt-hours to do the same job. In such a scenario you can choose the one which consumes lesser energy.
This not only applies to refrigerators, but also to all other home appliances, like your electric burners, dishwashers, washing machines, and others. This is a little thing to keep in mind while you are purchasing them.
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