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@effiworkx 29 December 2020

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@effiworkx 4 December 2020

Energy efficiency labels Vs Prize tags: why are both important ***– Energy efficiency labels –*** If you have recently bought a home appliance like a dishwasher or a washing machine you most probably know what an energy label is. https://ec.europa.eu/info/energy-climate-change-environment/standards-tools-and-labels/products-labelling-rules-and-requirements/energy-label-and-ecodesign_en If not, you must know that the energy efficiency labels aim to be a clear and simple indication of the energy efficiency of product at the point of purchase. The ratings on the energy efficiency labels go from A+++ to D (A+++ being the most efficient and D the least efficient).  Those ratings are defined by the EU for each type of appliance (e.g. fridge, tumble drier,…) through a number of different tests and criteria. This means the ratings can only be compared between one type of appliance (e.g. fridge to fridge). ***– Prize tags –*** And, well, when it comes to the prize tag, the more efficient the appliance the bigger the prize will be. This is because the energy efficient appliances use less electricity and water than those less efficient appliances. ***– The dilemma –***  The dilemma is: Is it really worth to buy a more expensive but also more efficient appliance or should I buy the less efficient but more economic appliance?  The answer is: Depends on how high the prize tag is.  Let’s have a detailed look. Buying and energy efficient appliance: Payback period You have to choose between two fridges: – **Fridge A**: It uses 252 kWh per year and it has a prize tag of 899 euro – **Fridge B**: It uses 174 kWh per year and it has a prize tag of 1159 euro Fridge B it is more efficient but also 260 euro more expensive that Fridge A so, which one do you choose? The only way to make an informed decision is to figure out how much electricity you would be saving per year by choosing fridge B, and then calculating how many years it will take for those savings to compensate the initial extra 260 euro. We know that we are paying 0,217 euro per kWh (do you know what a kWh is?) so for us that means that https://effiworkx.com/blog/what-is-a-kilowatt-hour-kwh/ – **Fridge A** will have a yearly electricity bill cost of  252 x 0,217 = 54,7 euro – **Fridge B** will have a yearly electricity bill cost of  174 x 0,217 = 37,8 euro For us, there is a difference of 16,9 euro per year on electricity cost between the A+++ and the A++ fridge. That means that **if we buy the A+++ we will be paying an extra 260 euro but we will be recovering that amount due to the lower electricity bill within 260/16,9 = 15,4 years…** Well, in this case the payback period it is far too long because nowadays a fridge does not last 15 years. That means that for us it makes more sense to buy the cheaper and less efficient fridge. Conclusion ***– Cost –***  From the cost perspective, you really need to know how much you are paying per kWh before making an informed decision.  https://effiworkx.com/blog/what-is-a-kilowatt-hour-kwh/ Do not just buy the more efficient but more expensive appliance by assuming that lower energy or water consumption will compensate for the higher prize tag. ***– Environmental impact –***  From the environmental perspective, of course that it would make more sense to buy the most efficient appliance but here comes into play the prize tag.  The appliances manufacturers and the distributors need to make sure that the prize tag it is reasonable.  _________________________________________________ What do you think? Have you bought an energy efficient appliance recently? If so, what is you experience?

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@effiworkx 2 December 2020

Dishwasher Vs Hand Washing: Save electricity, water and time? **We have an energy efficient dishwasher that we use efficiently and it only consume 0,15 euro in electricity and 0,024 euro in water per load.** Note that here the most important keyword it is EFFICIENT. Our dishwasher it is an ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE that we have learnt to USE EFFICIENTLY by learning what cycle consumes less energy and water. For us it is a much better option to use the dishwasher rather than washing the dished by hand because **we are saving a considerable amount of time by using the dishwasher while saving water and not significantly increase the electricity cost.** Still, every case is different so we are going to show how you can find out if you are saving money, time and effort by using the dishwasher or if it makes more sense for you to clean your dishes by hand. Dishwasher Vs Hand Washing: Electricity consumption ***– Dishwasher –*** Our dishwasher, like any other dishwasher, has several cycle options. We have measured every cycle power consumption using a plug in power meter so we can know what cycle is the most economic. The results are displayed on the table below. If you would also like to measure the power consumption of your dishwasher, have a look to the article where we show how to use a plug in power meter. https://effiworkx.com/blog/power-consumption-meter-get-to-know-how-much-electricity-are-the-appliances-using/ **Since we came to know that the most economic it is the ‘Eco’ cycle, we are using this cycle every single time**. It takes 3,5 hours to complete the cycle, but we leave it working overnight so this is not an issue for us. ***– Hand washing –*** But, how much electricity would we be consuming by heating the amount of water needed to clean the plates by hand?  Well, first we need to know how much water we are using for cleaning the plates by hand and then calculate how much energy in kWh our boiler uses to heat that amount of water. By washing the dishes by hand and measuring the water consumption, we know that **we use 14 liters of hot water to clean by hand the same amount of dishes that we can fit on our dishwasher.**  It is difficult to find out how much does it cost to heat up 1 liter of water but out of doing some research we estimate that it takes 0,05 kWh. As we are paying 0,217 euro per kWh, that means that **it does cost us 0.1519 euro to heat up 14 liters of water**. ***RESULT*** Energy wise, it does cost us the same to clean the dishes by hand or by using out dishwasher.  Even assuming that we are using the dishwasher 20 times a month (this estimation takes in consideration vacations) we are saving a meager 0,5 cents a year by using the dishwasher. Dishwasher Vs Hand Washing: Water consumption ***– Dishwasher –*** We have measured the amount of water needed by our dishwasher to complete a cycle. For this, we just started a cycle and checked on the water meter the amount of water consumed from start to finish.  As we know that we are paying 2 euro per cubic meter of water, we can easily calculate the water cost. The results are shown on the table below. We have an efficient dishwasher so it consumes very little water. If you would also like to measure how much water your dishwasher is using, have a look to this article where we show how to read a water meter. https://effiworkx.com/blog/how-to-read-a-water-meter/ Also, if you want to calculate the water cost but you are not sure how, start by having a look to this article where we explain what a cubic meter of water is. ***– Hand washing –*** Now we need to know how much water, hot an cold, we would be using to clean by hand the same amount of dishes that we are able to fit in our dishwasher. For that, we will also check on our water meter the amount of water consumed from start to finish. The results are that **we are consuming 12 liters of cold water and 14 liters of hot water to hand wash the dishes**. Let’s not that we have tried to use as little water as possible. Water wise, it does cost us just an extra 3 cents more to clean the dished by hand. Assuming that we are using the dishwasher 20 times a month (this estimation takes in consideration vacations) we are saving 7,2 euro a year on water by using the dishwasher. Also, from the environmental point of view, we are saving 220 liters of water per month, or 2640 liters of water per year. ***RESULT*** Water wise, we are saving water and money by using the dishwasher rather than washing the dishes by hand Dishwasher Vs Hand Washing: Time consumption ***– Dishwasher –*** It takes us around 5 min to load the dirty dishes to the dishwasher and another 5 minutes to unload then dishwasher. This is, a total of 10 minutes per load. ***– Hand washing –*** To clean that same load by hand and then put back all the dishes to their place it takes us 30 minutes. ***RESULT*** As we are using the dishwasher almost once a day, that means that by using the dishwasher we are saving a total of 20 minutes per day that we can use for other activities.  By estimating that we use the dishwasher 20 times per month (this estimation takes in consideration vacations), we can calculate a total saving of 400 minutes (or 6,6 hours) per month by using the dishwasher instead of cleaning the dishes by hand. This is 6,6 hours per month or **80 hours SAVED per year, well over three full days, by using the dishwasher.** Just note that it takes over 3 hours for the ECO cycle to finalize. Those three hours in any calculations because our time it is not being consumed. Dishwasher Vs Hand Washing: Supplies consumption ***– Dishwasher –*** For washing the dished at the dishwasher, we use one dishwasher tablet per load that costs around 0,13 euro per unit. Also, every month we need to use some dishwasher care liquid to clean the dishwasher and each bottle does cost us around 2,5 euro in supplies. ***– Hand washing –*** By washing the dished by hand, we need to have some dish washing liquid that it cost us around 2,5 euro per liter. Also we need a dish washing sponge that it cost us around 0,3 euro per unit.  Assuming that we are using 2 sponges per month and 1 liter of dish washing liquid, washing the dished by hand does cost us around 3 euro a month. Assuming that we use the dishwasher 20 times per month (this estimation takes in consideration vacations), using the dishwasher does cost us around 5 euro in supplies. ***RESULT*** From the supplies perspective, the difference between hand washing or using the dishwasher it is nearly negligible. Conclusion From the direct costs perspective (water and electricity), it is nearly cost us he same to wash the dishes by hand or using the dishwasher. Still, **two other major factors they need to be taken in consideration**: – The cost of having to purchase an energy efficient dishwasher, which is approximately 700 euro – The time saved by not washing the dishes by hand, which is approximately 6,5 hours a month. Even though 700 euro seems like a big cost, if we assume that the dishwasher will last us for 5 years, using the dishwasher is taking out of our budget only around 12 euro per month. ***ALL IN ALL*** ***Using the dishwasher does cost us more money than if we would be washing the dishes by hand. Approximately an extra 13,5 euros per month.*** **Still, we consider that in our case, those 6,5 hours that we save every month by using the dishwasher are worth more to us than those 13,5 euro per month that we would be saving by washing the dishes by hand**. That time is better spent playing with our children, relaxing or writing this article. ______________________________________________________________ Still, every case it is different as you may need to clean the dishes more or less often than us.  We hope that this article has provided you with the knowledge that you require to find out if you are saving money and time by cleaning the dishes by hand or if it is worthy for you to buy an efficient dishwasher. Let us know what is your opinion.

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@effiworkx 24 November 2020

Do rechargeable batteries save money and reduce waste? Rechargeable batteries Vs disposable batteries: Is it really worth the hassle of buying a battery charger and charge the batteries when they run out of power? Is it not way easier to change an already discharged battery for a new one and just keep that expended battery on a box until you have time to take it to a collection spot? Well, disposable batteries may have both an economic and a environmental impact so **keep reading to know if in your particular case it is is worth to start using rechargeable batteries.** IKEA has recently made an announcement stating that:  https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/all/ikea-to-remove-non-rechargeable-alkaline-batteries-by-2021/s/bd0e6e55-ccc4-46d6-8b37-bb1f9dfa24ff#ref1 ‘ **Following IKEA’s commitment to inspire and enable people to live a healthier and more sustainable life at home, all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries will be removed from the global home furnishing range by October 2021.**  **With this decision, IKEA wishes to inspire consumers who need to frequently use batteries to make a switch to rechargeable batteries.**  **Regular use over time enables consumers to both save money and reduce waste at home.’**  On the same announcement, IKEA mentions that: **‘Already after 10 charges of a rechargeable NiMH battery, such as the LADDA range sold in IKEA stores, greenhouse gas emissions are lower as compared to using alkaline batteries to obtain the same amount of energy.**  **When about 50 charges are reached, the overall environmental impact** **[2]** **of NiMH batteries is equal or even less than the impact of using alkaline batteries.****[3]****‘**  https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/all/ikea-to-remove-non-rechargeable-alkaline-batteries-by-2021/s/bd0e6e55-ccc4-46d6-8b37-bb1f9dfa24ff#_ftn2 https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/all/ikea-to-remove-non-rechargeable-alkaline-batteries-by-2021/s/bd0e6e55-ccc4-46d6-8b37-bb1f9dfa24ff#_ftn3 As well as: **‘ IKEA sold roughly 300 million ALKALISK alkaline batteries last year and estimates that discontinuing them could lead to a reduction of 5,000 tons of global waste if all customers switched to rechargeable batteries and used them at least 50 cycles (which is just 10% of the 500 charge/discharge cycles each LADDA battery is rated for).’**  Well, from IKEA’s perspective, it really looks like that it makes sense to change to rechargeable batteries but let’s have a look to what is the economic and environmental impact for the average household. Is it worth to buy and use rechargeable batteries? A rechargeable battery it is roughly 4 times more expensive that a disposable battery and on the top of that we also need to buy a battery charger. Also, charging the batteries must consume some electricity so, does charging batteries increase our electricity bill? All those factors need to be considered as well as each one’s individual case.  If you are an individual and you only use batteries for the TV remote control and maybe for your wireless mouse, then having to buy a batteries charger for the more expensive rechargeable batteries makes no sense.  This is because maybe you will be using a pack of 8 batteries per year so the payback period would be far too long. In your case, from the money perspective, it makes sense to use disposable batteries Still, if as an individual you have a hobby (e.g. photography) that requires the frequent use of batteries, than it really makes sense to buy rechargeable batteries. On the other side, if you have one or more children at home you must know that many toys consume batteries at an alarming rate so in your case it is quite probable that you will be saving money by using rechargeable batteries. As shown on the picture above, it takes only 16 recharges to pay back the battery charger and the extra cost of having to buy rechargeable batteries. For some families, 16 battery recharges can take place over a single Christmas period… But, how much does it cost to recharge the batteries? This factor should be considered when deciding if buying rechargeable batteries it is worth, isn’t it? Well, personally I pay 0,217 per every kWh I consume and using a plug in power meter I have measured that charging 4 AAA batteries has cost me just over 2 cents. The cost of charging the batteries it is nearly negligible. https://effiworkx.com/blog/what-is-a-kilowatt-hour-kwh/ https://effiworkx.com/blog/power-consumption-meter-get-to-know-how-much-electricity-are-the-appliances-using/ The environmental impact of disposable or rechargeable batteries But, apart from the cost, there is another very important factor that we need to have in consideration. The environmental impact. According to a publication on The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment: **‘For the impact categories Acidification, Human toxicity (cancer effects), and Particulate matter, an “inefficient” use of the rechargeable devices (for only 20 charge cycles or less) could cause higher impacts than the employment of disposable batteries.**  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-016-1134-5 Additionally, in the same publication it is stated: **‘Moreover, for the Ozone depletion, NiMH batteries are hardly environmentally better than alkaline batteries even with 150 recharges.’** And as conclusions and recommendations, the following it is mentioned in the publication: **‘The number of uses of rechargeable batteries plays a key role on their environmental and energy performances. When compared to disposable batteries, a minimum number of 50 charge cycles permits a robust reduction of the potential impacts for all the analyzed indicators excluding the Ozone depletion. Hence, the use of rechargeable batteries should be mostly encouraged for high consumption devices such as cameras, torches, and electronic toys.’** Well, all in all we come back to the same situation. If you are an individual barely using batteries, it may actually not be environmentally friendly to buy rechargeable batteries. If you are an individual using a big quantity of batteries because you are into photography, or you have a hobby that requires many batteries, most probably you will be recharging the batteries 50 or more times within a few months. In your case, using rechargeable batteries you would be reducing your impact to our ecology. And, in the same situation, if you have small children at home and plenty of toys using batteries, from the environmental perspective it makes sense to buy rechargeable batteries. Conclusion It seems that the key factor to decide what type of battery is better for you it is the number of times you will be recharging it. If a rechargeable battery is disposed before going through 50 recharges, the environmental impact is greater than using disposable batteries. From the money saving perspective, if you are using a significant amounts of batteries per year, or even per month, it is really worth to consider to swap to rechargeable batteries.

@effiworkx 22 November 2020

How to build a simple DC motor at home After watching a few videos on the internet about how to build a simple DC electric motor, I though that this is something I could also do with materials that (mostly) I already have available at home. I have learnt two things: The first one is that, yes, most of the materials are readily available at anyone’s home but not all.  The second one is that **without clear instructions it may take quite a few try and errors to get it done right**. In this posts we are going to show you the steps we have taken not only to get the materials to build the motor but also clear instructions about how to make one. Instructions and materials to build a simple DC motor at home As one image is worth than a thousand words, we have filmed three videos that should walk you through the whole process of getting the materials, preparing them and building the simple DC motor. Maybe, have a look to this video first and afterwards keep browsing through this post for additional details. https://youtu.be/9MXTmurYAGw To build the motor you will need the following materials: – A piece of cardboard (around 2000 x 700 mm) – One cork – One AAA battery – One magnet – Around 100 mm of copper wire from a standard cable. – Around one meter of ENAMELED copper wire – Glue And the following tools: – Pliers – Cutter – Scissors – Your hands Where from you can get a magnet to build a simple DC motor Magnets are used quite widely and, also, are thrown to the bin without most of the people being aware of it. I would say that most of the households have had some kind of musical toy thrown away to the bin during the last year. Or even some PC headset, or PC speaker, or some TV speakers,… All those devices that emit any kind of music or sound most probably have magnets inside that can be extracted and used at home. **To extract the magnets from toys it is a rather simple process but for the people who are not familiar with the process, we are showing how to do it on the video below**. https://youtu.be/yNzVcSOMsNY Where from you can get enameled copper wire Enameled copper wire it is not a material that can be recycled from old toys, an old printer or some damaged PC headset. The best place to get enameled copper wire is from motors so your best shot would be to find some old or damaged motor and extract the enameled copper wire. Of course , most of the households will not have any old or damaged motor around. But, if you are working on a place that uses or builds machinery, or you know someone who works in such a place, maybe it is possible for you to put your hands on one or a few discarded motors. **In the video below we show the process of extracting enameled copper wire from a discarded motor**. It is not that complicated to put such a motor apart an extract the enameled copper wire. https://youtu.be/2Dy_jawGoRQ Still, it may not possible for you to put your hands on a discarded motor so another way to get some enameled copper wire could be to purchase some (a couple of meters) from a local provider or even buying in on line. Other basic materials needed to build a simple DC motor Probably enameled copper wire it is the material most challenging to procure. Other materials like standard copper wire, cork, cardboard or some paper clips are readily available at home. The only material that may not be at everyone’s home it is the 1,5 mm copper wire rod. This kind of wire it is used for the houses electrical connections (at least in Europe). So there may be the chance to get some of this type of cable from any house undergoing renovation or new houses in construction from which the electricians may throw away some cable. If you don’t have at home some of this 1,5 mm copper wire rod and you don’t know anyone working as an electrician, the easiest way to procure some is from a hardware shop. Other materials like cardboard, cork or some standard copper wire from a cable can be easily found around most of the households. How to CORRECTLY build the coil for a simple DC motor Building a simple DC electric motor it is rather simple but there is **one very important step** that must be done right or otherwise you will finish with a construct that doesn’t work and you will not know why. Once you have made the coil, as shown on the video, **you must remove the enamel from ONLY the top half of each end of the wires** On the image below, the copper wire it is colored in dark orange and the enamel it is colored in light orange. As depicted, we have marked the area from where the enamel has to be removed ( ‘ Remove the enamel’) and as you can see we have to remove it from ONLY THE TOP HALF of each end. We have build the whole circuit over a 2000 mm by 700 mm piece of cardboard from a show box. We recommend that before start gluing the parts to the cardboard or even cutting the slot for the battery, that you mark all the locations first. Than will avoid you wrong guesses and mistakes. One more detail, we have made several coils of ten turns each and it has always worked well for us. Also, the coil has to be relatively close to the magnet. We leave around 5 mm between the coil and the magnet.  Finally, note that if the coil is not well leveled or imbalanced, at it starts spinning the whole coil will start moving towards one side. This may cause for the coil to collide against one of the side poles and stop spinning. The science behind a simple DC motor **You have just built an electric circuit that takes the electrons from the negative side of the battery to the coil.** Those electrons pass through the coil, creating an electromagnetic field in the process, and return to the positive side of the battery. The process keeps repeating and the electromagnetic field created by the electrons while passing through the coil interacts with the magnet and creates the spin. While we have a closed circuit and the electrons are flowing through the coil, the coil and the magnet repeal each other. This is, the coil tries to move away from the magnet and starts rotating. But, as the coil start rotating, because we have only removed the enamel from half of the wire, the circuit opens because the enamel doesn’t conduct current and the electrons do not flow anymore through the coil. And, because there is not electromagnetic force and the coil is not repealed by the magnet anymore, it moves back again to a rest position. And the process repeats itself again and again creating a constant coil rotation, until the battery runs out of power. If you would like to have some more detailed information, have a look to this DC motor explanation at Wikipedia. Or, also, to this electromagnetic coil explanation also at Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_motor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_coil Build a simple DC motor with paper clips It is possible to build a simple DC motor by using just some paper clips because the clips can also conduct the current from the battery to the coil. Paper clips are made of galvanized steel wire and they also conduct current, even though not as well as copper. For more information about conductivity, have a look to this page. Copper’s conductivity is much higher than the conductivity of the stainless steel. Still, the stainless steel conductivity it is enough to conduct the electrons from the battery to the coil. https://www.thoughtco.com/table-of-electrical-resistivity-conductivity-608499 Just be aware that this design it is very unstable and it will need quite a few tweaks to get it to work. This is because the clips will move, or the battery clips will not make good contact with the clips that hold the coil, or the coil clips will turn and block the coil from turning,… **I do not recommend to use paper clips for your first simple motor construction**, unless you have not any way to get some copper wire. Troubleshooting a simple DC motor Building a simple DC motor it is quite a straightforward process but when building one for the first time you may make some mistakes. It took me a couple of attempts to successfully build one. The first time I made one, I didn’t have the correct instructions and I removed the enamel from all around the wire (Remember, you just need to remove the enamel from the top half). Because of this, the close circuit open circuit interaction needed to create the spin was not present and the coil didn’t spin. Of course, if at any point there is not a good connection and the electrons do not flow from the battery to the coil or from the coil to the battery, the coil will not spin. I found this lack of good connections to be a recurrent problem to the simple motor I built using paper clips. The easiest way to troubleshoot most of the problems is to use a multimeter.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimeter On the left picture below it can be appreciated how I measure the DV voltage at the rods that hold the coil. This way I can be sure that there is good connection all the way from the battery to the coil and the electrons are flowing from the negative to the positive side of the battery. https://www.fluke.com/en-us/learn/blog/digital-multimeters/how-to-measure-dc-voltage-with-a-digital-multimeter Also, on the right picture below it can be appreciated how I measure continuity between the both extremes of the copper wire I have used to build the coil. If you have removed the enamel from the TOP HALF of the wire, there should not be a problem whatsoever but this is a test that can be used to discard that there are any coil related problems. https://www.fluke.com/en-us/learn/blog/digital-multimeters/how-to-test-for-continuity ________________________________________________ We hope you found this article interesting. For more information, visit https://effiworkx.com/blog/how-to-build-a-simple-electric-motor-at-home/

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@effiworkx 8 November 2020

Energy efficient appliance payback period An appliance that uses less power it is going to consume less electricity and save money. There is nothing to argue here… But, is it worth to pay more money for an appliance that uses less power?  For example, as shown on the image below, if you have to chose between a more expensive but a more efficient appliance (A+++/1159 Euro) or a more economic but less efficient appliance (A++/899 Euro), which one would you choose? Buying an efficient fridge payback period The payback period refers to the amount of time that it takes to recover an investment. The more efficient fridge (A+++) it is 260 Euro more expensive than the less efficient one (A++) but it uses less electricity, only 174 kWh per year, which is significantly less than the 252 kWh per year that the less efficient fridge will be using. If we want to know if buying the more expensive fridge it is a good decision, we need to find out how long it will take to recover those 260 Euro through electricity savings. Well, assuming a prize of 0,17 Euro per kWh, **it will take us 20 years to recover those additional 260 Euro that it will cost to buy the more expensive fridge**.  The problem here is that it is very unlikely that a fridge will last for so long. Therefore, **at 0,17 Euro per kWh, buying the more economic but less efficient fridge it is the best choice**. Payback period calculator Of course, not everyone pays the same prize per kWh so in order to know if buying a more efficient but a more expensive home appliance makes sense, we need to run some calculations. With the calculator below, anyone can easily calculate the total cost (appliance cost + electricity cost) over time and decide which appliance is the most economic to buy. https://effiworkx.com/blog/energy-efficient-appliance-payback-period/ As a rule of thumb, the higher it is the cost per kWh, the more makes sense to buy energy efficient appliances. If you don’t know what a kWh is or how much you are paying per kWh, have a look to this post where we explain those concepts. http://effiworkx.com/blog/what-is-a-kilowatt-hour-kwh/

@effiworkx 25 October 2020

Play Nimtris, have fun and earn NIM Nimiq it is an amazing crypto project, with a lot of potential and with a great team that is working on mass adoption applications. I have already written a post so I will not get into details. Anyone can have a look to it at https://read.cash/@effiworkx/nimiq-makes-learning-about-crypto-simple-and-easy-a917adb1 Earn NIM by playing Nimtris Now it is is possible to earn NIM by playing a game that rewards the players with 0.01 NIM for every 1000 points. The game it is quite simple but addictive, a short of Tetris that requires to stack three adjacent bars to increase the points. Rather through going through lengthily explanations, better have a look by yourself at nimtris.zeromox.com Claim your rewards - But before solve the reCAPTCHA! Once you have finalized a game you can claim your rewards to your NIMIQ account. Just be aware that ****BEFORE pressing the 'Receive Reward!' button you need to solve the reCAPTCHA because otherwise you will not receive any reward.**** Your NIMIQ account Once you have solved the reCAPTCHA and press the ' Receive Reward!' button, the NIMs will be credited to your NIMIQ account. Small earnings now... but the potential it is huge... 0.08 NIM it may not look like a big amount now but consider the big picture: 0.08 BTC was not a great amount years ago, when Bitcoin started, but what is 0.08BTC worth today? I believe in NIMIQ and it's potential. Have a look to the project and if you also start realizing of it's potential and want to earn some NIM, Nimtris it is actually a fun way to do it https://www.nimiq.com/ Thanks for reading, Regards from Effiworkx https://www.effiworkx.com/

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@effiworkx 6 October 2020

Learn for free on Udemy Do you know that you can learn for free on Udemy? https://www.udemy.com/ Udemy has been my main learning platform for years and from it I have been able to learn about many topics for very little money. Personally, through Udemy, I have learnt about project management, investment, web development, marketing, legal, video creation, image manipulation, Microsoft tools, business analysis... This platform it is just fantastic. The Udemy prices can look a bit high for anyone coming new to the platform but **there is a trick**. You just need to create an account, add the course you are interested to your wish list and **wait for the course price to be reduced**. Every month there are special offers and I can tell you that by waiting I have been able to purchase any course I wanted for under 12 dollars. I just waited for courses that were over 100 dollars to be reduced to as little as 9 dollars. But, additionally, there are many **free courses** available for many different topics. Let's take one that can be of interest for anyone reading this article: **blogging**. You just need to **search for 'blogging'**... And once the results appear, on the right hand side **filter for 'free'**. It is also possible to filter for language, rating, duration, subtitles,... Use some of your free time, step out of your comfort zone and start learning from topics that may bring you some benefit. Or... maybe... you can increase some skills by learning about tools and techniques that you are not aware of. I hope that this information is of help for you. All the best and a happy learning!

@effiworkx 3 October 2020

Recycle magnets and motors from old toys Many of us have some of those cute little toys that sing songs or have some kind of movement. At some point, when the battery runs out of power, those toys are going to finish in the bin but first there are two important tasks that everyone should look after: The first one, we are going to retrieve the battery and get it to a recycle center. The second one, we are going to retrieve the magnet and reuse it. Recycle the magnets from old toys The rule of thumb is, if it makes noise it has a magnet and a battery inside.  If we just throw the toy away we are not only wasting a magnet that we can use around the house but also unintentionally harming the environment. https://youtu.be/yNzVcSOMsNY Recycle the motors from old toys At some point every toy breaks and it needs to be thrown away. Most of us will retrieve first the batteries and then throw the rest without giving it a second thought, but if we are doing that we are wasting material that could be reused. The rule of thumb is, if it moves it has a motor and a battery inside.   If your child it is in age of start going to school, most probably at some point they will have to work on some projects and some small motors may come handy. As those small motors do not use that much space, just retrieve them from the old toys and keep them stored until you have need of them.  For more information, visit https://effiworkx.com/recycle/

@effiworkx 3 October 2020

You are losing money by having devices in standby mode What is standby power consumption ♦ Standby power consumption it is the power used by a device or appliance when the are not in active use. ♦  Those appliances and devices that draw power while in standby mode are also called vampire loads or phantom loads. Many devices, like TVs or microwave ovens, remain in standby while not in active use to they can be quickly put back into use. This is, instead of having to wait a few seconds so the device can go through the power on cycle, the device can be put back into use instantaneously because it was never completely powered off. The standby power consumption it is relatively low but low power consumption over long periods of time can quickly amount to a considerable cost. For those interested in learning how to find out what home appliances or devices are using power while in standby mode, better an image than a thousand words. Have a look to the video below, acquire the knowledge, use it and save money by eliminating vampire loads. We are working towards make the videos available in many languages so if English is not your main language have a look to the channel for other language options. https://youtu.be/1KZEbR_tGAk Eliminate standby power consumption Now that you have learnt what standby power consumption is, consider your options to reduce or eliminate that waste of electricity and money: **Switch your devices off** while they are not in use If your appliance or device has an **ECO function**, make sure that it is enabled Use a **power strip** to **power off several standby devices** with the flick of a single switch https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B002THAD9A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B002THAD9A&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx-21&linkId=bd20e2000005cb0ee15fd52e170a25df Use a **smart power strip** to **measure and control the standby loads** https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07PMWYNSW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B07PMWYNSW&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx-21&linkId=77ea6b6e07fa6c5e7e4bd9d409170522 Use a visually friendly **smart socket** to **avoid unnecessary standby times** https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07VWBVMP7/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B07VWBVMP7&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx02-21&linkId=0f8e25bcc0819bed70338b74295bcb3d We trust that we found this information useful and educative. If you want to know more, have a look to https://effiworkx.com/blog/what-is-standby-power/

@effiworkx 19 September 2020

Stop using bottled water, save money and reduce waste For many years we were consuming bottled water and recently we have came to learn that we we were wasting hundreds a year for no benefit whatsoever. We wrongly assumed that our tap water was not safe enough to drink and all our drinking water, except for boiled water used for making tea, came from bottled water. One day we decided to challenge our decision and bought a **drinking water test kit** only to discover that our tap water is perfectly safe for drinking. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00028PDO8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00028PDO8&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx02-21&linkId=6ecb2146514db4dcf27051db5f7ef170 You may be in the same situation so you may consider to invest a little money against purchasing a drinking water test kit because that decision may also save you a lot of money. https://youtu.be/wzbSVTF3qrs Additionally, millions of plastic bottles are produced every year which amounts to a considerable usage of electricity and water that may not be necessary. This is a big waste that can be prevented by increasing everyone's awareness. If you would like to know more, visit https://effiworkx.com/lifestyle/ If you would like to calculate your bottled water consumption cost, you can find a calculator at https://effiworkx.com/calculators/water-calculators/

@effiworkx 16 September 2020

A short post to give thanks and kudos to read.cash and specially the moderator Simon W. for the friendly and quick support service. In a cuople of instances, one of them very recently, I had to make use of the read.cash support service to address a situation and I must say that the read.cash support it is outstanding when compared to other peers. A similar situation that in another platform took me weeks (many weeks) and tens of e-mails to straighten, it is addressed overnight by the read.cash members support service.

@effiworkx 13 September 2020

The Pi Network has reached 8 million users. Once it reaches 10 million users, the rewards will be halved or down to zero. I estimate that the 10 million users will be achieved in 2 months. You are still on time. To know more about the Pi Network and how to open an account: https://read.cash/@effiworkx/earn-passive-income-with-the-pi-network-30c6c8a4

@effiworkx 9 September 2020

Has your e-mail account or password been compromised? I have came across a website that could be of interest for you: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ By just entering you e-mail address, you can know if your e-mail account has been compromised in a data breach. Additionally, you can also check if your password has been exposed: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords **If you are using one e-mail account to login into many sites and/or you tend to reuse the same password, be aware that if a hacker manages to hack into one site and get your data, this person may be able to break into many of your accounts.** Be aware and be careful, as a blogger you don't want to use hundreds of hours of your time building a brand or a name just to see all that hard work evaporate because someone managed to hack into one of your accounts and get hold to your (one-size-fits-all) e-mail or password. Have you e-mail address(es) or password(s) been compromised?

@effiworkx 8 September 2020

Crypto faucets - Are they really worth your time? Hello Everyne! In April I started investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins. While learning about blockchain and cryptocurrencies, I came across the possibility of earning a few coins through crypto faucets. I thought... well, it doesn't take much of my time so I can dedicate a few minutes of my time every day to go through a few faucets and collect some rewards. Today it is the time that I take a look back,see my earnings, I have got to the conclusion that **the earning are so low that it is quite pointless to keep spending my time in faucets**. I cannot even recommend faucets to anyone anymore because I consider them now a waste of time. Still, **is there anyone out there that earn a daily reasonable sum through faucets**? Let's say, 20 cents a day. If so, could you share how you manage and how much time you dedicate every day to this endeavor... I wonder if there is any faucet or strategy to earn through faucets that I am missing... Thanks!

@effiworkx 6 September 2020

Stove fan powered by Peltier module For those of you who have a wood or electric stove at home, an inexpensive but very effective way to distribute the stove heat over the room is to install a **stove fan**. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0756ZWNS3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B0756ZWNS3&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx02-21&linkId=10cac8b5c9468f2a181a3b13b3575b60 In short, as it can be appreciated on the video below, the fan it is placed over the stove and it is going to blow the heat away from the stove and distribute over the room. This way, the heat that otherwise would flow directly to the ceiling and be partially wasted, can be efficiently and quickly distributed. A stove fans work by using of the Peltier effect so this means that they do not use any energy at all and they are utterly economic to run. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_effect Without going into details, a Peltier device generates electricity by having one side hot and the other cold. This self generated electricity is used to run the fan without having to connect the stove fan to a power supply. https://youtu.be/4WUmun-bXfI If you want to know about other means to save on heating costs, visit https://effiworkx.com/heating/

@effiworkx 5 September 2020

How to look for heat leaks at home using a FLIR ONE thermal camera Probably the most effective method to reduce our utilities bills is to have a well isolated house. Heat losses can dramatically increase our gas or electricity consumption so for those who want to reduce the home energy costs it is very important to get to know how well isolated the house is and if there are any heat leaks. It may not be that straight forward to identify the source of heat losses but with a FLIR ONE thermal camera it is possible to identify any losses by just walking around the house looking at the images displayed on the phone screen. We have used the FLIR One Pro thermal camera to take the picture from the two buildings shown in the picture below. We know that the right hand side building is of recent construction and the left hand side building was most probably built over 20 years ago but it had the roof renovated recently. The thermal image and the heat readings from Spot 1 (9.1 degrees) and Spot 3 (11.4 degrees) clearly show what we can easily assume by just looking at the buildings, that the newer building’s elevation has lower heat loss that the older building. Still, the reading from Spot 2 (7.7 degrees) and Spot 4 (4.1 degrees) show that the old building’s roof performs better that the roof from the newer building. The owners of the older building have significantly improve their hear efficiency by renovating the roof and now they should consider to do the same with the elevation. For those of us who live in buildings which have been built recently, and efficient materials during construction, heat losses most probably will not be a problem but there always be room for improvement if we know where to look. Armed with our FLIR ONE Pro thermal camera, we have gone around our house looking for heat losses and we show the results in the video below. Don’t forget to turn on the video captions because they display important information! https://youtu.be/gYZtVQcuzhY Interesting, isn’t it? Through the imaged displayed by our FLIR ONE we could also notice that the underfloor heating was more active in some rooms than others but as we are living in a rented house we haven’t given it any major thought. Still, if in the future we are moving to a new place or if we build our own house, it will be most definitely useful to check if the underfloor heating is performing correctly. Once you have accepted the house and made the payment, there is not way back… Apart from that, everything did look quite normal and the heat sources we could appreciate where all within what was expected. Some heat coming out the bulbs, from the kettle, from behind the fridge and from our daughter who was enjoying some cartons on the TV. But then we decided to come out of the house and have a picture from the outside to see if we could appreciate any heat loss though the door. The thermal read was not any clear and we could see some heat sources, in red, that didn’t make much sense but one spot on the lower left of the door seemed to be irradiating a higher amount of heat so we took a look and then, yes, we found a flaw. When the door frame was fitted, they left a gap between the frame and the floor allowing a draft to flow from where the heat was leaking towards the exterior of the house. That is why we had detected an unusual heat reading from outside the house. ll in all, it was an interesting experiment, even though this would had been a more productive if we could had conducted it in some older building or apartment block. But most definitely we will perform the same test if any time in the future we decide to move to a new property because we may be able to spot any construction defects or come to know how efficient is the property and how much money we will be spending in heating. We hope you have found the information useful. If you would like to know more, visit https://effiworkx.com/heating/

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@effiworkx 4 September 2020

Nimiq makes learning about crypto simple and easy For most of the people, cryptocurrency and blockchain are vaguely familiar terms which are associated to Bitcoin and ‘stuff’ too complicate to understand or learn about. To bridge the gap, Nimiq is making crypto simple and easy to use so everyone can learn about blockchain technology and start using cryptocurrencies. https://www.nimiq.com/ **The financial system revolution is already here and Nimiq will be your gateway towards learning and understanding cryptocurrencies and the blockchain.** There are many opportunities already available to those who are willing to step out of their comfort zones and grab them. Will you? How to open a NIMIQ account Nimiq can be used by anyone who have access to a web browser (Brave, Chrome, Firefox,Opera,…).  http://effiworkx.com/blog/earn-while-surfing-the-web/ **You can** create a NIMIQ account **in no time**… if you don’t care too much about the avatar.  https://www.nimiq.com/ If you are actually looking for a cute avatar, to open an account it may take a couple of minutes until you find the right one… Just give it a try and you will see. Once you have created you first account, there are a few of ways to start earning your first NIM coins. After all, you don’t want just an empty account… https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/nimiq Earning NIM through a NIM faucet First and easiest, you can get some small quantity of NIM through this Nimiq faucet.  https://getsome.nimiq.com/ It used to be possible to get 1 NIM per day but recently the amount has been reduced to 0,1 NIM. Still, this is a super simple way to earn some NIM every 24 hours. Earning NIM by mining The second way to get some coins it is by mining NIM through a web browser. Without going into too much detail, anyone can mine NIM through a web browser (Brave, Chrome, Firefox,Opera,…) but you must be aware that it will take processing power and electricity. https://miner.nimiq.com/ http://effiworkx.com/blog/earn-while-surfing-the-web/ Still, if you are using your PC or laptop anyway, it may be worth to have the Nimiq web browser miner running in the background as the additional amount of electricity consumed will not be significant. This way of earning NIM can be considered a way to earn passive income. http://effiworkx.com/passive-income/ Just be aware that mining consumes CPU power which may make your PC run slower, but the processing power usage can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number of threads. The process it is quite straightforward, once you know the basics, so it could be useful to first watch some Youtube videos and get to know the basics. Simply go to YouTube, type something like  ‘mining NIM through web browser’ and have a look to a couple of videos.  As you can see, we mine NIM on daily basis and the rewards are automatically paid to our account. Mining NIM through the web browser is not the fastest or the most efficient way no mine NIM. As an alternative, it is possible to install a desktop miner which mines NIM at much quicker rate. https://nimiqdesktop.com/ As shown in the picture below, with an i7 PC we are able to reach up to 31 kh/s which is around 10 times faster than mining NIM through the web browser. Again, it is a quite straightforward process but could be useful to have a look to some YouTube videos first to know the basics. Earn NIM through donations The third way is through donations. If you have a website you can add a NIM button so anyone with a Nimiq account can donate NIM to you. https://www.nimiq.com/accept-donations/ This a more limited option available to those who have a website or a blog but if you want to see how it works, scroll down to the bottom of this page to see our donate NIM button. https://effiworkx.com/ Where to use your NIM Well, after earning some NIM maybe you may want to spend them so you have some options like purchasing gift cards or products from the Nimiq shop. https://giftcards.bidali.com/buy-giftcards-with-nimiq/?r=Qq7R1PiG8 https://shop.nimiq.com/ Eventually, maybe by middle next year, there will be more ways to use our NIM. Have a look to the Nimiq roadmap every so often to know about what are the plans of the Nimiq team and what they are planning to deploy. https://www.nimiq.com/roadmap/ By the way, one very good deal is to purchase a Ledger Nano S hardware wallet though the Nimiq shop so you can store your NIM on an extra secure location. https://shop.nimiq.com/product/ledger/ That you don’t know what is hardware wallet?! Well, that is normal because you have just started you Crypto journey and little by little, day by day, you will increase your knowledge. Keep learning By now you should already be a proud owner of a Nimiq account, have got some NIM through and faucet and, maybe, have mined some NIM.  In the process, I hope that you have made your account safe by downloading and safely stored your login file and learnt how important it is to keep your account safe. This post is just meant to show you a handy way to start giving your first crypto steps though the Nimiq blockchain. Now it is up to you to keep walking and leaning more. ♦ Let us know what do you think of this post. We have tried to keep it simple but we can expand it if anyone has questions or wants more details ♦

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@effiworkx 30 August 2020

Build your first website Hello Everyone! I am the web developer and content creator of https://effiworkx.com/ **On February 2019** I decided that I was going to create a website that was going to generate passive income for my family. **I had zero knowledge about website creation and I had never written a single line of content for any blog or article in my life**, but the will was there and that was enough. I was going to learn and I was going to achieve my goal. During that time I was looking on ideas on how to save energy and water at home so I thought... why not to use 'home efficiency' as the main topic for the website? And that is how **Effiworkx** was born. Since August 2019, when Effiworkx was indexed for the first time, the website has been evolving and improving. With time, additional knowledge and effort, the website is getting better and better. (I must admit that at the beginning the website did look very crappy... but , after all, I was starting from zero...). Now Effiworkx has also a passive income section in which I am aiming to show to everyone the tools I did use to build the website. But, most importantly, **where from did I acquired the knowledge to build the website**. https://effiworkx.com/passive-income/build-a-website/ And here I am, writing this post in August 2020, with still a long journey in front of me but pleased to be already sharing all the acquired knowledge and experience with all of you. If I could do it, starting from ZERO, you can also do it! Effiworkx it is the proof that anyone can save energy and water at home, reduce the carbon footprint and save money on the utilities bills by applying inexpensive and smart solutions. Effiworkx it is the proof that **anyone with absolutely Zero knowledge and Zero experience in website development can learn how to do it and create a website**. It takes time, the will to acquire the knowledge and effort, but it can done. Effiworkx it is the proof that even if you haven't written a single line of content for any blog or website before, you can do it. You just need to give the first step and with time you will get better and better. Effiworkx that there are passive income opportunities that anyone can reach and with **time, effort and knowledge** earn income from it. And this is the bottom point for this article. If you have ever considered the idea of building you own website but you though... I have no clue... well, let me tell you that YOU CAN DO IT! I am sharing this in the hope that this article will encourage others to give the step but I also want to give a ****warning: Building a website takes a lot of effort, a lot of time and some cash.**** For me, the time it is the critical factor as I have very little. Still, I would be glad to hear from those who have decided to give the step and answer your questions. Note that the answers may lag for a while... Good luck!

@effiworkx 22 August 2020

The prize of the Brave browser token (BAT) has increased from 23 cents to 29 cents and most probably will increase even further. Install the Brave browser surf the web, click on a few adds and start earning money: https://read.cash/@effiworkx/earn-brave-and-presearch-tokens-while-surfing-the-web-8d1fd1fc

@effiworkx 9 August 2020

Earn passive income (?!) with the Pi Network The Pi Network is the first digital currency that you can mine on your mobile phone. https://minepi.com/#home Mining Pi The Pi Network team's vision is to build the world's most inclusive peer-to-peer marketplace, fueled by Pi, the world's most widely used cryptocurrency. https://minepi.com/white-paper For that, they have built an **smart phone application that allows the users to mine Pi tokens WITHOUT compromising the phone performance or increasing data usage in any noticeable way.** **At this point for time (Phase 2 - Testnet) the coins mined on your phone are worth nothing because the Pi Network it is still yet on the test phase**. Still, if the project it is successful and they progress to the next phase (Phase 3 - Mainnet), all the coins mined during the test phase will be assigned a value (how much it is not defined yet). I started mining Pi around a month ago. By that time there were around 6 million users and just recently the network has reached 7 million users. I am mining at a rate of 0,39 to 0,59 pi coins per hour and since I started mining I have accumulated just over 217 pi coins. As it is described on the screenshot below, **once the network reaches 10 million users there will be a halving and the mining rate will be decreased by half**. This means that during this early stage, it is possible to mine Pi tokens at relatively high speed but this opportunity is about to finish by probably the end of the year. Because we are still on an early projects stage, it is possible to mine Pi quite effortlessly. You just need to download the app to your phone, create an account and let it run in the background. It is super easy, but **you need to have referral code to register**. You can use mine which is ****jpre123**** The application runs on your phone's background without decreasing the phone performance or increasing the data usage. As a pioneer, you will be mining at a rate of 0,20 pi per hour but that rate can be increase once you become a contributor or an ambassador. **There is one single action needed to mine. Mining requires from the user to once every 24 hours to press the green button on the main screen**. If not done, mining it is halted until the button is pressed. **My opinion** I keep mining because it is an effortless action and maybe there will be some benefit once the Phase 3 Mainnet it is reached. Still, **I have my doubts about the project because I haven't seen any real life application launched yet and the Pi Network team it is not very active when it comes to social media or promoting the project**. At this point of time I have not clear if the project will progress or be successful but I keep an eye for any changes and **I keep mining**. Said that, **I have decided to support the projects by running a Pi node on one of my computers so the Pi Team can test the network and applications**. I do this because I want to support decentralized projects and the teams working on them. **Important information** If you decide to download the app, create and account and start mining, **you MUST verify your account**. **If you don't verify your account, once they progress to the Phase 3 Mainnet, all your Pi tokens will be lost**. Imagine to be mining for months just to lose everything because your never verified you account... I mention this very important point because account verification is optional, you can mine without taking this step and there is nowhere clearly specified that your tokens will be lost during the transition to Phase 3. _________________________________________________ I hope that you found this information useful. For more tips about savings and passive income, visit us at www.effiworkx.com https://effiworkx.com/

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@effiworkx 8 August 2020

Learn and earn: Publish0x For those of us already familiar with the rewards system from Read.Cash, it is an easy process to become familiar with the Publish0x rewards process and start earning DAI, BAT, LRC and ETH tokens. https://www.publish0x.com/?a=APdR60vVdG In essence, you are rewarded for reading others author's posts and you are also rewarded for writing your own posts. Read, learn, tip and earn The Publish0x website and their posts are mostly focused into blockchain and cryptocurrencies. https://www.publish0x.com/?a=APdR60vVdG For those already familiar with those topics, I must say that it a FANTASTIC place where to increase your knowledge about specific crypto topics, get the latest news and in occasions find a very valuable pearl of knowledge. An the best part is that you are getting rewarded! At the end of each post there is the option of tipping the author. The tip comes from the Publish0x pool and you just need to decide how much tip to the author and how much you will keep. https://www.publish0x.com/?a=APdR60vVdG The tips are earned as tokens: DAI, BAT, LRC and ETH. If you are reading this article you most probably are already familiar with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and crypto. If you not familiar with the blockchain, crypto, coins or tokens... go to Publish0X, learn for free and get rewarded at the same time! Great, isn't it? https://www.publish0x.com/?a=APdR60vVdG Write, get tips and earn If you are comfortable with writing blockchain or crypto posts, you can apply to become a Publish0x author. As with Read.Cash, you just need to write an appealing post with good content so you are rewarded in the form of tips. https://www.publish0x.com/?a=APdR60vVdG Must to know Withdraw earnings for Publish0x Be aware that you need to have a minimum amount of tokens and a crypto wallet where to withdraw your tokens. As **there is a maximum amount of posts per day to which you can give/receive tips*****, it may take a while to reach the minimum withdrawal amount. The quickest way to reach the minimum amount is to become a Publish0x author and receive tips from other users. https://www.publish0x.com/?a=APdR60vVdG ***You can read as many post as you want per day but once you reach the daily limit the 'tip' option will be disabled for a period of time. Also, once you have tipped a post, the tip option will be disabled for a few minutes. The Publish0X terms Read the terms... and make sure that you understand them! You don't want to be banned for breaching the Publish0X rules. https://www.publish0x.com/page/terms Imagine that you have been using the site for months, accumulated a healthy amount of tokens and then without realizing that you are doing something wrong you breach the rules and get banned. You can say goodbye to your earnings I hope that you have found this information useful! If you want to learn about other ways to effortlessly earn income, have a look to this article from Effiworkx. https://effiworkx.com/blog/earn-while-surfing-the-web/

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@effiworkx 1 August 2020

Earn passive income with Honeygain Update 29 December 2020 I have finally reached the minimum threshold for payment and I confirm that I have received 20 USD worth of Bitcoin to my designated account. Now, at the current earning speed, ****it will take me 90 days before I reach again the threshold so I can claim another 20 USD to my Paypal or Bitcoin account.**** This is, ****with my PC that is ON 24 hours every single day, potentially I can earn 80 USD per year in passive income by just having HoneyGain working on the background.**** For more details about Honey Gain, see article below. ________________________________________________ Most of us have an internet connection which we just actively use around 40% of the time. The other 60% of the time, while we sleep or we are not at home, stays idle with little or no use. Well, **why not to maximize that idle internet connection time and earn some passive income**. How does Honeygain work? Honeygain pays their users by sharing their bandwidth. https://r.honeygain.me/JUANP63C23 For every Gigabyte shared, Honeywell pays at the moment 10 cents (dollar). It is definitely not a fortune but every little counts. If you are using your PC/tablet/mobile and have it connected to internet anyway, why not to earn some cash back... Note that the minimum payout is $20 and may take a while to reach that minimum amount. What does Honeygain do with my internet data? Honeygain states their website: https://r.honeygain.me/JUANP63C23 'Your internet traffic is used by trusted partners and high reputation companies only. All of the connections made through your device are securely encrypted, and the Honeygain app itself will not gain any access to your device's storage.' They also state: 'Thanks to people who use Honeygain, the internet can be a more accessible place for everyone. Honeygain network is used by companies that fight ad fraud, and keep travel and e-commerce prices fair.' Is Honeygain really Trustworthy? Well, so far all the reviews I have found lead to believe that their service it is legit. Personally, I keep an eye on them so if I come across any negative feedback I will post it here so everyone is aware. How to start using Honeygain. Click on this link and it will open the page where you will have to take two steps: https://r.honeygain.me/JUANP63C23 - Sign up - Download and install Honeygain Honeygain can be donwloaded and installed to Windows, Android and iOS. As a plus, by using our referral link Honeygain will transfer 5$ to your account straight away. https://r.honeygain.me/JUANP63C23 A final word of advice **Make your own research and don't take anyone's advice blindly. Better safe than sorry.** **You may not want to use Honeygain if you have a limited data plan. This passive income option it is only suitable for those who have an unlimited network connection.** Additionally, note that any computer, tablet or PC uses electricity that we need to paid for. **You don't really want to have your PC working 24/7 and consuming 10 cents of electricity per day just get 4 or 5 cents in return.** If you want to know how to check your PC power consumption, take a look to this article or have a look to this video. https://effiworkx.com/blog/power-consumption-meter-get-to-know-how-much-electricity-are-the-appliances-using/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVNB8RDhjpM If you have any comments or feedback, let us know! We also want to learn from you. Update 30 Sept 2020 My Honey Gain gains were a bit slow until I also started gaining through content delivery. Now that my Honey Gain account is earning from both sharing bandwidth and content delivery, the gains start being much more noticeable. I am gaining six more times from content delivery than sharing bandwidth. I will prepare a report that I will share on the next update so everyone can find out how much can be earned by sharing bandwidth Vs content delivery. Update 02 Dec 2020 Honey Gain has introduced a daily credits reward system. Every day you can try your luck by opening a honey jar to have the chance to earn a random amount of credits. So far, for me, the amount has vary between 20 and 100 credits. Between the credits earned by sharing the bandwidth, providing content delivery and the honey jar, I am finally earning a significant of credits daily. This should significantly decrease the time needed to reach the minimum payment threshold, that is 20,000 credits. By earning 150 credits daily and by having 14,361 credits in my account already, it will take me around 38 more days to reach the 20,000 credits target and earn 20 USD. Then, from 0 credits, it will take me around 133 days (over four months) to reach again the 20,000 credits and earn again 20 USD. As a reminder, if you also would like to start using Honey Gain, by using our referral link Honeygain will transfer 5$ to your account. https://r.honeygain.me/JUANP63C23

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@effiworkx 28 July 2020

Make sure that your house is water leaks free Every so often we come across the news that someone we know has got a disproportionate water bill which it was due to a major water leak that went unnoticed for a few months. But it also may be the case of small water leaks go unnoticed for very long periods, even years, which are draining our pockets at a steady rate so we do not notice, unless we check. If you haven’t watch it yet, have a look to the video where we show how to read a water meter, because in the video we also show and inexpensive way to **look for water leaks**. In any case, on the table below we show how much money an water the smallest leak can cause. https://youtu.be/vjCK1j642M0 The simplest way to check for a water leak is to just check at the water meter: 1.- Stop using all water 2.- Record the number on the water meter 3.- Wait for a minimum of five hours (maybe during the night) 4.- Check again the water meter

@effiworkx 25 July 2020

Use the ECO function - ECO appliances Energy efficient appliances are expensive. The more efficient the appliance is, the more you need to pay for it. The logic is that you pay more in front, when you buy it, but because they use less energy and water you will be saving money along the years. We bought energy efficient appliances and as those appliances were rated as **Energy Start** A+++ or A++, we assumed that they are efficient regarding what program we were using. But once we started using a plug in power meter to check the electricity consumption, we realized that we were wrong. https://www.energystar.gov/ https://effiworkx.com/blog/power-consumption-meter-get-to-know-how-much-electricity-are-the-appliances-using/ Without using the **ECO function**, the appliance is using as much water and electricity as any non efficient appliances. We were wasting electricity and water, and money, without realizing about our mistake. By using the ECO function, you can save on water and electricity. It may not seem a lot but for families who have to put four or five times the dishwasher and the washing machine every week, it actually represents a significant saving opportunity. Do not make the same error, if you have an efficient appliance make sure that you learn how to make the best of it. If you want to learn more, visit us at https://effiworkx.com/lifestyle/

@effiworkx 23 July 2020

Energy efficient LED light bulbs Switching to energy efficient bulbs it is most probably one of the easiest and quickest way to reduce the electricity consumption. **LEDS** are by far the most efficient type of bulbs and swapping from incandescent bulbs to LED bulbs it is the most cost efficient solution, even after taking in consideration that the LED bulbs are more expensive than the incandescent bulbs. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01L7A1YS8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B01L7A1YS8&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx-21&linkId=7c309495fa87ffa681db1b16742b0682 Increase your awareness by calculating how much electricity is being consumed to illuminate your house. If you know your bulbs power rating you can: **– Calculate your bulbs electricity and cost consumption.** Alternatively, use the power ratings shown in the table below to compare the electricity usage and cost of the different types of bulbs. https://effiworkx.com/calculators/electricity-calculators/

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@effiworkx 23 July 2020

Water usage calculator Do you know how much water is your household using daily? It may come to a surprise to get to know how much water we are using every single day and how much of that water it is being wasted. Many of us are lucky enough that our water cost it is relatively low, it may amount to just one or two euro per 1000 liters of water, but that doesn’t mean that we should be wasting water. Water consumption calculators If you want to find out how to know how much water you are using, first have a look to this **post**. https://effiworkx.com/es/blog/how-to-read-a-water-meter/ If you already know how much water your household is using, use the calculator below to find out the yearly water usage and water cost.  **water consumption calculators** http://effiworkx.com/calculators/water-calculators/ The fist step towards reducing our water consumption it is to be aware of where and how much water we are using. It is quite common to see advice like, reduce the length of your showers and save water but there is more to it. If your shower head water flow rate it is very high, you may be wasting water. Instead of reducing your shower length, it may be enough with reducing the water flow. In any case, the first step to reduce our water consumption it is awareness and once we know what our water consumption is we can take further steps towards saving water.  **water consumption calculators** http://effiworkx.com/calculators/water-calculators/ The same principle applies to our water consumption in other areas, like the tap water consumption. Could your water taps perform the same functions with a reduced flow rate? Do you need to consume 6 liters per minute to just wash your hands? Do you need to consume 6 liters per minute to just clean your teeth? It is both important to control the time using water and the water flow rate as both factors determine how much water we use.  **water consumption calculators** http://effiworkx.com/calculators/water-calculators/ We trust that the information shared it is of interest for anyone who is interested in becoming aware of how much water it is being consumed in our households and what are the best water saving opportunities that we can apply to reduce our water consumption and save money. Thanks!

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@effiworkx 20 July 2020

What is a Kilowatt Hour (kWh)? **The Kilowatt Hour (kWh) it is unit of measurement used to measure electricity consumption.** Therefore, for anyone really interested in knowing how much electricity is being used at home and what is the electricity cost, to know what a Kilowatt Hour is it is a must-to-have knowledge. As shown in the picture below, this household is using an average of 2700 kWh and it is being charged 0,2173 euro per kWh. Multiplying the 2700 kWh by 0,2173 per kWh gives us an electricity cost of nearly 600 euro per year. Let’s note that there are some fix costs that are also charged to the consumers. One Kilowatt (kW) it is the equivalent to 1000 Watts (W) so, for example, if we have a 60 Watts bulb and we want to find the equivalent in Kilowatt we just need to divide 60 by 1000 and that gives us a power consumption of 0,06 Kilowatts. 60 W /1000 = 0,06 kWh If we want to know the Kilowatts hour are used by that bulb over a period of 10 hours we just need to multiply 0,06 by 10 and that gives us a total of 0,6 Kilowatt Hours (kWh) 0,06 kWh x 10 hours = 0,6 kWh Watt (W), Kilowatt (kW), and Kilowatt Hour (kWh) relationship For those who are interested on some additional knowledge about this topic, have a look to the video below from the **Youtube Effiworkx channel**. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgS-zXti7dq7j_oOwfdFjQ In this video we are explaining how Watts (W), Kilowatts (kW) and Kilowatt Hours (kWh) are related and how this knowledge translates into useful applications like deciding if purchasing a more energy efficient appliance it is really cst effective. We are working towards make the videos available in many languages so if English is not your main language have a look to the channel for other language options. https://youtu.be/CdzJJg0xRaM If you want to know more about electricity saving opportunities, visit us at Effiworkx and let us walk you though the home efficiency path https://effiworkx.com/electricity/

@effiworkx 20 July 2020

How to reduce your shower water consumption If your shower's water flow (water pressure) it is high, you may be using more water than necessary for having a shower. At home, we have tried two methods to save water while still enjoying a nice and relaxing shower. First we tried to install an Eco shower but the results were very poor, we were barely saving any water. It was a waste of money. Afterwards, we installed a flowing reduction valve and it has worked quite OK for us. A quite economic and easy to implement method to save water. My wife likes to feel the water pressure while having a shower, so she adjusts the flow to allow the full flow. I am not a 'fish' type, I am OK with having a shower at half flow so I am adjusting the water flow accordingly. The biggest saving comes when our small children are having a shower (or better said, when they spend time playing with the water...) because we are adjusting the water flow to the minimum so they can have their showers and have fun playing with the water. Same results, lower cost. https://youtu.be/6KfPkge-krs Let's be aware that we don't need to waste water, that we can reach the same results by just applying some simple workarounds. If you want to know more, if you want to save water while also reducing your water bills, visit us at Effiworkx and let us guide through the home efficiency path. https://effiworkx.com/

@effiworkx 19 July 2020

What is hard water and how to measure water hardness level When water passes through or over limestone or chalk deposits, chalk and magnesium ions dissolve into the water and it is their presence that makes the water ‘hard’. One of the most visual ways of knowing if your house has hard water it is by having a look to a kettle. If your kettle looks as the one as the photo on the right, you most definitely have hard water coming from your kitchen’s tap. Drinking hard water it does not pose a health problem so most of the people ignores the deposits on the kettle and keep it using for as long as it lasts, but as more and more scale accumulates on the heating elements the more inefficient they become and the more time and electricity is needed to boil the water. Before installing a household water filtration system, we were cleaning the kettle once a week. Since we installed the filtration system, three years ago, we haven’t had to clean the kettle even once. The effects on having hard water at home Hard water it also has some effects that are not that obvious as the accumulation of limescale on a kettle. Hard water builds up the pipes causing flow and drop pressure to drop and, if the accumulation continues for a long period, it may be even necessary to replace the pipes. Additionally, the hottest part of the house plumbing system are more prone to limestone precipitation so water heaters will be specially affected, leading to decrease of efficiency and by default an increase on the electricity usage. Drinking hard water does not pose a health problem but, according to a study from the **World Health Organization**, using hard water in combination with soaps or shampoos may cause skin irritation or exacerbate eczema because hard water prevents soaps from rinsing off from the skin, causing contact irritation. https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/hardness.pdf The Royal Society of Chemistry explain in an **study** that when soap is used in combination with hard water, a substance denominated scum is formed which does not dissolve in water and which has limited cleaning capacity. This substance, apart from the already mentioned skin irritation already mentioned, builds up on the hair causing the hair to look rough and dull and it also may damage fabrics and clothes making them scratchy. https://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/Contemporary/student/pop_detergent.html Soap scum can also leave stains in sinks, showers, bathtubs and water fixtures as well as on shower glass which will increase the cleaning frequency and the use of cleaning chemicals. Measuring the hard water level using a FiltraSoft test kit We have measured our home water hardness level using a FiltraSoft test kit and found out that we have slightly hard water. The apartment block building where we are living at the moment has a hard water filter system that reduces the water hardness level. We know that we live in an area which has quite hard water and we have proven this fact by collecting water samples from friends and colleagues who live within 50 km from our house and all of them, because they don’t have a hard water filter system, have much harder water than ours. We have made a video showing how to use the FiltraSoft test kit. Do not forget to ENABLE the YOUTUBE CAPTIONS because they display important information and details https://youtu.be/wzbSVTF3qrs How to reduce water hardness level The most efficient way to reduce water hardness is to install a **household water filtration system**. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B009SOYMTE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B009SOYMTE&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx-21&linkId=69b04a0650ccf222f91d9e2722aede64 This system is connected to the main water supply and that provides filtered water to the whole house. This system is relatively easy to install but it requires a little bit of handiwork and a big load of common sense. You don’t want to make a lousy installation and then get water leaking all over the place. In case of doubt, better to hire a professional or a handyman. It may be that for some people it is not feasible to install a household filtration system, specially for those renting or living on an apartment block. Still, there are alternatives like **clamps** that can be attached to the water pipes and reduce water hardness and limescale by **generating a magnetic field**. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0019MHGLY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B0019MHGLY&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx02-21&linkId=da30b794725d18161a3bc3047da80edd For those who have noticed the negative effects on hard water while showering, because of the effects of hard water on soap, a very easy and relatively cheap solution is to install a **shower head filter**. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07259BPG2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B07259BPG2&linkCode=as2&tag=effiworkx-21&linkId=e8587f59fe20740cc0b8effb78ef6814 This shower head will not only support with reducing water hardness but will also decrease levels of chlorine, fluoride, toxins, heavy metals… and also will support with **reducing your bathroom water consumption.** http://effiworkx.com/blog/reduce-your-bathroom-water-consumption-and-save-money/ We hope you have found the information useful. If you have any feedback that you think could be useful for us or others, share with us and if possible we will make it available to everyone. https://effiworkx.com/