Efficient Energy Consumption in Residential Apartments with Proper Selection of Water Pumps

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Executive Summary
Water demand and consumption in a residential apartments depends on the population. Majority
of apartment in Australia use the centrifugal water pump to deliver water from different sources
to various places in the building. Apart from lighting and electronics appliances that most people
considers when determining energy efficiency in their residential areas, water pump also can be
another important appliance that should be covered. Water pump is one of the appliances that
uses the grid electricity thus contributing to the electricity bills. The operation of pump and the
energy consumption directly depends on its capacity. Considering water pump characteristics is
very important when selecting the type of the pump to install that can use the energy efficiently.
The efficiency of energy consumption appliance in most apartments have become a matter of
concern for sustainable development. There are also other sources of energy which include the
use of fuel operated engines to pump water. However, this type of pump contributes to
greenhouse gas emission and produces a lot of noise. This report proposes the proper selections
of the pump for efficient pumping system leading to efficient energy consumption, the use
pumps with an improved motor system which controls the speed hence positively affects the
pump efficiency. Most efficient energy consumption water pumps are very expensive that
majority of people cannot afford hence using the low efficiency pump that consumes a lot of
electricity. Solar energy pumps can substitute this types of pumps to reduce the consumption of
electricity.