{"id":1608,"date":"2025-10-10T13:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/how-to-improve-the-efficiency-of-your-appliances\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:12:53","slug":"how-to-improve-the-efficiency-of-your-appliances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/how-to-improve-the-efficiency-of-your-appliances\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve the Efficiency of Your Appliances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Most <strong>household breakdowns<\/strong> are caused by a lack of cleaning and maintenance. Do you want to save on bills and avoid an emergency call for technical assistance? These tips are for you.  <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>1. clean filters and air vents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Dirty filters in <strong>washing machines<\/strong> or <strong>dryers<\/strong> make the motors work harder and increase consumption.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>2. Check cables and plugs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>A single <strong>damaged wire<\/strong> can cause a short circuit. If you notice a burning smell or heat, <strong>unplug the appliance and contact an electrician<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>3. Do an annual review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>An <strong>UpKasa technician<\/strong> checks the components, energy consumption and general operation of your appliances, preventing breakdowns and <strong>last-minute repairs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Avoid urgent calls and extend the life of your devices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Discover the Fixii Plan &#8211; quick assistance and repairs with a 30% discount.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Most household breakdowns are caused by a lack of cleaning and maintenance. Do you want to save on bills and avoid an emergency call for technical assistance? These tips are for you. 1. clean filters and air vents Dirty filters in washing machines or dryers make the motors work harder and increase consumption. 2. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electrical-repairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1612,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions\/1612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upkasa.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}