Bijli
स्विच बोर्ड पर नाम लिख दो
हर स्विच के नीचे छोटा लेबल लगा दो — पंखा, गीज़र, बाहर की लाइट। मेहमान भी सही स्विच दबाते हैं और गीज़र रात भर चलने की गलती नहीं होती।
Jugaads for “switch”
11 resultsGhar
Cardboard behind the switchboard photo frame
A frame that will not sit straight usually has an uneven wall behind it. Stick a folded bit of cardboard to the low corner on the back of the frame. It stays level and the fix is invisible.
Bijli
Tube light jhilmila rahi hai? Starter
Purani tube light jhilmilane lage to aksar starter kharab hota hai, tube nahi. Starter bahut sasta aata hai — switch band karke badal do, tube bach jaati hai.
Gaadi
Wet cloth over the AC vent on a hot start
Before switching the car AC on, drive with all four windows down for thirty seconds to push out the trapped hot air. The AC then cools a much smaller problem, and it gets cold faster.
Paani
Mark the water level with tape
A strip of tape on a translucent tank at the level where you should switch the motor on saves guessing and saves running it dry, which is what burns motors out.
Paani
Hear the tank overflow before it starts
Tie the overflow pipe so it discharges onto a steel sheet or an upturned bucket instead of straight down the wall. The clatter tells the whole house the motor needs switching off, and it costs nothing.
Bijli
Phone charging slowly? Clean the port
Years of pocket lint pack into the charging port and stop the cable seating fully. Switch the phone off and pick it out gently with a wooden toothpick. Never metal — you will short the contacts.
Rozmarra
Two alarms, ten minutes apart, different rooms
The second alarm goes on the other side of the room. Switching it off requires standing up, which is the entire mechanism. Works far better than nine snoozes on the phone next to your head.
Bijli
Unplug the TV at the board, not the remote
Set-top boxes and older TVs draw real power on standby. Switching them off at the wall is a small monthly saving that costs nothing. Modern LED TVs draw very little, so do not lose sleep over those.
Bijli
Airplane mode charges faster
Switching on airplane mode while charging genuinely speeds it up — the radios are one of the biggest drains competing with the charger. Useful when you have fifteen minutes before leaving the house.
Bijli
Label the MCBs once, thank yourself for years
Spend twenty minutes switching each MCB off and noting what dies, then write it on the box in marker. When something trips at 11pm you will know exactly which one to flip instead of guessing in the dark.
That is all 11 of them. बस, इतना ही।