Save Money On Your Energy Bills.
Energy saving tips Help. 20 ways to save money on your energy bills
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1. Turning down your thermostat by 1 degree can save over £150.00 per year on your energy bills. For every 1 degree below your normal temperature setting you will save money on your energy bills.
2. You can save energy by upgrading your old boiler to a new A-rated condensing boiler with a programmer, room thermostat and thermostatic radiator controls.
3. Adding a chemical inhibitor to your central heating system on your annual boiler service will keep your boiler protected to save money on breakdown bills.
4. The ideal pressure on your boiler’s pressure gauge is between 1 and 1.5 bar. If your pressure gauge is higher or lower, you could be losing lots of money.
5. Familiarise yourself with topping up the pressure on your Combi boiler. Over time, your combi boiler’s pressure will decrease, which will impact the efficiency of the boiler.
6. Getting your boiler serviced annually helps to maintain safety, energy efficiency and keep your boiler warranty/guarantee valid.
7. Having a magnetic filter helps with boiler reliability, causing fewer breakdowns by catching magnetic debris (often referred to as sludge). They can also collect non-magnetic debris as well if they have a screen inside.
Loft Space Energy Saving Help Tips
8. Insulating your loft will shave around £135 off your energy bills each year if you live in a typical semi-detached house.
Empty Rooms
9. Are you heating rooms that aren’t being used? Make sure all your radiators have thermostats on them and are being used correctly. The Energy Saving Trust suggests that turning down your thermostat by just one degree could save around £75 per year.
Radiators Save Energy
10. Periodically bleed all of your radiators to make sure there are no cold spots at the top of your radiators.
Hot Water.
11. Taking shorter showers uses less hot water and saves energy and money.
12. Save upto £25 a year by washing up in a bowl rather than using a running tap.
13. Buying an efficient showerhead can save you as much as £18 per person a year on energy bills. An additional savings can be had if you have a water meter.
Curtains
14. Closing your curtains and tucking them behind the radiator when installed under a window is a great way to save money and keep the heat in your room to make it warm and cosy. The thicker the material the better insulating they will saving more energy usage.
Draught Proofing.
15. Check around your home for draughts, especially near outside doors. Draughts can cause your home to be cooler, which means you’ll have to spend more on heating your home.
Electrical Appliances.
16. Electrical appliances that you are not using should be switched off. Having an appliance or item on standby uses electricity, which means you are losing money.
17. Turn off lights when you are not in that room, Every little helps.
Solar.
18. Consider having solar panels with a batteries fitted while the initial investment may be high. With electric and gas prices constantly rising, having solar panels coupled with batteries installed may prove to be a good long-term investment.
Windows
19. Are your windows are double or triple glazed. Nearly all homes in the UK will have either double or triple glazed windows, but do pay attention to windows that have condensation inside the window panes. This indicates they have lost the argon gas, that helps insulate your home, has dissipated away. There are specialist firms that will repair glazed window units.
20. Internal and external doors closed. Rooms not being used will suck the heat out of other rooms if you don’t close your doors. Keeping the external doors open will waste even more heat energy than internal doors due to letting the cold from outside into your home.
