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20 Energy Saving Tips
By David Jones
20 Energy Money Saving Tips and Practical Energy Saver Ideas. Lightbulbs, The Energy Savings Trust reckons that each normal lightbulb you replace with an energy savings light bulb will save you on average £3 per year and because they last upto 10 times longer the total money saving over the lifetime of the bulb is about £40.
Standby, Don't leave electrical appliances on standby. The Energy savings trust calculates that the average household in Britain spends £37 per year on electricity for items left in standby mode in their homes.
A typical PC, left running for 24 hours will use £70 of electricity over 1 year. So if you leave it on but only use it for 2 hours a day you could make savings of almost £60 each year by turning it off.
ROOM TEMPERATURE, Reducing the temperature by just 1 degree C could cut off 10% of your home heating bill.
Lighting....Some estimates are that 10% of the energy used in a home goes on lighting. So consider turning off lights in unoccupied rooms and using one high watt bulb rather than a few low watt bulbs to light a room.
Consider an OWL Wireless Electricity Monitor. This tip costs £34.95 upfront but will show you how much electricity you are using as you use it and encourage you to switch appliances off quickly in your home.
Washing Machine. About 80% of the energy used for washing clothes is used heating the water.So it is a good idea to wash with full loads and switch the temperature setting from hot to warm, this will cut your energy use by up to 50%
Radiators. The NEF says that by sticking tin foil behind radiators that are fitted to outside walls you will save up to £10 per year.
Gas and Electricity, The difference between the cheapest and most expensive suppliers can be as much as £325 per year. Regularly check to make sure you are on the best plan and tafiff on one of the gas and electricity comparison sites like uSwitch.
Gas and Electricity, In order these are the largest users of electricity in the average home. Air conditioning (if you have it) Heating, Dryer and then Lighting. So if you can reduce the useage you are guaranteed to save some money.
Gas and Electricity, If you can, consider how you pay your bills. Paying the bills monthly by direct debit is cheaper than paying them quarterly. If you pay and manage them online you will save even more. Dual fuel deals where you get your gas and electricity from the same supplier can also be cheaper than using different energy suppliers.
Home Energy Programme, The Government has launched a scheme worth £560 million to subsidise energy efficency improvements for homes such as loft and cavity wall insulation. If you do not have insulation you can call 0800 512012 to check if you are eligible.
Batteries, Don't throw away dead batteries. Use them in quartz clocks as they take so little power that batteries too weak to run anything else will power these for awhile.
Kettles, Kettles use a large amount of electricity to boil water. Only boil the amount of water you need there and then. You will reduce the amount of electricity you are using. Why pay to heat water that you are not going to use?
Microwave,Use your microwave over your oven it uses much less electricity because it cooks in a much smaller amount of time. If you really cannot do without your oven think about buying a micro/combi oven. You can then use it for those times when you only have something small that you need to oven cook.
Always look for the Energy Saving Recommended logo if you are shopping for a new dishwasher, boiler or even just lightbulbs. It is your guarantee that these products have met the strict criteria on energy efficency, will cost less to run and help reduce carbom emissions.
SHOWER DON'T BATH, This will save water but it will also save you energy costs as you will not use so much hot water. A 5 minute shower will save you 400 litres of water each week if you usually take a bath. If you are on a water meter that is a lot of water you have saved. One caveat is that a power shower can use more water and hence electricity than a bath.
Put a jacket on your hot water tank, Fitting your hot water tank with an insulating jacket will only cost a few pounds and pays for itself within 6 months. Fit one that is at least 75mm (3 inches) thick and you could save £30 each year.
Insulate your roof and walls, Around half the heat lost in a typical home escapes through the walls and the roof. Insulating your loft is simple to do and you can even do the insulation yourself. If you already have loft insulation check its thickness and if necessary add another layer to bring it up to the recommended 270mm.
Insulating your wall cavities could save up to £120 a year. Installation takes just a couple of hours for a typical 3 bedroom house and can be done from the outside.
Dodge the draughts, Eliminate draughts and wasted heat by installing a cheap, easy-to-fix brush or pvc seal on your exterior doors. Put draught-proof covers on letterboxes and keyholes too.
Draughts also get in through gaps in floorboards and skirting boards; stop this by filling these gaps with beading or sealant.
This intel first appeared on: http://www.carpetbagging.co.uk/energy_saving_tips.html
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