Save Energy In Your Home = Saving Money In Your Pocket

Saving Money At Home:


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Step 1: Draught Proof Your House

In an average house up to 20 percent of heat is lost through draughts*. To test an area simply hold the palm of your hand up against a door or window - if you feel cold air coming through, warm air is escaping. This is simple to fix and can save you hundreds on your yearly heating bill.

Fit draught excluders around all exterior doors and interior if need. Fill in any cracks or crevices on window frames, skirting boards or floors with a filler or sealant.

Closing curtains or shutters after dark fall also traps in the warm air and prevents draughts.
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Step 2: Turn down the thermostat

Turning your thermostat down by just 1 degree can reduce your energy consumption by over 5 percent*. You won't even notice the difference in room temperature

On the same note, don't heat rooms when you are not using them.
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Step 3: Hot water temperature

Your hot water thermostat needn't be higher than 60 degrees centigrade, that's 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Any higher and you will only be mixing it with cold water to cool it back down for use.
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Save £400 On The Price Of A New Boiler

"The Chancellor, Alistair Darling recently announced the Government's latest initiative to lower energy use in the UK - the boiler scrappage scheme. Within the new boiler scrappage scheme, the Government will give you £400 towards the cost of a new efficient boiler when you trade in an old G-rated boiler."

Similar to the the car scrappage scheme, this will help households replace costly, inefficient boilers with a grant of £400 to contribute to the replacement costs.
In addition homeowners will save up to aprox £310 a year in fuel bills by replacing a less efficient boiler,
Glowworm has a helpful boiler calculator feature on its site .
People who own their homes and landords who rent homes are eligible. However, social landlords, housing associations and boiler installers are not eligible under this scheme.
The average cost of buying and installing a new boiler according to electric.co.uk is £2500.

It's a central heating calculator, a hot water calculator and a great way to find exactly what you need. Using a domestic heating calculator like this is a good starting point if you don't know too much about boilers.
Click here to use the boiler calculator

To read about Glow-worm’s continued support of the scheme visit them at: www.needanewboiler.com

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Reduce your water usage and save money

A staggering fact..... a dripping tap wastes 5500 litres of water a year.

Kate Humble explains some quick and easy ways to save water, energy and money in and around your home. Kate highlights further tips for saving water and indicates the associated financial benefits of implementing these water saving methods.

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