Ten Tips on Saving Energy in your Home

1. Insulate your home where possible to the 2002 Building Regulation Standards for Insulation. A resultant energy saving of between 40-60% can be obtained in implementing these measures.
2. Have a combustion efficiency test carried out on your boiler every 1-2 years. This ensures your boiler is operating at its optimum efficiency.
3. Buy "A" rated appliances such as washing machines when existing appliances have reached the end of their working cycle.
4. Insulate your cylinder with a lagging jacket and install a time clock and thermostat on your immersion. This will result in the immersion operation matching occupancy and no overheating of water will occur due to proper thermostatic control.
5. Replace your current oil/gas fired boiler with a condensing boiler which operates at approximately 15% higher efficiency to that of a conventional boiler.
6. Fit Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL's) in rooms that require plenty of light for long periods eg kitchens, living areas, halls and stairs etc.
7. Replace dripping taps, install spray/jet taps that consume less water. Water temperature can be adjusted easily.
8. Install renewable energy technology such as Solar water heating, biomass boiler etc. These forms of technology can have 0% emissions in CO2.
9. Install thermostatic radiator valves so that each individual room has its own thermostatic control.
10. Insulate all heating and hot water pipe work in boiler houses and exposed areas.

Home Energy Survey Forms

Please download our Energy Survey Questionnaire (word .doc, 121 kbs)  . Complete it and return it to us and we will get in contact with you, with recommendations on how to save energy and money in your home. 
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