Energy saving tips and information

Energy Saving Tips

Below are some tips on small, every day ways that you can reduce your energy usage.

• When using your kettle, boil only the water you need.
• If you have an electric immersion heater, only switch on when hot water is needed. An hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon/evening.
• The room thermostat on the central heating should be set at 21°C (70°F) when in the living room, if your thermostat is elsewhere, set to 18°C (64°F).
• With storage heaters, it is important to close the damper or output dial, (sometimes called the boost) before going to bed to retain heat stored overnight.
• Don’t leave appliances on standby but switch them off at the wall instead.
• Wait until you have a full load before using your washing machine. Choose the half-load setting if you cannot wait for a full load.
• You can turn off a conventional thermal oven 10mins before the end of cooking time – it will continue to cook at the same temperature if you don’t open the oven door.
• If you can, invest in an electric blanket as often they cost very little to heat. Check out USwitch’s blog about different types of electric blanket and how much they cost to run per hour.

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