Time to start turning stuff off

(18/07/2010)

The main issue with energy efficiency isn't with the appliances themselves, it is with the way we use them. Any electrical appliance that we leave on all day when we aren’t even using it, certainly will be wasteful. It is time to start turning stuff off.

Another important thing to note is that this doesn’t just apply to electrical goods. One way to save money on your heating bill and reduce the amount of energy you’re using is to stop heating rooms you rarely use. Your furnace works hard to keep every room in your house warm and cozy all winter, but if you’re paying to heat rooms you don’t spend much time in, then you’re wasting both energy and money.

Make sure the room with your thermostat is getting plenty of heat, but close heat vents and doors in rarely used rooms to reduce your energy consumption and lower your heating bills. Once you’ve taken this simple step, you may notice that your house has fewer drafts and warms up faster.

Of course, it can’t help if your appliances truly are faulty. TVs and boilers aren’t built to be wasteful, but occasionally things go wrong and they become defective. With regards to the latter, you can do one of two things. Firstly you can get it checked out. British Gas offer an excellent service where they service your current boiler and offer replacements should you need it.

Secondly, buy a new one. It may sound expensive at first but buying an energy efficient boiler from a company that specifically caters to the environmentally conscious consumer. Worcester Bosch UK are leading the field in that regard at the moment) can end up saving you a great deal of money in the long run. Just make sure that you don’t leave it on all the time.

You can find Worcester Bosch boilers on the British Gas website.

Related categories:  Boilers - Domestic   Energy Conservation   Heating controls   Residential applications