Lear n how t o save some cash t oday‌ Novus Property Solutions
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Ler oy Si mpson Communi t y Li ai son Champi on f or Gr eat er London
Some Qui ck Wi ns On Savi ng Ener gy and Money /
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ng t he heat i ng on al l day on a l ow t emper at ur e i s cheaper t han t ur ni ng t he heat i ng up and down, or on and of f , as needed?
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Fal se / For t he maj or i t y of househol der s, l eavi ng your r oom t her most at on al l day at a l ower t emper at ur e wi l l not onl y mean t hat your home wi l l never be at a comf or t abl e t emper at ur e but i t wi l l al so wast e heat when you do not need i t . Room t her most at s t ur n t he heat on and of f when your home r eaches t he set t emper at ur e t hat you f eel comf or t abl e at . Combi ne t hi s wi t h a t i mer cont r ol t hat t el l s your heat i ng syst em t o come on onl y when you need i t t o save money on your ener gy bi l l s.
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ng up t he t her most at heat s your home f ast er . Tr ue or f al se?
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Fal se / Your r oom t her most at t ur ns your heat i ng syst em on or of f accor di ng t o a set t emper at ur e. No mat t er how hi gh you set t he t emper at ur e, t he r at e at whi ch your cent r al heat i ng di st r i but es heat r emai ns const ant . To heat your home f ast er , i nst al l bet t er i nsul at i on. Thi s decr eases t he r at e at whi ch heat i s l ost t hr ough your wal l s, l of t , wi ndows, and f l oor .
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ect r i cal appl i ances, such as TVs, l apt ops, phone char ger s, don’ t use el ect r i ci t y when t hey' r e pl ugged- i n but not i n use…
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Fal se / FALSE: Some el ect r i cal appl i ances and char ger s dr aw ener gy even when t he devi ces ar e not bei ng used. Thi s ‘ vampi r e power ’ wast es ener gy, and t he best way t o avoi d t hi s i s t o r emember t o swi t ch of f at t he wal l and pul l out t he pl ug. By avoi di ng st andby, and maki ng sur e devi ces ar e not l ef t pl ugged i n or i dl e, a t ypi cal home coul d save bet ween £45 t o £80 a year . Based al l home appl i ances, consumer el ect r oni cs, l i ght s and char ger s t hat have been l ef t on st andby mode or have been l ef t on and not i n use, usi ng t he aver age el ect r i ci t y cost of 13. 52p/ kWh. Thi s i nf or mat i on i s sour ced f r om DEFRA’ s Home El ect r i ci t y St udy.
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t i s cheaper t o r un appl i ances, such as washi ng machi nes, at ni ght t han dur i ng t he day‌
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Tr ue / Thi s may be t r ue, but not f or most of us. Whi l e some househol ds i n t he UK ar e on t ar i f f s t hat var y dependi ng on t he t i me of day, such as Economy 7, t he maj or i t y of cust omer s pay t he same r at e at al l t i mes of day and ni ght . However , i f you know you ar e al r eady on an Economy t ar i f f , or ar e consi der i ng swi t chi ng t o one, t hen r unni ng appl i ances dur i ng of f - peak per i ods wi l l be cheaper .
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t r adi t i onal l i ght - bul bs f i t t i ngs, you cannot do a st r ai ght f or war d swap wi t h ener gy savi ng bul bs and LED l i ght bul bs.
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Fal se / Ener gy savi ng and LED l i ght bul bs come i n al l shapes and si zes and can now be f i t t ed i n down- l i ght er s, f r eest andi ng l amps and t r adi t i onal pendant s.
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usi ng a deskt op comput er , scr eensaver s save ener gy…
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Fal se / Because your scr een r emai ns on, scr eensaver s ar e basi cal l y anot her pr ogr amme whi ch consumes ener gy l i ke any ot her . Whi l e comput er s have t i med sl eep set t i ngs whi ch do use l ess ener gy, swi t chi ng of f your moni t or or even your whol e comput er when t aki ng br eaks i s t he most ef f ect i ve way t o st op ener gy bei ng wast ed. On aver age deskt op comput er s cost ar ound £22 a year t o r un. Based on al l home appl i ances, consumer el ect r oni cs, l i ght s and char ger s t hat have been l ef t on st andby mode or have been l ef t on and not i n use, usi ng t he aver age el ect r i ci t y cost of 13. 52p/ kWh. I t i s di f f i cul t and a hassl e t o swi t ch ener gy suppl i er s.
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a v e r a g e UK h o u s e h o l d s s p e n d b e t we e n £4 5 - £8 0 a y e a r p o we r i n g a p p l i a n c e s l e f t i n s t a n d b y mo d e o r n o t i n u s e . Th i s i s t h e e n e r g y u s e d b y c e r t a i n a p p l i a n c e s wh e n t h e y a r e n o t i n u s e a n d n o t s wi t c h e d o f f a t t h e p l u g . s a r e b e c o mi n g mo r e e f f i c i e n t . We r e c o mme n d o v e n s t h a t h a v e a n ' A' e n e r g y r a t i n g a s t h e y a r e t h e mo s t e f f i c i e n t o f a l l ; h o b s t h a t c a r r y t h e l o g o a r e h i g h l y e n e r g y - e f f i c i e n t t o o . A n e w A+ r a t e d e l e c t r i c o v e n wi l l c o n s u me 4 0 p e r c e n t l e s s e n e r g y t h a n a B r a t e d o v e n .
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St andby i s wast ed ener gy / En e r g y e f f i c i e n t t i p s d g e - f r e e z e r s a r e s wi t c h e d o n 2 4 h o u r s a ' s we l l wo r t h f i n d i n g mo d e l s t h a t a r e l y c h o o s i n g a n A+ f r i d g e f r e e z e r o v e r t h e y o u a b o u t £5 7 i n e n e r g y b i l l s o v e r t h e
Fr i d g e s , f r e e z e r s a n d f r i d a y , 7 d a y s a we e k , s o i t e n e r g y e f f i c i e n t . Ty p i c a l ma r k e t a v e r a g e wi l l s a v e l i f e t i me o f t h e p r o d u c t .
Ke t t l e s a r e o n e o f t h e mo s t c o mmo n l y u s e d a p p l i a n c e s i n t h e k i t c h e n . ECO k e t t l e s t h a t o n l y b o i l t h e a mo u n t o f wa t e r r e q u i r e d c a n u s e 2 0 p e r c e n t l e s s e n e r g y t h a n a c o n v e n t i o n a l e l e c t r i c k e t t l e . On a v e r a g e a UK h o u s e h o l d b o i l s t h e k e t t l e 1 , 5 0 0 t i me s a y e a r .
Tu mb l e d r y e r s : d r y i n g c l o t h e s o u t d o o r s o n a wa s h i n g l i n e o r i on a r a c k c os t s not hi ng a nd us e s no e ne r gy s o i t i s t he i de a l t o d r y y o u r c l o t h e s . Bu t i f y o u n e e d t o u s e a t u mb l e d r y e r , t u s e a g r e a t d e a l o f e n e r g y , s o c h o o s e o n e wi t h a g o o d e n e r g y r a t i n g s u c h a s a B. Th i s wi l l c o s t l e s s t o r u n , h e l p i n g y o u t r e duc e your e ne r gy bi l l .
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