Now that spring has sprung, it’s time to start preparing for winter. This isn’t as odd as it sounds: if you want your home to be toasty come November, and to reduce your carbon footprint, the time for action is now.
Carbon emissions from our homes make up 27 per cent of the UK total. According to Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, at the recent launch of the “Act on CO2” advice line: “Changes need to be made in people’s kitchens and living rooms as much as in parliamentary debating chambers or around the international negotiating table.” The advice line (0800 512012) allows anyone in England to get free, tailored advice from the Energy Saving Trust on how to reduce their carbon footprint.
Some cheap and easy tips include:
Replace all light bulbs with energy-efficient ones. They are more expensive than normal bulbs, but they last far longer and are not the glaring and humming glass bricks of yore.
Treat your hot water cylinder to a cosy jacket. An 80mm-thick coat costs about £12 and will save you about £20 per year in heating bills and 160kg a year in emissions.
Set your heating correctly. Your boiler thermostat, time programmer and thermostatic radiator valves should only heat the rooms that you use at the times that you use them.
Source - home energy efficiency
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I agree lightbulbs and water heater jackets help. Also there are some pretty easy ways to reduce infiltration. Tightening up a house always helps.
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