WATER AND HEATING SAVING TIPS

INSULATING YOUR LOFT
Insulating your loft could save you up to ?45 per year and cavity wall insulation could save a further ?10 or more.
Water does not need to be heated to a scalding temperature; for most people,
setting the cylinder thermostat at around 60 degrees should be adequate for bathing and washing.
In Winter close your curtains at night to stop heat escaping.
Fit aluminium foil or reflective panels behind radiators.
This reflects heat back into the room rather than the walls absorbing and losing the heat.
Stop draughts by attaching an easy-to-fix brush or PVC seal to your exterior doors.
Fill gaps between floorboards & skirting boards with beading, sealant or newspaper.
Too warm? Why not turn the room thermostat down by 1 degree and it could cut your heating bills by up to 10%.
The sun is the most readily available source of heat there is - and the cheapest!
So make the most of it by opening internal doors of any rooms which get more sun
than others and let the warm air travel through your home.
Hot water pipes can be insulated to stop heat escaping from them to good effect.
The best pipes to insulate are the ones between the boiler and hot water cylinder.
Cost is around ? per metre. Saving is around ?0 per year.
Setting your heating to turn off one hour before you leave the house and just half an hour before your return will mean
that the heat is not wasted on an empty house.
If you have an old central heating system, consider having the radiators flushed to increase efficiency and reduce bills.

WATER SAVING TIPS
Turn off the tap while cleaning your teeth and you can save thousands of litres of water every year.
Put a hippo in your toilet cistern. Hippo the Water Saver is the simple, proven and low cost water saving device
to help conserve water in toilet cisterns. Every time a toilet is flushed the Hippo saves
approximately 3 litres of water.
Dripping taps can waste up to 4 litres of water a day so make sure you replace worn tap washers.
Vegetables and fruit should be washed in a bowl not under a running tap.
The leftover water can then be used for watering plants.