Lighting

Replacing all the lights in your home with either LED or Low Energy Lighting (LEL), not only significantly reduces energy consumption, but improves the overall efficiency of your property which will be highlighted on the EPC.

Turning lights off when not being used or when you leave a room. This will save you around £25 a year on your annual energy bills.

Kitchen Appliances

Kettles are the most common used appliance in the kitchen. But many of us will admit that we at least occasionally boil the kettle with more water than we’re going to use. 

Avoid overfilling the kettle and save yourself £11 a year on your electricity bill.

Thermostatic Radiator Valves

Radiator valves control the temperature of individual rooms. A Thermostatic Radiator Valve is self-regulating and works by automatically changing the flow of hot water that comes into your radiator at any one time. When the temperature of the room begins to change, a capsule in the head of the TRV will either expand or contract – automatically moving a pin in the body of the valve which causes the valve to either open or close. If the temperature in your room drops a little too low, the capsule will contract and pull out the pin; allowing more hot water to enter your radiator and increase its temperature.

Room Thermostats

Your room thermostat should be set to the lowest comfortable temperature, which for most is between 18°C and 21°C. If you only have a single room thermostat for the whole house, for every degree you increase the temperature, it could increase the heating bill by about 10%.