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Energy efficiency
housing@knh.org.uk
Follow these tips and you'll cut your bills, and be kind to the environment too!
- Don't overheat your home - by turning your heating down by just one degree you can reduce your fuel bill
by 10 percent!
- If you have a water-filled radiator against an outside wall, attach a reflective panel or kitchen foil
to the wall behind it. Put a shelf over a radiator to help distribute heat into the room.
- Use a shower instead of a bath - it's five times cheaper!
- Put draught proofing on your doors and windows.
- Change to energy-efficient light bulbs - they use a fraction of the electricity of ordinary bulbs and
last up to 10 times longer!
- When you buy something like a washing machine look for the 'energy label' choose the most efficient model
to cut your bills.
- Try to use a full load in your washing machine.
- Don't overfill the kettle - just put in the amount of water you need.
- Put lids on saucepans and use just enough water to cover the food.
- Use a microwave oven to cook small meals - it's much cheaper.
- Keep your freezer full - fill empty ice cream tubs with water. Defrost it regularly, so it doesn't have
to work so hard.
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