Tips To Improve Energy Efficiency in Your Homes

Want to improve the energy efficiency of your home? Follow these simple steps to help improve efficiency, reduce costs, and also help save the environment at the same time!

Insulation & Draught Reduction

A poorly insulated home makes your heating work harder. If your home loses all that heat, your boiler has to stay on longer to keep you warm. Insulation improves your energy efficiency by reducing how hard your heating has to work, and saving you money. Paying attention to draught exclusion and reduction helps too.

Energy efficient appliances & lightbulbs

Do you have old appliances? These tend be far less efficient than newer models. Next time you need to upgrade an appliance, pay attention to the energy ratings and go for the A++ (or above) energy-efficient options. These can help reduce energy consumption and lower bills.

LED bulbs are a great energy-efficient choice for your home. Using far less energy and lasting up to 25 times longer, LED bulbs are an easy choice for savings.

Think smarter, not harder

Installation of a smart thermostat and a low-flow shower head are two easy ways to let equipment and technology work for you. Control your heating from your smart phone, saving you effort and money. And don’t sacrifice your long showers – just use an eco shower head to reduce the amount of water used. Think smarter and improve the energy efficiency in your home.

Contact us for all your Doncaster plumbing and heating requirements.