Cutting the Cost of Energy Bills

Insulate Your Home & Wallet Against Rising Energy Bills

According to a poll by the National Insulation Association (NIA) two thirds (67%) of householders are unaware that nearly half of a house's heat can be lost through uninsulated walls and roofs of their home.

The Energy Saving Trust (EST), state that housholders could be wasting around £275 a year on higher fuel bills unnecessarily - due to inadequate insulation or a lack of insulation.

By insulating the home, the householder could easily cut this figure of £275 off their annual energy bills and reduce the household's carbon dioxide emissions by around 1.5 tonnes.

Investing in insulation for your home is an easy way, to keep your home warmer, save your hard earned money from being spent on energy bills, and do your bit for the environment too!

The Correct Pump? How Can That Save You Money On Energy Bills??

About 10% to 15% of the average household's electricity consumption is due to domestic heating circulators (pump). In most homes, these circulators are single speed standard type, which pump at a constant rate. Modern more energy efficient circulators that modulate according to demand, can significantly reduce this consumption, saving the home owner money.

Pump manufacturers such as Grundfos (www.grundfos.co.uk) and Laing (www.laing.de/eng/company) lead the way with their extensive research and expertise in circulators

Water Treatment - How Can That Save You Money?

Inflation and rising costs affect every household. Making us all careful about what we spend. So why bother with water treatment of your pipework and boiler? A few simple facts will give you the answer and may change your mind.

• A boilers efficiency is reduced by 5.7% by as little as 10 grams of scale, a 12mm layer will increase heating costs by 65% causing increases fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, which in turn means higher fuel bills
• Energy costs are forever increasing and this trend seems set to continue. Fuel bills have nearly doubled in the last 5 years! On average gas bills have risen to £642 a year and electricity bills to £395, a year

In modern high efficiency boilers research indicates temperature fluctuate more than standard boilers. The waterways in the heat exchangers, generally are much narrower and thinner. Limescale build up can occur sooner, affecting performance and ultimately a boiler breakdown.

Solution: Get your GAS SAFE registered heating engineer to cleanse and protect your boiler system.

• As part of your annual boiler service
• When repair work is carried out on your existing heating system
• Or when your boiler is making a "kettling" noise (sounds like bubbling boiling hot water) - due to limescale build up in the heat exchanger

The modest additional cost to the home owner, will provide these long term benefits:

• Reduced energy bills
• Fewer costly boiler breakdowns
• And help reduce unnecessary CO2 emissions from your boiler - helping to reduce your carbon foot print and save the planet!

Boiler Breakdowns Cover Maintenance/Care/Insurance/Service Contracts

Do you have or have you heard from family and friends of their "Maintenance/care insurance/service" plans with one of the big name suppliers?

We all receive the glossy brochures promising to take care of your boiler and or heating system. "Protecting" your boiler from unexpected breakdown and costly repair bills!

You pay a direct debit monthly and feel your boiler is "protected". But if you add up the costs, your eyes may water! Costs vary between £150 to £500 per year, plus £50 to £80 per repair visit!

Solution:

An annual boiler service by an independent gas installer costing around £60 and every second year change the central heating water (thoroughly flushed and protected). Breakdowns would be considerably reduced and the cost to the homeowner, at least halved!