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So far... I've taken to reading the riot act to the kids repeatedly the eternal House lights that never get turned off
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I've had a good read of the boiler handbook and it's got 2x eco settings.. one on the boiler itself and another on the thermostat. The boiler one is the "optimum" burn Vs Max heat extracted via the heat exchanger... And the thermostat will run the heating for 10 minutes then knock off for 10 mins and then if the temperature doesn't rise to the preset will do the same again rather than grafting it's guts out until it hits the preset then shutting off the radiators will continue to give heat out and rise the temperature above the preset ... You then get a greater range of temperatures so you then "feel" the cold
All the bedrooms have thermal roller blinds plus curtains
Seen quoted savings with curtains between 15 & 25% depending on what site you read. . . So I'm guessing a thermal blind plus curtains will be at tye upper end of savings. Coupled with insulated exterior walls and uPVC double glazing.
Bathroom has a thermal blind too as does the kitchen
Both front & back doors have thermal door curtains both doors are also composite although being council fitted probably not the best fitted.....
Again door curtains save more money / reduce heat loss by a similar amount...
We will if it's a cold bright day open the easterly facing curtains in the morning to let the sun in but keep the west side closed or half drawn then late afternoon shut the eastern ones to trap the heat the sun has pumped through the glass .. and at dusk shut the west curtains / blinds cant loose the precious free warm
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All lights are led I'm happy on an evening just to sit with a smaller desk lamp on in the lounge which has a 3w led lamp in it ... Kids = big light + reading lamp + desk lamp + kitchen lights (and landing lights)
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We keep the kitchen cooler via the radiator valve stat meaning the fridge and freezer don't have to work too hard likewise it keeps the pantry cool when cooking it soon warms up anyway...
All the outside lighting is solar
If I get my way the lounge will get 2 solar pendant lights put up even if I just use them on an evening as background lighting like I do with the desk lamp not much of a saving but every unit of electric costs .
One thing I do want to sort is the old loft hatch .. I've got some kingspan insulation asside at work to make a new lid probably in 20mm MDF and bond the kingspan to the top....
Plenty of glass wool in the loft too .
I thought it would be a good idea to get one of these
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indepe ... html%3famp
Dont bother unless you move the clothes inch by inch every half an hour it's no faster than a normal clothier horse ....... We've got a small tumble drier but that only goes on if desperate plus the outside washing lines
Biggest uses are probably the electric cooker / washer / dish washer but there's not much we can do about that but the washer is A rated on energy if the kids didn't do a change of outfits twice a day we might reduce the time the washer spends on
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Kids have fleece PJ's and this winter the wife will be educated into how to put a wooly jumper and slipper socks on.... If I suddenly vanish you know my advice has caused me to be laid to rest under the new patio I didn't know she wanted
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