Ways to increase your home efficiency

Want to save money on your energy bills? One of the best ways to achieve this is to make your home more efficient. Here are some ways to do this:

1. Insulate cavity walls and lofts

Did you know that you can lose up to a quarter of the heat produced by your boiler through the roof? And you can lose 35% through the walls! You might as well throw your money out the window! The best way to combat this is to install insulation in your loft and cavity walls. You could make your investment back within a couple of years on savings. The most common and eco-friendly insulation is made from recycled glass and comes in the form of a glass mineral wool material.

2. Get a better boiler

Upgrading your boiler to a more efficient unit is another good idea. An inefficient boiler will be pushing up your energy costs and not warming your home as well as it should during colder weather. Modern boilers are made to be super-efficient. Look for one with an A-grade efficiency rating. For Boiler Installation Forest Of Dean, Green Planet Heating provide boiler installation in the forest of dean.

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3. Make use of draught excluders and seals

Gaps under doors and along windows will mean your heating is escaping and your home will fail to warm efficiently. Your radiators will be chugging away even harder trying to make up for it, costing you far more than it should be. A simple and cheap solution is to install draught excluders on doors, especially those that lead to uninhabited rooms or exterior doors.

Check your window frames to see if any seals need replacing. Replacement sticky-backed seals are cheap to buy, and you’ll notice the difference immediately.

4. Install a water-saving showerhead

Whilst power showers are luxurious, they can sometimes use almost as much water as a bath. By switching to a water-saving shower instead, you’ll be making savings on your energy costs right away. Thankfully, some of the newest models no longer sacrifice shower power quality for efficiency.

5. Know your energy usage

We are all used to having technology play a big part in our lives, so why not include a gadget that can tell you exactly what your energy usage is. Simply plug it in and the energy monitor will tell you how much electricity you’re consuming each day. You can identify where savings can be made, and some units will even tell you if an appliance has been left on.

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6. LED light bulbs

Whilst costing more than traditional bulbs, LED bulbs last considerably longer and run more efficiently. By swapping all your bulbs to LED, you can make your money back in savings in around 6 months. There is no time needed for warming up and they never flicker either.