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Does your home a problem with condensation?  Measure Moisture In The Air Consider buying a Hygrometer that measures level of humidity in your room/home. This way you can assess the level of interaction required by yourself to combat it.  Moisture In The Home   Our property needs to breath too! Allowing for good ventilation and air movement regularly, helps to prevent condensation.  Condensation forms when warm moist air lands on cold surfaces like internal walls or Windows, if not managed this can lead to condensation damp.  To combat moisture in the air:  Produce less moisture  Dry laundry outdoor or with good ventilation  Let fresh air in & moist air out  Extractor fans use! Trickle vents use! Draft proofing  Insulation  Heat unused rooms from time to time If you see it forming on Windows either open them ajar, & if too cold to do this then wipe away excess moisture  Ensure large kitchen appliances have adequate vent...

Quick work out of usage from meter reading  To find out how many meter units used  New Meter Reading - Old Meter Reading = Meter Units Used  Most gas meters are in m3 units, some are in ft3.  Have a look on your actual meter to find out if it is in m3 or ft3.  If it is in m3, then next we convert m3 into kWh. If it is in ft3 scroll down the page to the next set of calculations.  kWh is kiloWatts per hour sometimes written like kW/h.  On your energy bill you will see your gas bill has a unit price for gas per kWh, and also a gas standing daily charge.   This is why we need to know our gas use in kWh.  This is why we convert from m3 or ft3 into kWh.  Once we know our number of gas kWh use we can calculate it by the unit price  BASIC & QUICK SUM FOR EST GAS COST Find Meter Units Used by taking your old meter reading away from your new meter reading New Meter Reading - Old Meter Reading = Meter Units Used     Gas...

  "Reduce your temp by 1° degree & you'll see a drop in your energy fee!"  Why don't households know about the ideal room temps?   About the safe temps & the unsafe temps?  Ideal 18°C for healthy well-dressed people - WHO. Whereas those who are elderly, immobile, vulnerable and who have serious medical conditions may be far more comfortable at 18°C to 21°C , often they need more warmth.  "Heat yourself first campaign!"   Extra clothing, layers, socks, slippers, hot water bottles (rechargeables are likely cheaper now than boiling a kettle). "Heat your space later, but not the whole place, just the room!" - use the TSVs on radiators to set temp in each room, as required, don't just leave them all on all of the time. Adjust them to your requirements, reduce energy waste.  TEMPERATURES THAT ARE TOO HOT 24°C AND ABOVE , AND TEMPERATURES THAT ARE TOO COLD BELOW 16°C ARE UNSAFE AND CAN BE A SERIOUS HEALTH RISK ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE...

TVs and Energy Consumption Recently I noticed my bedroom TV was 200W and my living room TV 100W, yet they are about the same size. However, the 100W TV is a newer more energy efficient model. So I thought I would have a look at the energy efficiency of TVs. To reduce energy use  Settings on most newer models can be set to an economical power saving mode & can be set to time off automatically, which is a great way to help save energy.   Screen size and screen resolution have an impact upon how much energy a TV uses.  For example  55" TV on average uses 77W.   32" TV on average uses 32W .  For example  4K 2160p TV typically uses over double the energy of full High Def 1080p TV.   Modern LED TVs are supposed to be the most energy efficient , which makes sense when we know LED light bulbs are energy efficient.   It seems like newer home appliances are becoming more energy efficient but it can sometimes be difficult trying to wo...

I was asked this question: I am still using 9kWh of electricity and I don't know how else to reduce my usage? 9kWh electric per day is estimated at 3,285kWh per year. You're electric use falls about 13% higher than a typical household with a typical medium amount of energy use.  The only true way to reduce your energy consumption is by firstly coming to understand it.  Analyse energy bills and look at your monthly electric use in kWh and gas use in kWh, compare how many kWh this month to last month, and compare this month to this month last year.  Look on your energy bill for 'estimated annual usage', from this you can estimate what you might pay.  The unit price limit (which shouldn't but does vary a bit across the UK?) is on average something like this for *standard variable tariff: @Oct 2022 rates.  Gas standing charge 28.485p  Gas unit rate 10.330p per kWh Electricity standing charge 46.356p  Electric unit rate 34.037p per kWh (*Mostly diff for fix...

When smart meters were being hurled towards us at high speed my response was "No I don't want one", you may ask why? I mostly mean the digital in-home display they have encouraged us to have in our homes when we have smart meter fitted. Whereas I much prefer to keep a close eye on my actual meters one for electric and one for gas.  Well in home displays have to be plugged in so they also use a little energy, which is totally ironic considering they are supposed to help us save on energy!  If you want to save energy buy a smart plug-in energy monitoring device, and monitor the energy use of one device or appliance at a time. This way you will make a staggering difference to your energy use.  Issues they might arise! Interconnectedness of technologies is not flawless. communication issues arise. This is a massive problem WiFi and wireless internet technology is not always reliable.  Weakness of network signal.   Rural areas are more prone to poor signal....

Fridge Freezers An appliance most households have in their home that runs 24/7. But, how old is your fridge freezer and how much energy does it use?  My Whirlpool uses 1.39kW per 24 hours   That is 507.35kWh per year  At my current suppliers Bulb Oct 2022 electric rate of 35.056p or £0.35056 per kWh:  507.35kWh x £0.35056 = £177.86 per year   That cost is only if I keep my fridge freezer running optionally by ensuring the back is clean, defrosted regularly, food stored correctly, gaps around sides and back wide enough for air movement and ventilation, my settings are optional depending upon outdoor temperature, where the appliance is situated, keep my freezer fairly full, ensure door seals are not faulty or broken, and if we are using it effectively by not leaving the doors open for any length of time..  So, I am looking for a new reasonably priced and more energy efficient model to save me on running costs.  Recently the way fridge freezers are rated ...