Can anyone recommend a good energy saving advice website (for the home)
10 January 2007, 01:56 PM
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Can anyone recommend a good energy saving advice website (for the home)
Something thats impartial or government backed.
I'm looking for some advice to try and save energy around the house.
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Paul.
I'm looking for some advice to try and save energy around the house.
Thanks
Paul.
10 January 2007, 01:57 PM
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10 January 2007, 02:04 PM
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Thanks.
I'm after advice on getting a portable heater.
something like this.
Amazon.co.uk: Delonghi TRN0505M 500w Mini Electric Oil Filled Radiator: Kitchen & Home
I'm after advice on getting a portable heater.
something like this.
Amazon.co.uk: Delonghi TRN0505M 500w Mini Electric Oil Filled Radiator: Kitchen & Home
10 January 2007, 02:09 PM
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hhhmmmmmmm not the most energy efficient things unfortunatly, in fact there isnt such thing as really as far as portables go, oil filled are better than convectors, wheres it going?
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I want one for a small room with my pc in.(8ft square)
I'd rather just heat the rooms i'm in than the whole house which is what central heating does. I thought oil filled heaters were the most efficient portable heaters?
I'd rather just heat the rooms i'm in than the whole house which is what central heating does. I thought oil filled heaters were the most efficient portable heaters?
10 January 2007, 02:18 PM
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Well they are, as far as portable heaters go but due to the fact they use on peak elecriticity to run them they are not as efficient as using your central heating, if you have TRV's on your rads you could always turn down the rads you dont want to use and just heat your room?
10 January 2007, 02:23 PM
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The National Energy Foundation - Energy Advice - Overview
Off peak electricity advice. Thats something else i never knew.
Off peak electricity advice. Thats something else i never knew.
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10 January 2007, 04:49 PM
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Phone chargers plugged in when you're not using them 
I have a habit of jujst leaving things plugged in. I never realised that it still used electric even though you're not using them.
I have a habit of jujst leaving things plugged in. I never realised that it still used electric even though you're not using them.
10 January 2007, 05:13 PM
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Bit crazy in some respects.....
I never really used to bother about what eletric I was using until the recent increases, because they're so astranomic, thata's whan we started looking at ways of saving energy, really, ot shouln't have taken a massive price increase to make people realise this, but that is what seems to have happened in a lot of cases.
As for the heating, I have been told in the past that you should keep all radiators on, even on the lowest setting because otherwise the others work harder to compensate to heat up rooms that have them off and end up costing more to run !
I never really used to bother about what eletric I was using until the recent increases, because they're so astranomic, thata's whan we started looking at ways of saving energy, really, ot shouln't have taken a massive price increase to make people realise this, but that is what seems to have happened in a lot of cases.
As for the heating, I have been told in the past that you should keep all radiators on, even on the lowest setting because otherwise the others work harder to compensate to heat up rooms that have them off and end up costing more to run !
10 January 2007, 05:49 PM
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I used this site on monday and rang about a new boiler/timer at discounted prices , think its a government thing and open to anyone. there sending me a price list this week.
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