Money Saving Tips For The Home, Work and Car

Money Saving Tips £ for home, work and the car TURN YOUR THERMOSTAT DON'T LEAVE APPLIANCES ON STANDBY DOWN. REDUCING YOUR ROOM TEMPERATURE BY 1°C COULD CUT ALWAYS TURN OFF THE AND REMEMBER NOT TO LEAVE LIGHTS WHEN YOU LAPTOPS AND MOBILE PHONES ON YOUR HEATING BILLS BY UP TO 10 LEAVE A ROOM CHARGE UNNECESSARILY PERCENT A DRIPPING HOT WATER TAP WASTES ENERGY AND IN ONE WEEK WASTES ENOUGH HOT WATER TO FILL HALF A BATH, SO IS YOUR WATER TOO HOT? FIX LEAKING TAPS AND MAKE YOUR CYLINDER THERMOSTAT SURE THEY'RE FULLY TURNED SHOULD BE SET AT 60°C/140°F USE ENERGY SAVING LIGHTBULBS. THEY LAST UP TO 10 TIMES LONGER CLOSE YOUR CURTAINS AT DUSK TO THAN ORDINARY BULBS, AND USING STOP HEAT ESCAPING THROUGH THE ONE CAN SAVE YOU AROUND £55 WINDOWS AND CHECK FOR OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE BULB DRAUGHTS AROUND WINDOWS AND DOORS IF POSSIBLE, FILL UP THE WASHING MACHINE, TUMBLE DRYER OR DISHWASHER: ONE FULL LOAD USES LESS ENERGY THAN TWO HALF LOADS TURN OFF ALL OFFICE EQUIPMENT WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING IT. A SINGLE COMPUTER AND MONITOR LEFT ON 24 HOURS A DAY WILL COST OVER £50 A YEAR. FOR A TYPICAL SMALL OFFICE, THIS COULD EQUATE TO SAVINGS OF OVER £300 PER YEAR REPLACE BULBS WITH ENERGY SAVING ONES AND USE MOTION SENSORS. LIGHTING COSTS CAN BE CUT BY AS MUCH AS 15% BY SIMPLY CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH A NEARBY BUSINESS TO TURNING OFF LIGHTS IN ROOMS AND CORRIDORS RECYCLE YOUR WASTE, AND LOOK AT WHETHER YOUR WASTE COULD BE TURNED INTO ANOTHER BUSINESS' RAW THAT AREN'T BEING USED MATERIALS ASK YOUR SUPPLIERS ABOUT TAKE-BACK SCHEMES FOR UNUSED PRODUCTS. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SUNION GET YOUR MONEY BACK, OR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE COST INVEST IN EFFICIENT AND GREEN EQUIPMENT TO HELP CUT YOUR ENERGY, TRANSPORT AND WATER COSTS. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT INCLUDES INTEREST-FREE ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOANS AND ENHANCED CAPITAL ALLOWANCES USE EMAIL WHERE POSSIBLE, AND SET UP PAPERLESS BILLING TO REDUCE PRINTING. YOUR BUSINESS CAN ALSO REFILL INKJET CARTRIDGES FOR ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF A NEW ONE LET YOUR CUSTOMERS AND MINIMISE THE NEED FOR TRAVEL, AND DRIVE EFFICIENTLY SUPPLIERS KNOW YOURE COMMITTED WHEN YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. A BUSINESS WITH FIVE TO REDUCING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY CARS COULD SAVE £5,300 PER YEAR THROUGH MORE EFFICIENT DRIVING IMPACT, AND PROMOTE IT THROUGH YOUR MARKETING MODERN CARS USE VIRTUALLY NO EXTRA AVOID EXCESSIVE SPEEDS WHEN POSSIBLE. DRIVING AT WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR DRIVING FUEL WHEN THEY'RE RE-STARTED DOWNHILL, REMAIN IN GEAR BUT TAKE 85 MPH IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW, BUT USES WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SO APPROXIMATELY 25% MORE FUEL THAN 7OMPH. YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AS DON'T LET YOUR ENGINE IDLE. YOU CAN EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IN MODERN CARS 100 ALSO LOOK INTO CARS WITH 80 THIS REDUCES FUEL FLOW TO THE 40 140- AUTO START/STOP ENGINES 160 ENGINE TO VIRTUALLY ZERO CHECK TYRE PRESSURE FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. UNDER-INFLATED TYRES CAN INCREASE YOUR FUEL CONSUMPTION BY 20% SWITCH THE AIRCON OFF OR USE CLIMATE CONTROL ON THE ECO' SETTING TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION. CHECK YOUR REVS. CHANGE UP A GEAR BETWEEN 2000RPM AND 2500RPM. SHIFT UP EARLIER TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY AND ANTICIPATE AS REDUCE ENGINE FRICTION AND FAR AHEAD AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DON'T WARM THE ENGINE – MODERN ENGINES INCREASE EFFICIENCY UNNECESSARY BRAKING AND DON'T NEED TO BE WARMED SO IDLING BEFORE ACCELERATION. DECELERATE EARLY YOU START A JOURNEY SIMPLY WASTES FUEL WHEN SLOWING DOWN see how much you could save on your bills with www.electricityprices.org.uk