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4 Fool-Proof Ways To Lower Home Energy Bills

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">According to statistics brought forward in recent years the average UK household spend on energy fuels&comma; typically gas and electricity&comma; is £106 a month&period; Compare this amount to ten years ago when the average spend was a mere £69 per month we can see spend has almost doubled&period;  It’s documented that the average amount of energy used per household was 17&percnt; lower a decade ago than it is now&comma; which points to a hike in energy costs rather than usage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">With energy companies pushing up heating and fuel costs more homeowners are turning to practical methods of minimising spend on monthly bills&period; Renewable energy experts Global Energy Systems give four fool-proof ways to keep a handle on home energy bills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>1&period; Installing an Air Source Heat Pump <&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Air source heat pumps &lpar;ASHPs&rpar; are a modern solution for reducing fuel bills and lowering carbon emissions&period; They are seen as an eco-smart way to heat up the home and provide hot water&period; The Government also agrees that using an air source heat pump is the way forward&comma; and is pushing an initiative that will see homeowners who install ASHPs benefit from the Renewable Heat Incentive &lpar;RHI&rpar;&period; This particular scheme can generates extra income for the user&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-414" title&equals;"4 Fool-Proof Ways To Lower Home Energy Bills " alt&equals;"4 Fool-Proof Ways To Lower Home Energy Bills " src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;home-energy-efficiency&period;jpg" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"331" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">An air source heat pump is low maintenance and is said to be easier to install than a ground source heat pump&period; It operates on a system that pulls on heat from the outside air in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from its inside&period; A single unit can generate heat from the air even when the temperature is as low as -15° C&period; Companies often champion such devices&comma; because unlike gas and oil boilers&comma; air source heat pumps deliver heat at lower temperatures over a longer time period&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>2&period; Regulating Set-top Box Usage <&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The small box that sits close by to the TV in the living room is a powerful source of energy that remains powered day in day out&period; Homeowners feel the need to keep their set-top box switched on because it is the lynchpin between digital television&comma; phone and internet but experts agree that it’s counterproductive ad can cause energy bills to spike to unreasonable levels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It has been claimed that having a DVR on your main TV and a regular set-top box on a second TV could equal the energy use of a new refrigerator&period; Some states in America are campaigning for stricter legislation demanding limited use of set-top boxes for a greener outlook but the responsibility must lie with the user&period;  Switching off your set-top box for just short amounts of time can go some way to lowering home energy bills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>3&period; Sealing Windows <&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Of the four tips discussed&comma; sealing loose fitted window panes and frames may be the most overlooked&comma; regardless of the convenience at which the problem can be managed&period; Replacing single window panes for double glazing isn’t cheap&comma; but there are alternative measures&comma; as given here&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Windows can be covered with transparent material to improve insulation&semi; one such technique known to give the desired effect is securing a layer of bubble wrap against the window pane&comma; which can reduce heat loss from a window by half&period; Other materials&comma; such as clear plastic window film can also work to your advantage as a short-term method of prevention&period; Adhesive foam weather stripping is ideal for trapping heat in from loose window fittings to lower costs all-round&period; This rolled product can be easily installed at the bottom of a window and even the outside edge of the door frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>4&period; Minimising Electrical Kitchen Appliances <&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A microwave will only be used about 70 hours a year in its lifetime&period; Despite its limited activity it burns as much as 35 kilowatt hours in &&num;8220&semi;vampire power&&num;8221&semi; to power the clock feature when in standby mode&period; New energy standards in 2016 will attempt to help reduce that wasteful consumption by 75 percent for most microwaves as a result of upgraded efficiencies in power supplies&comma; control boards&comma; and cooking sensors&period; In the meantime it’s essential that kitchen appliances that require the attention of microwaves be switched off indefinitely when not in use&comma; otherwise they may play a key role in the hike of your energy bills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This is a guest post from Global Energy Systems&comma; a leading UK renewable energy company supported by over 50 years of international engineering experience&period; Three generations have been involved in the company&comma; each innovating and developing engineering excellence&comma; particularly in air source heat pumps&period; For more information on energy saving services and products visit the Global Energy Systems website today&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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