Energy Efficiency Tips

There are lots of ways to make your home more efficient and comfortable and these energy tips might come in hand.

SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) help us with some really useful tips to save energy and reducing your energy consumption and bills. Here are some of them:

Temperature

Heating

Turn the thermostat for your living areas down to 20°C. The temperature in hallways and bedrooms should be cooler, ideally between 15-18°C. You can reduce your heating bill by 10% by lowering your room temperature by just one degree.

Radiators

Use the radiator valve to turn the temperature down or off in rooms that you do not use a lot.

Hot water

Set your hot water thermostat to between 60-65°C, to make sure that you do not overheat your water.

Appliances

Most of the energy used by a dishwasher and washing machine is for water heating. Run them on a lower temperature setting and save on your energy costs. Wash clothes at 30°C if they aren’t particularly dirty.

Fridge freezer

Keep your fridge’s temperature at between 2–3°C for the best performance. This keeps your food safe to eat and avoids freezing (and ruining) your fruit and veg. The freezer should be set to -15°C.

Timers & Controls

Heating timers

Set the times that your heating comes on and off so that it fits with your daily routine. Radiators will continue to heat your home for some time after the heating is turned off. So try this, turn on your heating 30 minutes before you need it and turn it off 30 minutes before you don’t need it anymore.

Smart heating controls

Many homeowners are investing in smarter heating controls. These are often offered by their energy supplier. They control both time and temperature and are easily programmable to your daily and weekly routines all from your smartphone. We even offer a grant of €700 to help you finance this upgrade. Visit SEAI page on Heating Upgrade Grants for more information on how to apply.

Hot water

An immersion timer can be really useful for ensuring you have hot water only when you need it. Then keep that hot water warm with insulation or a lagging jacket on the immersion.

Set your water heating to 65 degrees celsius on your immersion heating so that you don’t waste energy by overheating water.

Light

Windows

Maximise the use of daylight. Hold off switching on lights in the evening until absolutely necessary.

Layout

Position your furniture so you make the most of natural light.

Light bulbs

Replace failed light bulbs with energy efficient options, in particular LED lights. Select the lowest wattage bulb needed to light the room/area and consider the size of the space and how much natural light the space gets.

Turn off the lights

Remember to turn off the lights when you are leaving a room or where you do not need them.

Use sensors

Outdoor lights can be fitted with sensors and timers to reduce operating times.

Draughts

Hot Water

Energy Monitors

For more energy saving tips please visit the SEAI official website at https://www.seai.ie/home-energy/energy-saving-tips *

*Please note these tips serve as guidance only and don’t guarantee a reduced energy bill.

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Energy Efficiency Tips

Heating

Radiators

Hot water

Appliances

Fridge freezer

Heating timers

Smart heating controls

Hot water

Windows

Layout

Light bulbs

Turn off the lights

Use sensors

Listen to your mother

Plug draughts

Curtains

Showers

Taps

Electricity monitors

You can start saving on your heating bills today. You can order online our Enplus A1 Wood Pellets:

By the bag

By the Kilo

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