There are many benefits to saving energy in your home. These range from having a warmer home by installing insulation measures and reducing your fuel bills to helping to save the environment by reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

CENTRAL HEATING

Get your Heating Controls checked by Amptronic Electrical Services. We all need heating to make our homes cosy and warm during those winter months. But is your home unnecessarily warm? If so, too much heating could be almost as uncomfortable as no heating at all. Badly working controls cause your home to waste energy and gives you high fuel bills!

If you have a central heating system controlled by a thermostat, take control by turning it down to between 18°C and 22°C. Turning the thermostat down by 1°C can cut 10% off your fuel bills. 19°C is a comfortable temperature for your living room, but those who are less active such as elderly or infants usually need 21°C.

By fitting a Programmer you can pre set your heating to come on and go off at certain times during the day – comfort and warmth when you need it.

LIGHTING

In most homes, lighting accounts for around 10-15% of the electricity bill.

So, if your light bulbs are behaving badly, then it's time to get Amptronic Electrical Services to replace them with some brand new energy efficient ones.

Energy saving lightbulbs use advanced 'electronic' technology. This enables them to produce highly efficient and compact light using a fraction of the electricity that ordinary bulbs use. It also means that they last longer than ordinary bulbs – up to 8 times longer.

LOFT INSULATION

Everyone knows that heat rises - it's a well known fact. But did you know that a further 25% of your heating costs could be escaping out of the roof?

Loft insulation is a most effective way of reducing your heating bills and keeping your home warmer. It is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways of improving the energy efficiency of your home. The ideal thickness for loft insulation is 250mm (10 inches), so if yours is 100mm (4 inches) you could do with a top up.

BY Amptronic Electrical Services adding 250mm (10 inches) of loft insulation, you can save around 20% of your heating costs.

WATER TANKS

Amptronic Electrical Services can Insulate hot water tanks and pipes that will help to keep your hot water hot for that nice long bath after a hard day's work!

By fitting a British Standard 'jacket' to your hot water cylinder it will cut heat loss by up to 75% and cost you less to heat your water.

If you have a jacket fitted to your hot water cylinder already, check to see that it's at least 75mm (3") thick. If not, it's definitely worth replacing with a nice new heat saving one!

Amptronic Electrical Services can also insulate any pipes that are in your loft space to prevent damage caused by pipe bursts.

Call us today for a free no obligation quotation.