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SMART ways to make your home more energy efficient

SMART ways to make your home more energy efficient

Are you looking for ways to save energy and money while keeping your home comfortable? With the ever-increasing cost of energy, it's essential to make sure that your home is as efficient as possible. The good news is that there are lots of SMART steps you can take when it comes to making your home more energy efficient, from investing in innovative technologies such as smart thermostats and lights to decreasing air leaks around windows and doors. 

No matter what level of tech-savvy homeowner you may be, this blog post will provide tips on how you can maximise efficiency with simple projects by utilising products already available. Read on to learn all about the best ways you can make your home more energy efficient!


Benefits of Home Energy Efficiency

Utilising home energy efficiency can have numerous benefits, from cost savings to environmental protection. The most cost-effective way to increase a home’s energy efficiency is by sealing air leaks around windows and door frames as well as installing insulation in the walls. Unplugging electronic devices when they are not in use can help reduce energy consumption, and utilising natural light instead of electric lighting where possible will also lead to reduced energy bills.

But energy efficiency doesn't just save you money; it is essential to maintaining a sustainable environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Upgrade your home’s efficiency today and be rewarded with long-term financial and environmental benefits!


Smart steps in making your home more energy efficient

Smart Thermostat

By using a Smart Thermostat, you can manage the heating in your house.

This selection from our list can help you save a tonne of money. You may reduce your heating costs by more than 10% by keeping an eye on your heat consumption and making cuts where you can. But before you can start saving, you must stop heating empty spaces and letting heat escape via draughty windows.

With a Smart Thermostat, which ranges between £200 and £220, you can take charge of your heating needs and make small, ongoing financial savings. This ingenious device gradually gets to know your routines and begins to manage your heating requirements, even turning off the heat when you leave the house using the GPS location of your phone.

You can save up to £350 per year.


Plug-in energy monitor

By using a Plug-in Energy Monitor, you can keep an eye on your equipment.

This device manages your energy use throughout the entire house. Instead of waiting for your bills to come every month, using an energy monitor will help you maintain your home more effectively. As an alternative, monitor it in real-time. Simply put it in a busy spot, monitor the readings, and modify your energy usage as necessary.


Smart Plug Adaptor

With the Smart Plug Adaptor, you can use your smartphone to control your plugs. You need a smart plug adaptor if you're not utilising a timer plug socket or if you want even more control.

When your timer settings are inconsistent, you may need (or may not need) to pull the plug when you anticipated doing so. While you can go through your house and turn off every outlet, it can take a while, and you're bound to forget or overlook one.

Instead, wirelessly link your plugs to the Smart Plug, which enables you to control your plugs from a smartphone, to be in complete control. You don't even have to be at home. A 3-pack is available for just £32.00.


Daily Programmable Timer Plug Socket

Our favourite smartphone accessory is the Digital Daily Programmable Timer Plug Socket. Your phone charges completely in a short amount of time, so you may programme your plug timer to shut off in the middle of the night. You won't waste any energy and your phone will be fully charged. Use the timer plug socket to turn on a space heater, a humidifier, or to unplug your TV throughout the night in addition to charging your phone. You'll simply have to pay about £22 for each plug.


Traditional ways to make your home more energy efficient

As well as using smart tech-savvy gadgets to reduce your household energy waste, there are many traditional ways to make your home more energy efficient!


Windows

One of the easiest ways to make your home more energy efficient is to improve the insulation around your windows or purchase energy-efficient windows, such as sash windows. In the average home, windows account for up to 30% of heat loss in the winter and up to 77% of heat gain in the summer. This means that even a small improvement in their energy efficiency can have a big impact on your heating and cooling costs.

There are a number of ways to improve the insulation around your windows. Depending on the age and condition of your windows, you may also want to consider replacing them with more energy-efficient models. The other option is buying energy-efficient windows, sash windows are designed to keep heat in and cold out, which can help you save money on your energy bills.

By taking these simple steps, you can help keep your home comfortable year-round while reducing your energy costs.

 

Walls

Making your walls more energy efficient is simple when you discover the most suitable solution for your home. Insulation is often the best place to start, as it can help to keep cold air from entering and warm air from escaping during both summer and winter months. 

Depending on where you live, adding insulation to your walls may assist with reducing your monthly energy consumption. Use protective covering such as plastic covering and thermal panels to deflect heat away during more extreme temperatures. Picking the most suitable materials for your home's walls will enable you to remain comfortable every season of the year, all while saving some money.

There you have it! Some tech-savvy and not-so-tech-savvy ways to how to keep your home more energy efficient!

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