Around Your home

Reduce heat loss in your home

The picture below illustrates some of the main causes of heat loss in a typical house and provides some suggestions on how this can be reduced.

Through the roof - install loft insulation

Through windows - fit double glazing

Through gaps around doors - fit draft excluders

Through walls - use cavity wall insulation

Through the floor - fit carpet with underlay

Reduce energy usage in your home

Within your home try to:

• Reduce the use of electrical appliances

• When replacing appliances, try to buy appliances which use less power and have a good energy rating

• Turn things off when not in use

• Replace standard light bulbs with their low energy equivalents