Energy-Saving Tips

Our Top 10 Tips

For how you can save energy at home

1. 💡Switch to LED lightbulbs. They use less energy.

2. 👚Air-dry your clothes (rather than a tumble-dryer).

3. 🪟Double-glaze your windows (This also helps with noise control).

4. 📴Switch devices off when you're not using them. This means turning off at the wall and/or shutting a device down rather than leaving it on standby. Find out more about Vampire Devices.

5. 🌡️Wash your clothes on 30 degrees or lower.

6. 🚿Reduce your shower time.

7. 🧣Wrap up your hot water tank. You can buy a hot water cylinder jacket online.

8. ♨️Let heat circulate around your home. Move furniture away from radiators, remove radiator covers, make sure your curtains aren't covering your radiators.

9. 🔌Upgrade your energy appliances to more energy-efficient models (if you're able to).

10. 🚰Only fill the kettle with as much water as you need.

Saving Energy at Home

Kitchen

Tips for saving energy in your kitchen

Bathroom

Tips for saving energy in your bathroom

Living Room

Tips for saving energy in your living room

Tip for saving energy around your home

Kitchen

Tips for saving energy in your kitchen

Bathroom

Tips for saving energy in your bathroom

• Don't leave the tap running if you don't need to (e.g. while you're brushing your teeth).

• Take shorter showers

• Fill the dishwasher to get the most out of the wash cycle.

• Wash your clothes on shorter and/or cooler cycles (30° or lower), making sure to put a full load on.

• Fill your fridge as much as possible; the fuller it is, the less energy it takes to keep cool.

• Keep you appliences clean (e.g. kettle, air fryer, oven), this helps them run more efficiently.

• If you can, upgrade your appliences to newer models, they're often more energy-efficient (e.g. dishwasher).

Living Room

Tips for saving energy in your living room

• Don't leave the tap running if you don't need to (e.g. while you're brushing your teeth).

• Take shorter showers

• Fill the dishwasher to get the most out of the wash cycle.

• Wash your clothes on shorter and/or cooler cycles (30° or lower), making sure to put a full load on.

• Fill your fridge as much as possible; the fuller it is, the less energy it takes to keep cool.

• Keep you appliences clean (e.g. kettle, air fryer, oven), this helps them run more efficiently.

• If you can, upgrade your appliences to newer models, they're often more energy-efficient (e.g. dishwasher).

Vampire Devices

What are they and why do they matter?

Vampire devices are electrical appliances that drain power when left on standby or when they aren’t in use.

For example, when you turn off your TV there’s no picture but the red standby light is still on. This still uses energy.

Although it may seem small, when lots of devices are left on standby often, energy usage soon adds up.

To save energy, remember to turn these devices off when you're not using them:

• Kettle

• Washing Machine

• Tumble dryer

• Dishwasher

• Microwave

• Toaster

• Coffee machine

• TV

• Games console

• Speaker

• Laptop

• Printer

Looking for other ways to save energy?

You can find more information on saving energy on Witch's website.