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Written by Anne

Thursday, 02 December 2010 11:21

SNOW,SNOW,SNOW and even more SNOW

What can we do to keep warm AND our bills down during this unprecedented cold snap. Well first of all we have to keep warm by;

Keeping your curtains closed unless the sun is shining in. (Did you know that opening your curtain when the sun shine heats your home)
Tuck any curtains that are above radiators behind them. This allows the heat to flow into the room and not up onto the window itself.
Remember to cover any draughts. Put a sausage pillow at the bottom of your doors or better still hang a curtain to cover the whole door.
Keep radiators clear of clothes and furniture. This allows the heat to circulate around the room.
If you’ve got an unused open fire, put a screen in the opening to stop the draughts. Remember that an old large piece of cardboard that can be cut to the size of the opening will do. (Its not pretty but will do the job and save on your fuel bills)
Close all internal doors to keep the heat in the rooms you need heated and if you can, keep the unused rooms heated on a very low setting, (this is to stop condensation developing)
Cover pans when you’re making dinner. (This helps stops condensation and the pan reaches temperature quicker)
And then there’s the old faithful tip that we often forget, put lots of warm layers on.

Remember we still need ventilation for fumes that build up so don’t cover any vents!

These are some simple things we can do to reduce our fuel bills and be more efficient but for more permanent solutions contact our office and we’ll come out and advise you on more ways of reducing your bills and staying warm!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 January 2011 15:16

Newsflash

INFRANOMIC CENTRAL HEATING

SYSTEM INSTALLED

For one householder and client of St Andrews Environmental Network, Monday 8^th of October began the two day installation of a new Infranomic heating system, supplied and installed by Direct Savings, Livingstone, in partnership with StAndEN.

This project will see all those involved, Direct Savings, University of St Andrews, and StAndEN working together to carefully monitor the amount of electricity required to run this type of heating.

It is hoped that the outcome for the householder will be that her electricity consumption and her resulting bills are reduced. The household will experience increased comfort levels so even if costs remain the same Infranomic eating will be proved to out perform Electric Storage Heating.

The selected household’s current storage heating is expensive and difficult to control, and the new system provides a fully controlled electric central heating to the property. You can understand the delight of our client to try out a new concept which also has good health benefits.

Unlike conventional radiators that you see next to windows and walls, the new slim-line heaters can even be fitted to the ceiling and are all thermostatically controlled by a wall thermostat.

The team will be monitoring the clients use, taking regular meter readings and take note of likes/dislikes from the client.

The project is hoped to have good results that will benefit property dwellers in the future as it is well known the cost of keeping your home warm during these cold spells is escalating all the time.