TURN THE THERMOSTAT DOWN BY 1 ° C & CUT HEATING BILLS BY UP TO 10% No Cost Energy saving measures

TURN OFF THE LIGHTS WHEN LEAVING A ROOM. No Cost Energy saving measures

DON'T LEAVE APPLIANCES ON STANDBY OR ON CHARGE UNNECESSARILY. No Cost Energy saving measures

SWITCH OFF COMPUTERS & MONITORS WHEN NOT IN USE. No Cost Energy saving measures

DON'T OVERFILL PANS OR KETTLES - IT WASTES ENERGY HEATING EXTRA WATER No Cost Energy saving measures

USE A SMALL RING OR LOW FLAME FOR SMALL PANS. KEEP LIDS ON PANS No Cost Energy saving measures

USE A PRESSURE COOKER, STEAMER OR SLOW COOKER INSTEAD OF AN ORDINARY PAN - THEY ARE MORE EFFICIENT No Cost Energy saving measures

SET THE OVEN TO THE TEMPERATURE YOU NEED & NO HIGHER No Cost Energy saving measures

ONCE A PAN IS BOILING TURN THE RING ON LOW TO SIMMER No Cost Energy saving measures

CLOSE CURTAINS AT DUSK TO STOP HEAT ESCAPING No Cost Energy saving measures

RECYCLE ANYTHING YOU ARE ABLE TO I.E. NEWSPAPERS, BOTTLES & CANS No Cost Energy saving measures

PUT ALUMINIUM FOIL BEHIND ANY RADIATORS FITTED TO OUTSIDE WALLS (WITH SHINY SIDE FACING RADIATOR). ORDINARY KITCHEN FOIL WILL DO, OR YOU CAN BUY SPECIALLY DESIGNED PANELS FROM DIY STORES. No Cost Energy saving measures

FIX LEAKING TAPS & MAKE SURE THEY'RE FULLY TURNED OFF - A DRIPPING TAP WASTES ENERGY. IN 1 WEEK IT CAN WASTE ENOUGH HOT WATER TO FILL ½ A BATH No Cost Energy saving measures

HAVE A SHOWER INSTEAD OF A BATH - IT SAVES WATER & ENERGY No Cost Energy saving measures

USE DISHWASHERS & WASHING MACHINES WITH FULL LOADS. IF YOU CAN'T, USE A ½ LOAD OR ECONOMY PROGRAMME. No Cost Energy saving measures

DON'T PUT WARM OR HOT ITEMS IN A FRIDGE/FREEZER No Cost Energy saving measures

IF YOUR FREEZER FROSTS UP QUICKLY, CHECK THE DOOR SEALS No Cost Energy saving measures

MAKE SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF VENTILATION SPACE AT THE BACK & TOP OF YOUR FRIDGE/ FREEZER No Cost Energy saving measures

KEEP THE COOLING FINS AT THE BACK OF YOUR FRIDGE/FREEZER CLEAN No Cost Energy saving measures

SITE YOUR FRIDGE/FREEZER IN A COOL PLACE: OUT OF DIRECT SUN, AWAY FROM THE COOKER & BOILER No Cost Energy saving measures

CHECK THE INSIDE FRIDGE TEMPERATURE: FRIDGES SHOULD BE 0 ° C TO 4 ° C No Cost Energy saving measures

DEFROST FREEZERS REGULARLY - THE MORE ICE, THE MORE ELECTRICITY USED No Cost Energy saving measures

ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR FROZEN FOOD TO DEFROST WITHOUT USING A MICROWAVE No Cost Energy saving measures

TRY TO KEEP YOUR FRIDGE/FREEZER ABOUT ¾ FULL - THIS IS MOST EFFICIENT No Cost Energy saving measures

SWITCH LIGHTS OFF WHEN THEY AREN'T NEEDED No Cost Energy saving measures

USE THE LOWEST WATTAGE BULB THAT GIVES THE LIGHT YOU NEED No Cost Energy saving measures

MAKE USE OF DAYLIGHT - KEEP WINDOWS CLEAN & KEEP FURNITURE AWAY FROM WINDOWS No Cost Energy saving measures

FIT LOW-ENERGY LIGHT BULBS No Cost Energy saving measures

A FLUORESCENT STRIP LIGHT IS CHEAPER TO RUN THAN ORDINARY BULBS GIVING THE SAME LIGHT No Cost Energy saving measures

FILL THE WASHING MACHINE FULL - MAKE THE MOST OF THE ENERGY USED FOR A WASH No Cost Energy saving measures

LF YOU NEED TO WASH A HALF LOAD USE THE 'HALF LOAD' SETTING No Cost Energy saving measures

USE LOW TEMPERATURE WASHES - MOST POWDERS ARE DESIGNED TO WORK BEST AT 40 ° C TO 55 ° C No Cost Energy saving measures

DRY WASHING OUTSIDE WHEN YOU CAN No Cost Energy saving measures

IF YOUR TUMBLE DRIER HAS THEM, SELECT CYCLES THAT SWITCH OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE LOAD IS DRY. IF NOT, SET SHORT DRYING TIMES AND RESET IF NECESSARY. No Cost Energy saving measures

A TUMBLE DRIER WITH A DRYNESS SENSOR WORKS BEST WITH SAME-FABRIC LOADS No Cost Energy saving measures

USE THE SPIN FUNCTION OR A SPIN DRIER TO HELP DRY WASHING BEFORE USING A TUMBLE DRIER No Cost Energy saving measures