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How I cut my energy bills by nearly £60 a month…

February 7, 2014 By Ellen

Almost a year ago, I began a process that has lead to me saving considerable amounts of money, as well as making my home cozier. We also found Smart Heat recently which is a great web site to find the best heaters, so have a look there if you need a new heater for your […]

Filed Under: cutting costs, energy efficiency, energy saving, Frugal fun, fuel bills, insulation., Leap, LED light bulbs, money saving

Energy saving is bathed in success

August 29, 2013 By Ellen

I had my first bath in a couple of years the other day. No, I’m not really, really stinky – or at least I don’t think so.No, the reason was that after years of a nasty flapping, cracked bath panel I suddenly have a lovely fixed and perfectly sealed one.I hadn’t realised how much it […]

Filed Under: bath panel, draft, draught, energy saving, Leap

LEAPing blindly into energy saving

August 16, 2013 By Ellen

OK, not leaping blindly at all, but the headline worked for me.  Today there’s a spot of colour in the kitchen – looking lovely with the morning sun picking up the red. After 11 years, there’s a new kitchen blind.  However, that’s not just the reason for this post. It’s about saving money and getting […]

Filed Under: blind, Casa Homes and Gardens, cutting costs, energy saving, Frugal fun, kitchen, Leap

Saving energy – LEAPing into action

June 25, 2013 By Ellen

   Things are tight, everyone knows that. It’s no longer slightly shameful to look after the pennies. That – along, of course, with saving the planet – was my motivation behind finding out what my Local Energy Action Plan could do for me. Months ago LEAP came and did a draught test on the house and […]

Filed Under: carbon loss, draught test, energy efficiency, heat loss, insulation., Leap, thermal image

75/365 Colour me cosy – thermal image pics

March 16, 2013 By Ellen

The intense white blob on the left is the vent for the central heating not an apparition.  We had an extension built four years ago. You can clearly see where it starts above the front door, the new – better insulated bit is pink and the older walls show blue On the gable, the warmer bit […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, energy efficiency, Leap, thermal image

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