Use the tips on these pages to guide electricity saving in the garden to save money and reduce CO2 emissions. For more information on these tips check out the electricty saving section.
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-No Cost Tips |
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- Low Cost Tips |
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- Higher Cost or More Difficult Tips |
| Greenhouse |
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Switch off heating when not needed |
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Leaving heating running all winter is normally a waste of money, switch it off on warmer days. |
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Set heating thermostats correctly |
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Set the temperature as low as possible consistent with the requirements of plants. |
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Fit a thermostat to heating systems without one |
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This will reduce the consumption considerably and the standby current will be zero for mechanical thermostats.
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| Lighting |
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Switch off lights in daylight |
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A hundred watt light bulb switched on for one hour
every day costs over £1 a quarter to run.
A low energy bulb switched on for one hour a day costs around 20p a quarter to run. |
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Replace all bulbs possible with low energy ones |
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There are now plenty of types available in low energy format. |
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Fit a time switch to outside lights controlled by a PIR |
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PIRs can use around 4 watts, a time switch will use around 1 watt. Combining several lights on one time switch saves even more electricity. Set the time switch to turn everything off in day light hours. |
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Replace light fittings where there are no suitable energy efficient bulbs available |
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Obvious targets for this are multiple spot lamp fittings typically found in kitchens.
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| Ponds |
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Turn off the fountain when no one can see it |
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This could save you quite a bit of power BUT if you have fish take advice first.
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