Latest news...

17-May-2012
Finding the hidden electricity consumers updated plus more information for saving water and money in the garden.

16-May-2012
More conversion factors added to the useful conversion factors page.

10-May-2012
Rainwater storage information updated plus extra tips for saving water and money in the garden.

02-May-2012
Water and electricity saving tips added to the dishwasher page. Monitoring water use updated.

26-April-2012
Top 10 tips to save water for nothing updated along with more tips to save water. More information added to saving water in the garden and greenhouse.

19-April-2012
Extra information added to the lighting section on LED lamps and CFL bulbs.

18-April-2012
Example low energy lamp cost comparisons updated with new examples.

12-April-2012
Thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) section updated with fault finding information. Radiator fault finding updated with additional faults and information.

29-March-2012
New page on how to save water in the garden and greenhouse added. Also updates to the hidden electricity consumers and the lighting FAQ.

20-March-2012
Top ten tips and more tips to save electricity updated. Extra information added to example costs.

15-March-2012
Pages on thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) updated with new information. Water saving index page updated.

Practical Home Energy Saving History 2011

A brief history of Practical Home Energy Saving which aims to help you save money and aid practical energy saving to help the environment by reducing CO2 emissions.

31-December-2011: Electrical section updated including adding new information to saving electricity with computers and finding the hidden consumers.

19-December-2011: All the energy saving checklists are now available in pdf as well as html.

14-December-2011: The lighting section has been updated with more information on CFL and LED bulbs plus various other bits of information have been added.

01-December-2011: The balancing and Setting up a central heating system record sheet is now available as a pdf download. Check out the Record Sheet Index for more record sheets.

23-November-2011: Links page updated with links to two useful sites: Green Choices and Sust-It.

16-November-2011: Tips how to save computer energy use updated with new information.

09-November-2011: Measurement tips on how to measure oil, water, electricity and heating oil have been updated with extra information.

01-November-2011: Fault finding radiators, bleeding radiators and radiator efficiency have been updated with feed back from users. The insulating central heating and hot water pipes page has been updated with new information.

26-October-2011: Balancing and setting up the central heating system updated with feedback from users plus extra information added. Energy saving links page updated.

20-October-2011: Saving water room by room updated with new tips and information. A new page on airing cupboards has been added to saving electricity room by room.

12-October-2011: Saving heat room by room updated with a new page on airing cupboards plus new tips and information.

05-October-2011: Saving heat room by room updated with a new page on airing cupboards plus new tips and information.

05-October-2011: Saving electricity room by room updated with new tips and information.

28-September-2011: Radio and Hi Fi page updated plus appliance example costs expanded with more examples.

21-September-2011: Fridge/freezer page updated plus example costs for fridge/freezers added to the electricity cost saving page. Television page updated.

14-September-2011: Further updates to the Lighting pages including adding an equivalent wattage table for CFL and incandescent lamps.

07-September-2011: Lighting pages updated including updating example costs in line with latest electricity price rises.

31-August-2011: New page covering saving electricity with fridges and freezers added.

24-August-2011: Thermostatic radiator valve page updated with more information. New page on finding a supplier added.

16-August-2011: Further updates to the Battery section including more on example costs . and additions to the battery comparison page.

10-August-2011: Battery section updated with a new page on example costs . Also updates to battery comparison page.

03-August-2011: Battery section updated with a new page on battery types. Also updates to battery comparison and rechargeable battery pages.

27-July-2011: Battery section updated with a new page on battery charging tips. Also updates to battery type comparison page.

20-July-2011: Central Heating Oil Measurement Tips updated.

01-July-2011: Measuring heating oil consumption updated with extra information plus a couple of minor errors corrected.

29-June-2011: 10 top tips how to save electricity updated. Simple tips to save electricity updated. Top tips how to reduce computer electricity use updated.

20-June-2011: Latest oil use, costs and CO2 generation for house 2 added. Next time round there should be some proper figures for comparison.

15-June-2011: Latest electricity use, costs and CO2 generation for house 2 added. We now are moving towards a proper starting point for measuring reductions in electricity use.

01-June-2011: Setting up a computer to be energy efficient updated with the latest information. Check out the computer energy saving tips.

25-May-2011: Heating oil measurement tips updated to include tank calibration and gauge information.

11-May-2011: Useful energy saving conversion factors updated. Use the information to see how much CO2 you generate.

05-May-2011: Top tips how to reduce computer electricity and save money updated.

19-April-2011: 10 simple tips how to save electricity and money for nothing added. Simple tips to save electricity updated.

13-April-2011:10 simple tips how to save water and money for nothing added. Simple tips to save water updated.

06-April-2011: 10 simple tips how to save heat and money for nothing added. Simple tips to save heat updated.

23-March-2011: Radiator fault finding and thermostatic radiator valve pages updated in the heating section.

16-March-2011: Useful links updated with links on saving money on heating oil and energy efficient lighting.

09-March-2011: Heating section updated with a new page on radiator fault finding.

02-March-2011: Heating section index updated. Extra information added to bleeding radiators.

23-February-2011: 2011 electrical survey, survey notes and hidden consumers added.

16-February-2011: Simple tips to save heat updated. Loft insulation page updated. 2009 Heat Survey and Notes updated.

09-February-2011: Privacy policy updated.

02-February-2011: Oil tank measurement pages updated based on user feedback. Miscellaneous heat saving page updated.

24-January-2011: Example lighting costs and example miscellaneous costs updated to reflect latest electricity and other costs.

12-January-2011: Radiator efficiency page updated with an alternative way of insulating behind radiators.

05-January-2011: Updated the miscellaneous heat saving page. Updated the heat saving process in preparation for new full house survey.