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Ideas to save Money on energy bills

Woodo30
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edited 27 September 2022 at 12:12PM in Energy
Any tips or ideas to help reduce my energy bills?
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  • inkydolphin
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    edited 27 September 2022 at 12:54PM
    Some useful hints here as a start: Quick tips to save energy at home - Energy Saving Trust

    Also search Google for "how to reduce energy bills" for loads of suggestions.
  • Mstty
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    Switch everything off except your fridge freezer.

    Then work out your happy spot from there as to what you must have on and when.
  • EssexHebridean
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    Mstty said:
    Switch everything off except your fridge freezer.

    Then work out your happy spot from there as to what you must have on and when.
    Unless you have VOIP telephones - in which case, leave the router on as well! 
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  • Alnat1
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    Would be too dark to work out anything with only the fridge freezer on, can we put a light on too Mstty please?
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  • Mstty
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    EssexHebridean said:
    Mstty said:
    Switch everything off except your fridge freezer.

    Then work out your happy spot from there as to what you must have on and when.
    Unless you have VOIP telephones - in which case, leave the router on as well! 
    My comment still stands from that original position of just fridge freezer for you the next must have is router, for others it might be the oxygen machine keeping nan breathing or Lenny the Lizards heat lamp

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  • Magnitio
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    Alnat1 said:
    Would be too dark to work out anything with only the fridge freezer on, can we put a light on too Mstty please?
    there’s a light in the fridge. How much light do you need?
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  • dunstonh
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    Any tips or ideas to help reduce my energy bills?
    Use less energy.

    If you want more information from us then give us some more information to go on.    Such as how much energy you are actually using

    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • Spoonie_Turtle
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    Magnitio said:
    Alnat1 said:
    Would be too dark to work out anything with only the fridge freezer on, can we put a light on too Mstty please?
    there’s a light in the fridge. How much light do you need?
    Expensive light though, having the fridge door open
  • Magnitio
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    Spoonie_Turtle said:
    Magnitio said:
    Alnat1 said:
    Would be too dark to work out anything with only the fridge freezer on, can we put a light on too Mstty please?
    there’s a light in the fridge. How much light do you need?
    Expensive light though, having the fridge door open
    Only if the house is warmer than the fridge :smile:
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  • Mstty
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    Alnat1 said:
    Would be too dark to work out anything with only the fridge freezer on, can we put a light on too Mstty please?
    Use your mobile torch light.

    Call yourself money saving🤣🤣🤣
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