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It’s November and it’s cold. Take comfort though my 4 part series of credit crunching tips to help you winterise your home - protecting you and your investment. 

 

1. Beat the drafts
Worried about the draft? Drafts can waste 5 to 30% of your energy use. Start simple and adopt that old fashioned fixture – the excluder. Place a rolled bath towel, a draught excluder or custom-made “snake” across the bottom of leaky doors and windows. Seal all the draughts around windows and doors will keep you warmer and lower the cost of your bills. Your letterbox can let in a nasty draught so fit a nylon brush seal or spring flap.

 

2. Turn down your water heater
Reduce hot water temperature - Set your water heater to the “normal” setting, unless the owner’s manual for your dishwasher requires a higher setting. Savings are 7-11 percent of water heating costs. Insulate the first five feet of pipe coming out of the top of your water heater or the whole length until the pipe goes into the wall if that is less than five feet. Pipe insulation is available from your hardware store. You can also save money by insulating pipes.