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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How Many Hidden Consumers Are In Your House?</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/05/17/how-many-hidden-consumers-are-in-your-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Electricity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Save Water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all got them but not many of us know they are there - these are  the hidden consumers of electricity which can inflate the electricity  bill needlessly. Finding the hidden electricity consumers has been updated by Practical Home Energy Saving plus more information has been added to saving water and money in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve all got them but not many of us know they are there - these are  the hidden consumers of electricity which can inflate the electricity  bill needlessly. Finding the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/hidelec.htm">hidden electricity consumers</a> has been updated by <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> plus more information has been added to <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/garden.htm">saving water and money in the garden</a>.</p>
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		<title>Conversion Factors Updated</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/05/16/conversion-factors-updated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More conversion factors added to the useful conversion factors page by Practical Home Energy Saving.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More conversion factors added to the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/misc/convertf.htm">useful conversion factors</a> page by <a href="Welcome To Practical Home Energy Saving ... How to save money on your water, heating and electricity bills at the same time as saving the environment by saving energy.... Electricity Use Down Over 60% Water Use Down 65% Oil Use Reduced 32% 20.7 Tons Of CO2 Saved Tip Of The Day: Save Heat - Make sure the loft has at least 300mm of insulation (or the equivalent)  Practical Home Energy Saving is all about the practical aspects of home energy saving with the emphasis on saving money and energy at the same time. A lot of the tips in these pages are simple and can be implemented for little or no financial outlay. Often it is the simple things that give the greatest energy savings and in a lot of cases anyone can do them. To achieve the maximum energy savings with minimal effect on your lifestyle the subject of saving money and energy needs to be approached in a logical way, however significant savings can be obtained just from following the simple tips or the room by room tips in each section without spending large sums of money. It is important to get all members of the household involved if you want to maximise the benefits.  Before rushing out and spending large sums on things like solar heating, solar electricity, new super efficient boilers and gas fires or wind turbines think carefully whether it is a justifiable expense. The more you reduce energy use by simple cost effective means the harder the more expensive items are to justify and the pay back time could well exceed the life of the equipment, this is especially true if significant maintenance is involved.  If you just want to find the easy wins to save money check out Top 10 Tips To Save Electricity, Top 10 Tips To Save Heat and Top 10 Tips To Save Water. To get an idea of everything you could do from the simple to the complex and expensive take a look at Saving Electricity Room By Room, Saving Heat Room By Room and Saving Water Room By Room. Further information can be found on many subjects in the electricity. heating and water sections or by following up the useful links. Information on rechargeable batteries can be found in the rechargeable battery section. A number of our pages, mainly checklists, are available in pdf format and the pdf index lists those available,  In May 2004 we decided that the household bills for electricity, water and oil were costing more than they should, and I set out to identify the items costing the most and where the greatest potential for savings were. Initially electricity use was the biggest concern so for the first year we concentrated on that. As part of the exercise we decided the maximum payback time on any money I invested should be around three years. One of the goals of this project is that it should have minimal affect on our lifestyle, so far we have achieved this. Around 22% of all greenhouse gases emitted in the UK come from domestic energy use which means domestic energy saving can have a big effect as well as being kind to your pocket. The savings quoted above all relate to our first house where the project began.  In November 2009 we moved to a new house on the Welsh border so the whole project started all over again with new challenges and opportunities for saving money and energy. During 2011 we will continue gradually restructuring parts of this site to cope with results from two houses. The difficulty with the new house is that there is no history to compare with so we will have to be a bit creative when working out the savings once there are over a years results to analyse, this will be made more difficult by the energy saving measures we are continuously putting in place. It is unlikely the savings will be as much as the first house because we are all now in the habit of switching off things we don't need.  This web site is the result of the project and a desire to share the results which to say the least are staggering with big savings in electricity costs despite the massive rises in electricity cost over the last few years. In addition we have made big savings in water use and significantly reduced our heating bills. These pages provide tips and ideas for saving money we have picked up as part of this exercise plus some of the details of our own experiences.  Monitoring and measuring energy use is a vital part of saving energy and money, to aid this there is a small collection of record sheets developed as part of this project. In addition there are pages with measurement tips for electricity, oil, water and temperature.  A small collection of home grown free for personal use utilities and calculators associated with computer control and energy saving that were developed as part of this project can be found at jsutils.com.  If you have a web site dealing with the reduction of energy use or your own software related to energy saving and would like us to feature it then feel free to contact us. To keep up to date with all the news from Practical Home Energy Saving subscribe to the RSS feed below.  This web site is totally independent with no commercial affiliations. The information presented here is all based on my own personal experiences and may not be directly applicable to all situations.     Have your say on the EnergyMiser Blog  Practical Home Energy Saving RSS Feed  Practical Home Energy Saving Hosted By 1&amp;1">Practical Home Energy Saving</a>.</p>
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		<title>It May Be Raining Now But Can You Afford To Waste Water And Money?</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/26/it-may-be-raining-now-but-can-you-afford-to-waste-water-and-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has updated the Top 10 tips to save water for nothing along with more tips to save water. More information added to saving water in the garden and greenhouse.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has updated the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/stips.htm">Top 10 tips to save water for nothing</a> along with <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/stips1.htm">more tips to save water</a>. More information added to <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/garden.htm">saving water in the garden and greenhouse</a>.</p>
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		<title>Which Low Energy Lamps Are Best For You?</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/19/which-low-energy-lamps-are-best-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/19/which-low-energy-lamps-are-best-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Electricity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has added extra information to the lighting section on LED lamps and CFL bulbs
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has added extra information to the lighting section on <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/lightsl1.htm">LED lamps</a> and <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/lightsl.htm">CFL bulbs</a></p>
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		<title>Low Energy Lamp Cost Examples</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/18/low-energy-lamp-cost-examples/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/18/low-energy-lamp-cost-examples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Electricity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has updated Example low energy lamp cost comparisons with new examples.For more information on CFL lamps and LED lighting check out the low energy lighting section.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has updated <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/ecosts1.htm">Example low energy lamp cost comparisons</a> with new examples.For more information on <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/lightsl.htm">CFL lamps</a> and <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/lightsl1.htm">LED lighting</a> check out the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/lights.htm">low energy lighting section</a>.</p>
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		<title>Finding Fault With Radiators</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/12/finding-fault-with-radiators/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/04/12/finding-fault-with-radiators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Heat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has updated the Thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) section with fault finding information. The Radiator fault finding page has been updated with additional faults and information.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has updated the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/heat/tvalve1.htm">Thermostatic radiator valve (TRV)</a> section with fault finding information. The <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/heat/radfault.htm">Radiator fault finding</a> page has been updated with additional faults and information.</p>
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		<title>Tips How To save Water In The Garden And Greenhouse</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/29/tips-how-to-save-water-in-the-garden-and-greenhouse/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/29/tips-how-to-save-water-in-the-garden-and-greenhouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Electricity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Save Water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has added a new page on how to save water in the garden and greenhouse. Also updates to the hidden electricity consumers and the lighting FAQ.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has added a new page on<a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/garden.htm"> how to save water in the garden and greenhouse</a>. Also updates to the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/hidelec.htm">hidden electricity consumers</a> and the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/lightsf.htm">lighting FAQ</a>.</p>
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		<title>Simple Ways To Cut Electricity Bills</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/20/simple-ways-to-cut-electricity-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/20/simple-ways-to-cut-electricity-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Electricity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has updated the Top ten tips and more tips to save electricity. Extra information has been added to example costs to save electricity.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has updated the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/stips.htm">Top ten tips</a> and <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/stips1.htm">more tips to save electricity</a>. Extra information has been added to <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/electric/ecosts1.htm">example costs</a> to save electricity.</p>
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		<title>TRV and Water Information Updated</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/15/trv-and-water-information-updated/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/15/trv-and-water-information-updated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Water]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Save Heat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has updated the pages on thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs)  plus the Water saving index with new information.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/index.htm">Practical Home Energy Saving</a> has updated the pages on <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/heat/tvalve1.htm">thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs)</a>  plus the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/index.htm">Water saving index</a> with new information.</p>
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		<title>Are You Ready For The Drought?</title>
		<link>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/07/are-you-ready-for-the-drought/</link>
		<comments>http://energymiser.shadlock.co.uk/2012/03/07/are-you-ready-for-the-drought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Save Water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Practical Home Energy Saving has updated the Top ten tips to save water, more tips to save water and Saving water room by room with new information. Use these  tips to save water and money.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Practical Home Energy Saving has updated the <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/stips.htm">Top ten tips to save water</a>, <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/water/stips1.htm">more tips to save water</a> and <a href="http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/rooms/indexw.htm">Saving water room by room</a> with new information. Use these  tips to save water and money.</p>
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