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    We are all used to the greens and everyone else with an interest encouraging us to save energy.
    Here is two tips that I have carried out and my energy consumption has fallen.
    1) fit reflector panels behind your radiators, reflects heat rooms heat up quicker. On sale from Lidl about £5 a roll.
    2) Replace analogue thermostat with a digital thermostat, very reasonable from ebay.
    A digital thermostat doesn't have the swings in temperature that an analogue has. I fitted one a few weeks ago, boiler doesn't fire up as much is did under the old analogue thermostat. Very easy to fit.

    The tips outlined above cost about £13.
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    Hi Vic.
    I just sit in a chair and go to sleep, saves heaps.
    Cheers Des

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    I do that anyway
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    New scheme out at the moment free solar panels,around here they are going up every day.A mate of mine has just had them fitted to his house,he's no fool this guy and he reckons it's a no brainer not to go ahead with the deal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Brady View Post
    New scheme out at the moment free solar panels,around here they are going up every day.A mate of mine has just had them fitted to his house,he's no fool this guy and he reckons it's a no brainer not to go ahead with the deal.
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    from a financial view.......it depends on the cost and what age you are .....regards cappy

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    The whole deal is completely free from start to finish.Perks,cut electric bill by half, increase value of your home.This is the information given to me by a guy I have a pint with.
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    We had a government offer here a few years ago for a free solar system with 8 panels. We now wish we had paid for and extra set. Excess current from the system is fed back into the national grid. Got the bill in today; $28 credit for the quarter that included part of winter. We get credits for three of the quarters that much more than covers the winter quarter. Free electricity and about $150 gratis for the excess we pump int the system!!
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    sounds the biz richard .....but you do have the missing ingredient.....regards cappy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Brady View Post
    The whole deal is completely free from start to finish.Perks,cut electric bill by half, increase value of your home.This is the information given to me by a guy I have a pint with.
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    all free inc fitting etc ......i would snap his hand off ....seem to remember the only thing i ever got free was crabs......regards cappy

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    Ah yes Cappy and on top of this blue mountain we're 3350 ft nearer to it (but further away on a winter's night).
    By the way it was a funny thing but everyone I ever spoke to on that subject reckoned them from the lavatory seat?
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    That reminds me of the old joke Richard, guy goes to the Dr and is told he has VD, tells the Dr that he must have got it from the lavatory seat, Dr replied , you must have chewed it, it's in your gums !!! Kt

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