Share your tips and tricks for saving on your energy bill with ESB Energy - £200 voucher to be won

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During the winter months we tend to use more heating, hot water and electricity to combat the cold and the dark. This year, with many of us working from home the energy bills are likely to be higher than ever. Luckily there are many simple changes we can make as a family to reduce our energy bill, and with this in mind, ESB Energy would like to hear your tips for cutting down on your energy usage.

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Do you take the old school approach and layer up with thermals and a wooly jumper instead of turning the heating up? Have you challenged your family to swap baths for showers or set forfeits when people leave the lights on? Or perhaps installing a smart meter has made all the difference in your household.

Whatever your tip for saving on the energy bill is, all who post on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £200 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

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We keep lots of snuggly blankets draped over the sofas so in the evenings instead of turning the heating up or lighting the fire, we can just snuggle up. Sometimes we'll make a den in the living room and fill with duvets at pillows to watch a film.

Blankets for the evenings, layer up in the day and use draught excluders!

Old school draught excluders accross the front and back door have made a huge difference to our home this year.

I think probably the old-fashioned tips for keeping warm are probably still very relevant: wear an extra layer, pull the curtains, shut doors, use draught excluders. I would also add - for those of us with exposed floorboards - invest in rugs. It makes a massive difference.

Changed all electric bulbs to led's and also put sensor lights in kitchen and toilets. So the moment you are out the light switches off automatically and lights up when you enter.

My youngest child will only have baths so when my oldest has her shower we put the plug in to catch enough water for my youngest’s bath

We replaced our old double glazing which has made a big difference, along with foil behind the radiators.

Do some jobs! That'll stop you feeling cold.
Hot water bottles in the beds, leave the oven open after cooking, classic layering up, and winter bedding would be my other top tips.

We always make sure we wrap up in the house before turning up the heating. The kids much prefer grabbing there blankets and snuggling up on the sofa too. We don’t ever turn up the heating up above 20c and we have a smart meter which we check up on and see where we can make changes. If we’re all in the living room then we will put the electric fire on rather then heating up the whole house instead

Definitely layers In this house plus we love a blanket or too which adds cosiness to our snuggles. We also turn down the heaters in the rooms we don’t tend to use too.

For me its keeping the doors shut to keep heat in the room.

I've also been known to snuggle under a comfortable blanket to watch TV!

We keep the heating on 16 all through the winter and adjust the thermostat as required. Thermal layers, hot water bottles. And always nice thick thermal socks!

I use thermal curtains in most parts of the house and as soon as the dark comes, I draw them. You'll notice how much they help keep the warm in.

Install thermostatic controls on each radiator.
Be careful how much water you boil in the kettle - only put in the amount you will use!

I use a slow cooker. It saves me money, time and energy!

Try to all stay in one room and use hot water bottles and blankets.

Lots of layers,
Heating constant,
Keeping all doors shut,
Lights off during daylight hours,
Cuddling our mutt,
Keep the kettle halfway full,
The oven rarely on,
Energy saving devices,
Don't need to cost a bomb,
A slow cooker on all day,
Saves lots of pans and gas,
Regularly swapping energy firms,
is a necessary task,
All in all some thoughtfulness,
Goes a long long way,
So think and save and where you can,
Conserving saves the day!

Lots of microwaveable beanbags in little pockets all over the 15 cardigans and jumpers you're wearing. Don't forget fingerless gloves indoors means you can still work your keyboard. Seriously - we don't have central heating so this is what we do!

If you need insulation or have an old inefficient boiler google for grants, eco grants can provide low cost or free boiler/insulation if you get child benefits and/or other benefits. Very simple and quick I got one in oct '20

I set reminders annual to do price comparisons on bills to save money.

Heating goes off way before bedtime as residual heat keeps me warm enough till bed time.

Socks and jumpers on before the heating goes on. Also when I'm working from home I wear a dressing gown if I'm sitting at the desk.

Normally wear lots of layers and a fleece in the house, and have a nice warm blanket for the evenings watching t.v. Also recently installed smart radiator valves in the house, so we only heat the radiators in the rooms that we need and control the heating and temperature in each room.

Ten minute showers
Rolled up blankets at the bottom of doors to keep the heat in.
Lots of layers of clothing
Hot water bottles in beds
Boiler on constant, but turned down to save money.
Leave oven door open after cooking so heat is not wasted.
Turn taps off when brushing teeth

We use gas heating as its cheaper. We also use a thermostat so that it never gets too hot, and a timer so it is switched off at night.

Never leave anything on standby. As soon as you have finished using anything electrical it’s switch off and unplug. I use a hot water bottle to keep warm, I never leave a load of lights switched on only the room I am In. I go to bed early and I check out the best energy suppliers and switch if I think I am not getting the best deals. If I cook afterwards I have finished I switch off and I leave the oven door open to heat the room. I wear lots of layers and thermal clothes. I only heat the room when I am home and I keep all the doors closed to keep the heat in. I use energy saving bulbs and Last but not least I like long thick heavy curtains to keep the cold out.

Layers of clothes, so always wear cotton tights under my bottoms when its cold and thermal vest. Slippers, warm socks, fleeces etc. Turn heating down 30 mins before leaving house. Open airing cupboard door periodically and oven door when finished cooking. Closing curtains as soon as dark or all day in unused rooms. Draught excluders on bottom of front and back doors where draughty. If all in 1 room for film etc just heat that room for a while.