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So you think you know a lot about energy efficiency? The Energy Saving Trust has put together a quiz  to test your knowledge. Try it and see how much you really know.

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1. What are three easy steps you can take to start saving energy?

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2. What are three measures you can do to make your home more energy efficient?

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3. What percentage of the UK CO2 emissions come from the home?

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b) 26%
c) 33%
d) 48%

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4. How can you use your washing machine most efficiently?

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5. If you have no insulation in your loft, what would be the yearly saving if you were to insulate it?

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a) £30
b) £80
c) £175
d) £325

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6. True or False?

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I. It’s better to leave your hot water heating on all the time to keep you home warm and cosy, rather than timing it to go on and off?

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II. Is it true that more energy is used to turn lights on and off than to leave them running?

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III. Combi boilers are not suitable for small flats?

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IV. If you home was built after 1991 and you have cavity walls, the cavity will already be filled?

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V. Dishwashers use less water than washing up by hand?

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VI. The biggest source of heat loss from an un-insulated house is through the windows?

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7. What is the recommended depth of insulation?

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8. At what setting should I set

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a) my thermostat ?
b) my hot water tank / cylinder thermostat?

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9. What are Energy Saving Trust Recommended Products?

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10. What measures can I take to save energy in the workplace?

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Discussion

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Just a few of things -

As a singleton I can’t find any info on dishwashers. I think one would be uneconomical both in electricity and water as it would either run mostly empty or I’d have to save up for a week to fill it – and I don’t have that many pans anyway.

Laundry washing isn’t such a problem.

I agree with the workplace things. OVER A THIRD of the week occurs between 5pm Friday and 9am Monday. So why do the guys leave on the aircon, monitors and SPEAKERS?

For what it’s worth I have a hand shredder for documents.

Trouble seem, with low lighting (all low energy bulbs) and A or AA rated appliances, heat and cooking use up a lot of power and CO2 and any savings are now miniscule compared to the effort involved.
Some tips now only save a couple of kW per year – a good place to be at but. . .

A dig at the utilities; every time I cut down on usage, prices go up to compensate and then some more. And there are no rewards for reducing consumption. And for all the sophisticated equipment they have, they can’t work out my best tariff to use – they can soon work out if I owe them or need to increase my direct debit payments.
IT’S JUST NOT FAIR!

I’ve recently done a carbon footprint – most comes from travel even though my car mileage is 1/2 national average, I hardly use public transport and I don’t fly at all

- Paul Hamilton

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