With the government lifting the fuel price limit on Friday, the average annual gas and electricity bill is set to be rocketed by a penalty of £ 740 a year.
The household must look for all possible ways to maintain the minimum growth
So here are six gadgets you can buy that will eliminate most of the price increases next year.
Money in the bank: The family needs to look at all possible ways to keep the rise in electricity prices to a minimum
Robo-radiator valve
These cunning little devices are standalone radiator thermostats that use light sensors to detect when a house is not in use – and automatically turn off the heating.
No degree of plumbing (or thinking about water leakage) is required to connect the valve. Just remove the old radiator valve cover or thermostat by hand and replace it with a £ 50 device such as a RadBot.
The only downside is that they take two AA batteries that must be installed and last a few years.
To save £ 300 a year, install at least five of these devices A more adventurous one might consider a WiFi-connected robot-valve instead.
This type of gadget, which includes the £ 80 Netatmo Smart Radiator Valve, lets you control the radiator and heating temperature via a smartphone app – even turning off radiators with voice commands using the family’s ‘virtual assistant’ like Amazon’s Alexa.
LED lights
A traditional 60-watt halogen light bulb can add up to ঘন্টা 25 a year to your energy bill, leaving ten hours a day.
An equivalent LED bulb, using 85 percent less power, can save একই 4 in electricity if left for the same amount of time.
In recent years, the price of LED bulbs has come down to £ 2. The average home with 34 traditional bulbs kept four hours a day can pay £ 340 a year for electricity. When switched to the same light-emitting energy-saving bulb, the equivalent bill falls to about £ 54.
Mark Sight, CEO of eco-trader SaveMoneyCutCarbon, says: ‘Anyone can change a light bulb. Forget the old notions – these new LED lights no longer emit a harsh light or age to heat up, but are great value for money. ‘
Echo shower head
Bathing instead of bathing not only saves water – using 32 liters instead of 100 liters – but also the energy cost of keeping it warm.
A water-efficient shower head uses 60 percent less water than a conventional one because it is aerated. This means that a four-minute wash with an eco-shower head will allow the average person washing 40 pounds a day to pick up their energy bill if they use a traditional shower head – because a ventilated head requires less power to heat.
This adds up to 160 savings for a family of four. You can spend as little as 10 for a basic Methaven shower head, but at £ 30 a grove the Tempesta will feel much fresher. For pure luxury, consider a £ 160 Hansgrohe Croma.
Smart thermostat
Having a high-tech gadget that controls your entire heating system can help reduce the impact of rising electricity prices. But it is an expensive investment and you may have to pay around £ 100 to get an electrician to fit it professionally. For example, the Nest Control (valued at £ 190) replaces the wall-based base-handled dial box with an electronic gadget that includes a ‘learning thermostat’ that allows you to adapt to the automatic heating by working while at home.
You can control it from a smartphone app. They can reduce energy bills by 15 percent. Other smart thermostats to consider include the £ 179 Hive Active Heating Console; 246 Honeywell Evohome; And the £ 140 Drayton Wiser Smart Thermostat.
Standby shutdown
If household appliances like TVs in the plug sockets on the walls are not turned off, they will still consume electricity. Although the cost is not more than 4p per day, it is about 15 pounds a year.
For some families where computers, phone chargers, game consoles, set-top boxes and printers are plugged in, the annual cost can be around £ 50.
This cost can be deducted in bulk with a standby shutdown device such as Buy By Standby (Price £ 10). It plugs directly into an electrical socket on the wall. Then you plug in your main-powered electronics, such as a TV, bye bye socket.
You can press a button to turn off standby or use a remote control which can cost an extra £ 10.
Similar devices include a £ 9 ProElec and £ 15 Efergy EcoSocket. A £ 20 Energenie MiHome Wifi smart plug lets you turn on and off the electric using your smartphone.
Tumble drying eggs
A typical tumble dryer uses 35p of electricity left for an hour – hopefully enough time to dry the full load. It can cost a total of £ 73 a year for a family to wash four loads a week.
By installing a fist-sized plastic dimple £ 10 Ecoig you can expect to reduce dryer time by up to 28 percent as it helps move laundry around and allows it to dry faster. It can drop about 20 pounds from the annual bill. Or, hang clothes outside to dry!
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