Thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) help ensure your heating is evenly distributed where you need it. Check them to make sure they are set properly so each area reaches the temperature you need and gets no hotter.

Make sure you get your boiler properly serviced every year by a competent person. It will keep you warm, safe and make sure it is working efficiently.

If your charger has an LED to show it’s in use, it is still using energy until you switch it off at the wall or unplug it.

Check the programmer on your heating and hot water to make sure the timings match your needs. If you don’t have a seven-day programmer fitted consider getting one.

Insulate hot water pipes along their full length. Don’t waste the energy you have used to heat your hot water.

Use a microwave. Generally a microwave oven is the most efficient way to heat up and cook food.

Boiling food on the hob? Only use the water you need to save energy.

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Keeping extract fans and vents clean and clear from obstruction reduces energy use and makes then work more efficiently.

Remember to turn off the tap while brushing your teeth – a running tap wastes over 6 litres per minute.