Top 10 money and energy saving tips

With energy prices sky rocketing this winter and Energy Saving Week (24 - 28 Oct) just around the corner, now is the perfect time to make your home as energy efficient as possible. Ecocamel has compiled the Top Ten Money & Energy Saving Tips to help your home, your pocket and the environment.
1. Stop splashing the cash in your shower!

Cut your hot water bills by 40% with a JetStorm - the world's most advanced eco showerhead. Using the very latest in money and energy saving technology, the sleek and stylish JetStorm can save you a staggering £240 off your bills each year and up to 56,000 litres of water.* Not only will it help you go green and save money, it does not compromise on performance, so you can still enjoy a powerful and invigorating spa shower experience.
JetStorm costs £49.95 and is available to buy from ecocamel.com.
* Test results based on a family of four taking a daily seven-minute shower (Independent testing conducted at Liverpool John Moores University).
2. Boost your Boiler!
Save around 10% on your heating bills and lower your carbon emissions for a lifetime with Boostaboiler - the new, money-saving, eco device for the home. Boostaboiler uses advanced magnetic technology to make your boiler burn less fuel and work more efficiently, cutting your annual heating bills by around £74* and saving you 370kg of CO2 each year – the equivalent of flying from London to Edinburgh! Simple to install yourself and maintenance free- it’s a matter of fit, forget and save immediately!
Boostaboiler is priced from £97.60 and is available from boostaboiler.co.uk.
*Based on the average annual gas bill of £740 (BBC news 2011) and typical Boostaboiler savings of 10% (Magnatech tests)
3. Keep your toes toasty with insulated floors
Insulating under your floorboards on the ground floor can be a great source of comfort, helping you reduce draughts, while saving you around £60 a year in the process! A touch of DIY will also save you an extra £25 each year, by using silicone sealant to fill those unwanted gaps and draughts around your skirting boards and floors. Doing both of the above will save you around 340kg of CO2 a year.
4. Let there be (Energy Saving) Light!
Did you know that cutting your lighting bill is one of the easiest ways to save money and energy in your home? By replacing your ordinary bulb with an energy saving one of the same brightness, you can save around £55 over the life of the bulb. Obviously, turning off lights when you’re not using them, means you will save even more energy!
5. Turn Down the heat!
Turn your thermostat down! By reducing your room temperature by just 1°C you could cut your heating bills by around £55 per year and save 230kg of CO2. If you have a programmer, set your heating and hot water to come on only when you need it for even more savings.
6. Generate Your Own Electricity and Heat
Investing in renewable technologies like solar panels, heat pumps or biomass boilers will not only help reduce your CO2 emissions, it will significantly cut your costs for the future. Renewable energy technologies are a great investment – especially with government financial support now in place.
7. Switch Off!
Don’t leave appliances on standby. If it is plugged in and switched on at the socket, it means it is still using energy. Turning off TV’s, games consoles and mobile phone chargers at the mains will help save you around £35 a year.
8. Insulate your roof
Did you know a quarter of your heat is lost through the roof? Heat rises, so it’s important that your roof or loft is well insulated to save you wasting energy and money. Insulating a loft with no insulation could save you around £175 a year. If your loft is already insulated, check if it needs topping up for maximum savings!
9. Replace Your Boiler
Boilers account for a staggering 60% of what you spend in a year on energy bills, so it’s important to regularly check how efficiently it’s running. If you’re thinking about changing, you could save up to £300 on your heating bills and 1.2 tonnes of CO2 a year by replacing an old G-rated boiler with an A-rated condensing boiler.
10. Double-glaze all the way!
Energy-efficient glazing will reduce heat loss through windows, shrink your bills and even keep the noise out! By replacing all single-glazed windows with double-glazing you could save around £160 per year on your energy bills and 650kg of CO2.
Statistics taken from the Energy Saving Trust (statistics based on a typical three bedroom semi-detached gas heated house, with an average gas price of 4.49p/kWh and electricity price of 14.39p/kWh; correct as of September 2011 and valid for 2011-12)