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Tag Archives: heat loss
The advantages of stoves
If you have an open fire in your home, you should consider replacing it with an enclosed stove (aka closed flue appliance). The saving in fuel to produce the same heat output is incredible. An open fire has an efficiency of around 18%, as the vast majority of the heat simply goes up the chimney. By comparison a quality stove has an efficiency of around 80%. So a stove uses 4 times less fuel to achieve the same heat output. There are other ways the stove saves energy. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Conservation
Tagged energy conservative, energy efficiency, Energy saving tips, flue, heat loss, open fire, stoves
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Make your home warmer: Roof Insulation Check
This post discusses using the recent snow fall to tell which buildings have poorly insulated roofs, and recommends increasing your building insulation levels to save energy and money. Continue reading
External Boiler Houses: A waste of heat
The madness of having external boiler houses is very clear now that a heavy fall of snow is covering the ground. The photographs below show the amount of heat being lost and wasted from the typical external boiler house. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Conservation
Tagged boilers, efficiency, energy conservative, Energy saving tips, External boiler houses, heat loss
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