Timers & Controls
The smart way to put a cap on energy bills
Households are facing huge hikes in energy bills as a result of the new price cap recently announced. Here, Katie Plumstead, marketing manager with Scolmore Group company, ESP, takes a look at some of the measures households can take to help reduce the impact, and shares some advice for wholesalers on the products they can access.
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When the new energy price cap announced by Ofgem comes into force on 1 April, average energy bills will increase by £693 to £1,971 a year - a rise of 54%. Experts have also warned that the energy price cap could rise once again in October 2022 by 20%. With heating and hot water accounting for around 50% of the total energy consumed in a typical UK home, householders are facing stark choices when it comes to managing their budgets and there is a sharp focus on the measures that can be taken to help reduce energy consumption and combat rising bills. There is no shortage of advice out there on simple things that can be done in the home to cut energy usage, and the Energy Savings Trust has published a table showing the typical yearly savings that occupiers of an average three-bedroom gas heated home in Great Britain could make. Among the measures suggested are turning off lighting,
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switching off standby, draught-proofing gaps in doors and windows, taking a 4-minute shower, washing at 30 degrees and not overfilling the kettle. The experts at The Energy Saving Trust also dispel the myth that it is cheaper to have the heating on low all day. They say having the heating on only when you need it is, in the long run, the best way to save energy, and therefore money. Understanding how their heating system is performing and how they can make small changes to improve its efficiency is another consideration for householders. It may be that installing new heating controls – timers, and thermostats - or replacing older models with more efficient ones, can help them have more control over when the heating should be on and what temperature the rooms should be. Research shows that few people really understand their heating controls and many simply just don’t use them. This is where installers, supported by manufacturers and wholesalers, can
play a part in advising and educating consumers on the best products for their circumstances and how to use them.
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As a leading player in the heating controls market with its Sangamo range, ESP is constantly looking at ways to improve both its product offer and its service to customers. Last year the company made the decision to revamp its Sangamo Choice Plus heating and timer controls range, with the main aim of introducing features that assist with efficiency and performance and that ultimately drive down energy usage and costs.
Heating controls can be broken down into four main product categories – timer controls, thermostats, programmable thermostats and programmers – and Sangamo has a total of 15 products making up the range. Timer controls - designed for simplistic ON/
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