How to have a more energy efficient house

Windtrap is strongly committed to the promotion of an eco friendly lifestyle. On this page you will find some tips which may help you to use energy more efficient in your home and become even more eco-friendly.

Did you know

Did you know that quarter of all UK carbon dioxide emissions comes from the energy consumed in our homes? Did you know that most houses are running incredibly inefficiently?

The good news

The good news is you can do your bit and participate in stopping climate change.

It won’t require massive cost or effort either – just try to use energy more efficiently and cut out wastage – simple but very effective in the fight to reduce carbon emissions as well as your fuel bills.

Here are some easy tips which may help you become more eco-friendly.

In all rooms

• Don’t leave your devices on standby – switch them off. Remember that average household wastes about £37 on standby power each year. Standby Buster represents the newest technology designed to greatly reduce standby power in your house.


• Use energy efficient light bulbs – Biobulb not only saves you energy but also provides the closest replication of daylight. In the hallways and children's bedrooms you can use Moonlight which can be on for 24h and only costs 50p a year to run continuosly.


• Do not leave lights on unnecessarily – the Motion Sensor Light Switch will automatically turn your lights on and off for you.


• Optimise your electricity usage – EPS 188 and EPS 388 improve the efficiency of your house-hold appliances & circuits and will save you at least 20% on electricity bills. Guaranteed.


• But the best way to reduce your electricity consumption is to be aware of how much you are using and amend your habits accordingly. Please check our range of energy meters Electrisave OWL , Efergy , Wattson, Electrical Energy Meter which can help you to control,plan and reduce your carbon emissions and bills up to 25%.

In living room

• Probably the biggest source of energy waste in your living room is the standby power on your entertainment devices.The Power Safer and Power Safer PSX will eliminate unnecessary standby power of your TV, Freeview, DVD Player, Audio System by effectively switching off all devices at the wall when you're finished using them.

In the kitchen

• For your fridge- we recommend the Savaplug – which reduces electricity requirements of your fridge by 20%.


• Keep defrosting your freezer.


• Turn down your thermostat by one degree.


• When cooking cover your pots and pans.


• Boil only as much water as you need when making hot drinks by using– Tefal Quick Cup.

In the study

• Don’t leave various devices such as the printer, scanner monitor on standby – switch them off once you're finished on your computer – or buy the Intelliplug or Intellipanel and they will do it automatically for you.

In the laundry

• Try to reduce washing temperature to 30C. Thanks to Ecoballs you can not only reduce the washing temperature but also the washing time to 30 min.


• Ensure your washing machine and dishwasher are full before switching them on.


• Reduce tumble drying. Our unique Dryerballs let you cut the drying time by 25%, plus they will reduce creases and fluff.

We hope you will find our tips useful but if you have any more questions about possible ways of reducing carbon emissions and saving energy please contact us , we are always glad to help you and discuss your requirements.