Our Eco Quest
Here are some of the ways we aim to help:
- Reusable Shopping Bags are available for you to use when you pop out to the shops. Please remember to put them back, empty and clean in the cupboard before you leave us.
- LED lightbulbs throughout the house reduce energy usage while keeping the same lumen brightness level.
- Windows are currently to the best level of insulation possible. We are in a conservation area, and the house is extremely old, but we are working towards reducing energy loss through the windows in the winter months. One way we have reached it’s current potential is by adding window blinds where possible, and heavy duty curtains on all box sash windows. This reduces heat loss through the glass. The 2nd floor and extension windows are all a modern UPVC fitting, and double glazed.
How you can help…
It doesn’t need to be an extravagant change in lifestyle, or going cold turkey on all we enjoy, but small changes in our daily habits can make a big difference to our own environmental impact and carbon footprints.
Our Eco Guide for Guests has a few thoughts and ideas to move us all in a cleaner and greener direction…
Eco Guide for Guests
The Kettle
The Kettle
The Kettle
Our kettle can measure and heat as little as one cup. Please only heat what you need.
Dishwasher
The Kettle
The Kettle
The dishwasher has an eco mode, using lower temperatures and less energy to operate. Please try to only run the dishwasher when it is full, and consider using the eco-mode at night, or while you are out enjoying the day. Eco takes around 3 hours to complete.
Toaster
The Kettle
Switch Off, not Stand-By
The toaster can cook either 2 or 4 slices at a time. Please select the correct number of slices so as to reduce energy waste.
Switch Off, not Stand-By
Switch Off, not Stand-By
Switch Off, not Stand-By
It’s always best to unplug devices and chargers. They otherwise have a constant usage of power. Please unplug when not in use:
- The television
- Phone chargers
- The kettle
- The radios
Underfloor heating
Switch Off, not Stand-By
Blinds and curtains
Please use when you need, but do remember to switch off when you leave the house for the day. It doesn’t take long to heat up again, and makes a big difference to energy usage And so better supports the world in it’s current crisis.
Blinds and curtains
Switch Off, not Stand-By
Blinds and curtains
Blinds have been installed in the kitchen, and curtains throughout the house. These fittings are essential in older buildings such as this one as a way to reduce heat loss through windows. It keeps it cosy for you, and is better for the world over.
Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
We encourage reducing waste where possible, but do understand that some waste will occur through packages, etc.
We are therefore in collaboration with a local commercial waste removal company whom we believe to have an excellent ethical waste disposal concept.
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