Okay so its still the middle of summer being July at the time of this article being written.
I was thinking how nice it is during the summer months not to consume so much energy.
The gas is never on and the clothes line outside is adequate for drying the clean clothes rather than the tumble dryer which is a major sap on energy.
We don't use a tumble dryer, we use a clothes horse in the bedroom, I hate it.
It got me thinking how much I dislike winter and what I would be doing this winter to be a bit more eco friendly.
By profession I am a carpet cleaner, not an actually carpet cleaner like a Dyson, rather I am in the carpet cleaning industry.
We are always looking for ways to save energy, use less water for what we do, and of course less heat.
One of the new technologies around is the use of micro splitters instead of detergents, similar to the wash at 30 ad campaigns you see on TV for washing clothes but that's a completely different subject.
Back to the point, heating, so I was thinking whatever happened to the use of a hot water bottle? No one uses them anymore, these days people would rather pump up the radiators, heating the entire house wasting energy.
Well I say get me a hot water bottle and an extra blanket.
Hot water bottles are made from rubber, not the most eco friendly material, however very durable and reusable.
One bottle will last you years so I'm not terribly concerned about the carbon footprint considering the use one gets.
Preparation is easy and you get to make a cup of Horlicks with the left over water from the kettle.
In the morning when the water is cold, pour it into the pot plants, you see what I'm doing here? Recyclage if that's even a word.
Everyone can do their bit to save energy, its the small things in life that add up, you can start by ditching the electric blanket and having the boiler burning full tilt.
Long live the hot water bottle, long live.
I was thinking how nice it is during the summer months not to consume so much energy.
The gas is never on and the clothes line outside is adequate for drying the clean clothes rather than the tumble dryer which is a major sap on energy.
We don't use a tumble dryer, we use a clothes horse in the bedroom, I hate it.
It got me thinking how much I dislike winter and what I would be doing this winter to be a bit more eco friendly.
By profession I am a carpet cleaner, not an actually carpet cleaner like a Dyson, rather I am in the carpet cleaning industry.
We are always looking for ways to save energy, use less water for what we do, and of course less heat.
One of the new technologies around is the use of micro splitters instead of detergents, similar to the wash at 30 ad campaigns you see on TV for washing clothes but that's a completely different subject.
Back to the point, heating, so I was thinking whatever happened to the use of a hot water bottle? No one uses them anymore, these days people would rather pump up the radiators, heating the entire house wasting energy.
Well I say get me a hot water bottle and an extra blanket.
Hot water bottles are made from rubber, not the most eco friendly material, however very durable and reusable.
One bottle will last you years so I'm not terribly concerned about the carbon footprint considering the use one gets.
Preparation is easy and you get to make a cup of Horlicks with the left over water from the kettle.
In the morning when the water is cold, pour it into the pot plants, you see what I'm doing here? Recyclage if that's even a word.
Everyone can do their bit to save energy, its the small things in life that add up, you can start by ditching the electric blanket and having the boiler burning full tilt.
Long live the hot water bottle, long live.
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