Great Gadgets For Saving On Bills

It’s no surprise that utility bills become considerably more expensive during the chilly winter months. While more obvious utilities such as central heating, gas and electric fires and lighting are used much more frequently, there are certain fixtures and appliances around the house that are used much more often during winter that may not come immediately to mind.

For example, cold, damp conditions make it more difficult to dry clothes on a washing line, especially if there are multiple loads of washing to get through. This can easily lead to the extended use of a dryer, which can be heavy on electric bills. Also, colder weather can give us the urge to stay in the shower just that little bit longer each time; stepping out onto that cold floor isn’t too appealing to anyone!

Well luckily, we’ve sourced a few handy little items that can help you cut down on overuse of utilities and fittings all around the home!

Shower Timer

As mentioned above, overusing the shower can easily contribute to much higher water, gas and electricity costs. This handy little device will help you keep your shower times under check, and stop time running away with you! Simply start the timer before stepping into your shower, and aim to finish and step back out again once the timer is up. These timers are also great for teaching kids the importance of water and energy saving both for ecological and economical standpoints.

Shower timers are available in a huge range of shapes and sizes (especially when it comes to kid’s models!), as well as being available in digital and sand timer form too.

For more information why not visit The Eco Outlet and take a look.

Hose Timers

While the garden hose is generally used less in winter, that’s not to say they aren’t still a big waster of water. It’s far too easy to get carried away while watering the garden, washing the car or hooking up sprinklers with your garden hose, but with one of these handy hose timers, you can pre-set an amount of minutes before the hose cuts off, giving you just enough time to do your tasks without over-using water.

The timer featured above can be purchased from Screwfix who stock a nice range of eco friendly timers.

ECO Kettles

Us Brits sure love a good cup of tea at any time of day; it goes well with a sandwich and better with a biscuit, but they can be a surprisingly guilty party when it comes to energy and water wastage.

However these clever eco kettles can go some way to eliminate water and energy wastage in your kitchen. With a built-in double chamber, you can measure out exactly how much water you will need to boil when filling the kettle and save time, money, energy and water all whilst making yourself a splendid cup of tea!

So there we have three fantastic eco-friendly gadgets to help you massively reduce the amount of water and energy wasted around your home.

Take a look at some of our ECO Water Saving showerheads aswell as our other environmentally friendly products