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Energy Savings Trust
The Energy Savings Trust (EST) recommends all of
Hoover’s energy efficient products on its website
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk and even gives handy tips
on how to use your appliances more efficiently:
Using a 40°C wash cycle rather than 60°C means you use
a third less electricity. Reduce the wash to a 30°C cycle
and the amount of electricity saved (not to mention
money) will be even higher. Modern washing powders
and detergents work just as effectively at lower
temperatures so unless you have very dirty washing, bear
this in mind.
If everyone in the UK upgraded their old cold appliances
to an energy saving recommended product, energy
wastage would be cut by over two-thirds. Enough CO2
would be saved to fill 24 million double-decker buses and
the electricity saved would be equivalent to the annual
output of three 700MW power stations.
Top Marques For
Water Efficiency
The VisionOne and the Nextra Green have both won
the Waterwise Marque for water efficiency. The judges
considered both dishwashers to be excellent in terms of
water consumption and energy efficiency, combined with
good design.
Waterwise is an NGO focussed on decreasing water
consumption by 2010 and building the evidence base for
large scale water efficiency. They are the leading
authority on water efficiency in the UK.
To supply us with the energy we need to heat and light our homes, run our
appliances and power our cars we are burning an ever-increasing amount
of fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil. This process creates Carbon Dioxide,
which is leading to global climate change.
Carbon Dioxide is a naturally occurring gas crucial to life, but also the
main ‘greenhouse gas’ contributing to Global Warming. Its build up
causes rising temperatures, and will have a profound effect on wildlife
and people worldwide.
Households produce 25% of our national Carbon Dioxide emissions.
This is becoming a concern for many individuals, who are all seeking ways
to reduce the number of carbon emissions they personally produce through
their energy consumption. A growing number of people are starting to use
the Carbon Footprint Calculator to calculate the amount of carbon
emissions they create from their current energy consumption. This can be
found at www.carbonfootprint.com
Changing your household appliances to energy efficient products can help
reduce your personal carbon footprint. At Hoover we have made several
advancements in the last ten years to improve the energy efficiency of our
entire white goods range, including VisionHD 9 Washing Machines,
VisionOne Dishwashers and Hoover Cool Fridge Freezers.
“Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the
environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced,
measured in units of carbon dioxide. Hoover has made considerable
improvements to its entire range of white goods over the last ten years,
significantly reducing the carbon emissions of their appliances through
maximising loading capacity and reducing electricity and water
consumption” John Buckley, Carbon Footprint
TM
.
For further information on how to reduce your personal
carbon footprint or making your appliance carbon neutral,
visit www.carbonfootprint.com
Global Warming and
Your Carbon Footprint