Water Tank Insulation.Insulating your hot water cylinder is one of the simplest and easiest ways to save energy and money. By fitting a British Standard Insulation 'jacket' around your water tank, PolarWarm will help you cut heat loss by over 75%. If you already have a jacket fitted, check that it's at least 75mm thick. If not, it's well worth treating your old cylinder to a new winter coat.  How tank and pipe insulation worksBoth tank and pipe insulation keep your water hotter for longer by reducing the amount of heat that escapes. The savingsA new, 75mm thick hot water cylinder jacket will save you around £30 per year. The jackets themselves cost about half that, meaning that you'll reclaim your initial cost in a few months. Insulation for hot water pipes will cost between £5 and £10 and save you around £10 a year, which means you should recover the cost of fitting within a year. You'll be saving about 195kg of carbon dioxide (CO 2) when you fit a British standard hot water cylinder jacket and around 65kg of CO 2 with pipe insulation. How the savings add upIf everyone in the UK fitted a hot water cylinder jacket, there would be enough CO 2 saved per year to fill nearly 5.2 million double decker buses.
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