Hot water accounts for about 25% of the energy use in typical Australian houses. Reducing the amount of energy used on hot water can have a big effect on energy use and bills.
The federal government’s YourHome has a lot of information about hot water systems. Look over the information on that page.
Task
Assume that you are living in a home with a very common electric hot water heater. Create a list of 5 easy and cheap ways that your family could save energy on hot water, found on the YourHome website. Order your list with the easiest and/or cheapest option first.
For each of the 5 ways that you list, include
- What the way is
- Some details about how or why it reduces energy use
- An estimate of much it will cost
- How you chose to place it in the position in the list
