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48 Thursday <strong>June</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
the tlc experience<br />
TLC Realty will open its doors<br />
this July. TLC Realty is an<br />
independent full service real<br />
estate company servicing the<br />
Christchurch area.<br />
Our mission is to give you, our<br />
customer, total TLC. This means<br />
absolutely dedicated personal<br />
service delivering the best price<br />
in the best possible time...this is<br />
the TLC experience<br />
<strong>The</strong> company‘s director, Trish<br />
Lawrence, has over 25 years<br />
experience in the Christchurch<br />
real estate market and is<br />
dedicated to providing the same<br />
personal service you have come<br />
to expect from her.<br />
Trish Lawrence (Nat.Dip.RE)<br />
Licensee/Director<br />
PROPERTIES ARE<br />
URGENTLY NEEDED!<br />
Do you know<br />
the current<br />
value of<br />
your home?<br />
Find out,<br />
call Trish<br />
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Trish Lawrence<br />
ph 0800 874 745<br />
tlc realty limited<br />
Appears every week in<br />
For more information:<br />
Mike Fulham<br />
P 364 7406<br />
E mike@christchurchstar.co.nz<br />
Licensed Agent REAA 2008<br />
Don’t compromise<br />
your homes<br />
comfort!<br />
Simple ways to keep the<br />
winter power bills down<br />
<strong>The</strong> cold snaps mean higher power<br />
bills as we snuggle up in front of<br />
heating to keep warm but there are easy<br />
ways to lower your power bill without<br />
compromising on comfort, according to<br />
EECA Energywise.<br />
Technical expert Christian Hoerning<br />
says recent research* indicates there are<br />
still about 12 million incandescent light<br />
bulbs in New Zealand homes – which,<br />
if replaced with energy efficient bulbs<br />
would reduce household energy bills.<br />
“You can run an energy efficient<br />
television for the same price as one<br />
incandescent bulb – these bulbs are<br />
outdated technology. LEDs use up to 85%<br />
less energy than standard incandescent<br />
light bulbs for the same light output and<br />
each bulb you replace will cost you $20<br />
a year.”<br />
Mr Hoerning says the price of LED<br />
bulbs has dropped dramatically.<br />
“Look out for specials as low as $4 a<br />
bulb.”<br />
Hot water is another area where people<br />
can make serious savings, according<br />
to Mr Hoerning. He says the research,<br />
carried out by BRANZ, shows about 46%<br />
of houses surveyed had showers with<br />
high flow rates.<br />
“This isn’t about having a lousy shower.<br />
You get a very comfortable shower with a<br />
flow rate of 9 litres a minute. A family<br />
of three with a 12 litre per minute<br />
shower could save over $200 a<br />
year by reducing that to 9<br />
litres per minute.”<br />
If your shower fills<br />
a 10 litre bucket in<br />
less than a minute,<br />
it’s wasting water,<br />
Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE<br />
throughout Christchurch<br />
For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham<br />
M: 021 300 567 E: mike@starmedia.kiwi<br />
NEW LISTINGS<br />
Mr Hoerning says. He advises inserting<br />
a low-cost shower flower restrictor or<br />
getting a new, efficient shower head.<br />
Other top tips:<br />
• Use cold washes - unless you have an<br />
especially dirty load. Modern washing<br />
machines and detergents clean well using<br />
cold water. A hot water wash can use 10<br />
times more electricity than a cold wash.<br />
• If you have a heated towel rail, only<br />
use it when needed. A heated towel rail<br />
left on 24/7 can cost you $170 per year<br />
to run. You can buy timers for towel rails<br />
that come on automatically at certain<br />
times of the day.<br />
• If you have a second fridge only to<br />
chill a few drinks, it could cost you $200 a<br />
year to run if it’s an old, inefficient model.<br />
Consider turning it off or getting rid of it.<br />
For more information on<br />
energy saving tips for<br />
around your home visit<br />
www.eeca.co.nz<br />
*Health Condition Survey:<br />
Analysis of energy efficiency<br />
data. Report prepared for<br />
the Energy Efficiency and<br />
Conservation Authority<br />
(EECA).<br />
Your<br />
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