Solatube tubular skylights keep energy costs down
As energy prices continue to head through the roof, I thought it might be helpful to explain how Solatube tubular skylights might be able to help reduce both your lighting and heating bills. Don’t get too excited though – this isn’t a magic bullet that’s going to slash your cost of living. However, taken in conjunction with other measures, all these smaller steps can add up to bigger savings.
Turn off the lights and cut your electricity bill
This is the most obvious one; if you find that you are leaving your lights on because it’s not light enough in your home, then clearly a Solatube tubular skylight pipes free natural daylight in to your dark rooms is going to help. And please be clear here, we’re not talking about just a wee glimmer of extra light; Solatubes tubular skylights deliver enough daylight to light up a whole room so that you can read and write in it all day long. I know it’s difficult to believe when you’ve not seen one in action before, so please take a quick look at a few of my ‘before and after’ videos to get a better idea of how bright a Solatube really is https://www.solatubesouthwest.co.uk/video-gallery/ .
What you should be certain of is that a single Solatube can really make a massive improvement to how bright a room is. Therefore you won’t need to turn the lights on again during the day, hence saving money on your electricity bill.
Keep the heating down low and save on your energy bill
I imagine we are all starting to think twice before turning up the heating too, but it can still be quite cold at this time of year. So, in addition to taking a critical look at the insulation of your home you might also want to consider the thermal properties of a Solatube tubular skylight.
If you are thinking of getting more daylight in to your home using Velux style roof windows or skylights, then think again. These forms of daylighting require a much bigger penetration through your roof which are typically not that thermally efficient. A tubular skylight or sun pipe is much smaller, but delivers as much, if not more, light. Plus a Solatube tubular skylight is far more thermally efficient than Velux style roof windows and skylights. You can find out more about this benefit of Solatube sun pipes in my previous blog here Solatube Scotland, Blog Article .
So, just remember that a Solatube sun pipe is a far more efficient, not to mention, more effective way of delivering daylight in to dark areas and brightening up your home.
Solatube ECO achieves Passive House standards of insulation
The Solatube® ECO tubular skylight has even better thermal and acoustic properties and is suitable for passivhaus construction. Due to the thermal insulation of Solatube® ECO, you keep even more of the heat inside your home and your boiler doesn’t have to work as hard. By minimising the cold spots that windows, skylights and Velux style roof windows create, the indoor temperature remains far more stable, and more comfortable to live and work in.
Hence you can help reduce your heating bills by improving your homes’ insulation and using Solatube tubular skylights to introduce daylight in situations where they are far more appropriate than a Velux style roof window or skylight.
Solatube tubular skylights and Solatube ECO can both help reduce our energy demand and hence save money on our bills, by delivering light inside whilst keeping the heat in and the cold out, particularly when used in conjunction with other home insulation and sustainable ideas.
1. Excellent thermal and acoustic insulation
3. Suitable for low carbon, energy efficient ‘passive’ building
4. Daylight system takes up little space on the roof. Handy to combine with solar panels or solar water heaters.
And if you have any questions regarding this or any other aspect of a Solatube, then please feel free to get in touch info@solatubescotland.co.uk .
Throughout the whole of Scotland, Solatube Scotland is the recognised distributor and installer of Solatube tubular skylights, or sun pipes.
If you are interested in bringing natural light into your home, why not contact us at info@solatubescotland.co.uk; 07778 283 427 to find out whether a Solatube sun pipe can help you. Typically, a fully installed system might cost anywhere between £900 – £1,200; that’s supplied, professionally installed and includes the VAT.
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