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A father was so panicked about the rising energy price cap he insulated his home using \u00a31 carboard and polystyrene that he bought on eBay.<\/p>\n
Nigel Cleall slashed his energy bills after installing DIY insulation throughout his Worcestershire home after originally opting for a heat pump.<\/p>\n
Father-of-two Mr Cleall told MailOnline that he was spending almost \u00a3800 a month keeping his family warm even with the air source heat pump.<\/p>\n
And with bills set to rise yet again in January, he decided to take action to guard against the increase to the Ofgem energy price cap.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old installed polystyrene tiles at his flat in Martley in his one-man crusade against the cost-of-living crisis that is gripping Britain.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> He placed the tiles on his celing, added thermal wallpaper and plastered over the heat-saving concoction to complete his DIY insulation.<\/p>\n And he has scrapped his old heating system in favour of electrical panel heaters which cost \u00a360 and have been placed in every room.<\/p>\n But Mr Cleall says he remains worried sick about the increase which is looming in the New Year.<\/p>\n He said: “I am always worried about my finances, and I always have to work everything out to see if I have enough money at the end of the month.<\/p>\n “I would’ve been more worried last year but because of what I’ve done in my flat I’m slightly less bothered now. I’ve near enough saved 75% on my energy bills.<\/p>\n “I still worry about my money but I’m not in the situation where I was last year. It was a case of having no heating on because I couldn’t afford it.”<\/p>\n His cost-cutting has already kicked in, as he paid \u00a3220 on his last bill despite having the heating on throughout the enire month.<\/p>\n Mr Cleall says he was paying 26p per KW per hour prior to his changes, adding that the heat pump he was using had to be on 22 hours a day, chalking up a daily cost of \u00a328.<\/p>\n Seeing how much money he was saving on energy bills also inspired him to offer help to more vulnerable people in his community this Christmas.<\/p>\n Mr Cleall has offered to house and feed two elderly people over for Chrismas lunch so that they can relax instead of worrying about costs.<\/p>\n
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