Today's energy saving tip is to do with the vacuum cleaner. The common 'Hoover' is a massive drain of electricity, regularly sucking up POUNDS AND POUNDS worth of your electricity and therefore also the very fabric of planet Earth. But! You can stop this from happening! You can vacuum AND SAVE!

Watch my exclusive video on making your own, free, energy efficient vacuum cleaner out of household equipment to learn how...

You are not allowed to steal this idea. It is MY IDEA. I've emailed a rough outline of the concept to Sir James Dyson, the vacuum cleaner tycoon, asking for a few million to aid in its commercial development. I also cc-ed in Trevor Bayliss, as it's also the sort of thing he might be interested in selling to developing countries.

I will soon be known as The Other Vacuum Cleaner Tycoon.

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Today I take a look at energy saving light bulbs. Sure, we've all replaced our old fashioned coal-powered light bulbs with new, efficient nuclear models to save money and/or the world - but now what? Is that it? Is there no more energy to be saved?

Yes! There is lots more energy to be saved! Allow me to tell you how to reduce your electricity bills further still, thanks to a little invention I'm calling "No Light bulbs."

I can only apologise for the poor picture quality. It's not a joke, I just cleaned the lens poorly and left quite a lot of greasy residue on it. The resulting halo effect is quite unsettling. I'll get some cotton swabs in before next week's.

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Today I will reveal how you can save POUNDS by recharging all your gadgets for FREE! Yes, that's right. For free. How can this be done? Have I invented something? Have I learned how to harness the awesome power of the sea? Have I mastered cold fusion in my fridge?

Or am I just lying to get attention? You'll have to watch the below video to find out, as there's no point me saying what the secret to a lifetime of free electricity is here if I've spent ages doing a video about it. That's not how it works.

So there you go. I'm typing this using electricity I didn't have to pay for. And for lunch I had a sandwich I found in the fridge at work. Dinner tonight is whatever I can find in the bins on the train home. Free living is amazing!

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It's bad enough having to wash your clothes, but when the washing process sucks up vast piles of water and electricity and costs you money it's downright INFURIATING!

Which is why today's tip addresses how to get your washing machine working for you. Make it more efficient, get it running better while saving money AND the environment in the process. It's a complete no-brainer!

Can anyone recommend a good plumber or washing machine repair man? Mine seems to have started leaking recently.

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The kettle. A massive household energy absorber. Mum wants tea. Dad wants tea. You want tea, often all at different times. And sometimes, if you're busy, you might want a coffee - all require the boiling of a kettle. It is an energy black hole.

So, how can you cut down on kettle use? Is there such a thing as an energy efficient way to generate hot water? Yes! There is! Allow me to demonstrate.

Follow this advice and save pounds.

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This week, I take a look at fires in the house. Not as dangerous as you may initially think, plus burning wood is a superb, environmentally sound and low-cost solution to home heating.

It's also great fun if you draw effigies of your enemies on the logs, then watch them BURN.

CONCLUSION: Everyone should buy fires for the home. Watching wood effigies of people you don't like BURN is far more entertaining than television.

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Today, I'm looking at renewable energy sources, with this video review of a wind-up torch. Is it a good idea? Does it work? Is manual electricity generation a viable alternative to traditional plugs, bulbs and power leads? Let's find out!

I apologise for the poor sound quality.

In summary, wind-up torches work, but require constant winding. There is an additional energy saving to be found thanks to the physical effort of winding keeping you warm and therefore saving money on heating bills, but otherwise I'd have to say wind-up is not a sustainable way to light the home.

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With rocketing energy prices and the pressure to be "green" in everything you do, I thought it'd be fun - and hopefully educational - to start a series of videos looking at ways we can all be more energy efficient around our homes and offices.

To kick thinks off, I take a look as the massive (white) elephant in the room - the always-on electricity sponge that is the household refrigerator. Do we really need access to cold cheese 24 hours a day? Or is it just a conspiracy by the electricity companies to keep their shareholders happy?

I hereby declare that next week is National Turn Your Fridge Off Overnight week.

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