One homeowner has detailed the importance cleaning for saving money on energy bills.
Kiley Jean claims bill payers could save money just by maintaining their property.
The TikTok user has amassed over 142,000 likes on the platform, and her video showing her cleaning tip to save money on energy bills boasts over 1.2 million views.
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In the video, she shows how her air conditioning unit's fan was covered in dirt, Express reports.
"It's all caked with years worth of lint and dust and so it can't suck air in from outside, so it can't cool your house," she said.
She demonstrated how she cleaned all the dirt from the machine using a "fin-tool". With it, she gently scraped all the dust off the unit.
"You also want to check inside in the bottom because all of that dirt and leaves and debris and stuff are also going to keep the air conditioner from working as well as possible," she added.
Since cleaning the unit she told viewers: "Spoiler: My energy bill is already like 50% less."
How much does it cost to run a fan?
The typical 120w pedestal fan using costs around 4c an hour to run on average, according to Uswitch.
That might not sound like much, but it soon adds up.
Leaving the fan on between 10pm and 8am would cost you around 39c in energy costs .
Doing that for a whole week would cost €2.78 - 89c more than last summer, thanks to rising energy costs.
But even the cost of running a fan is tiny compared to air conditioning units.
A portable air con unit costs around 33c an hour in energy costs - that's €23.16 if you use it every night for a week.
How to clean to reduce your energy bills
Clean the oven
Grease and burned food build up in the oven as we use it. However, this dirt can cause Irish households to waste money on bills. The oven will cook more efficiently when it is clean.
Tackle the freezer
The more you have in your freezer, the harder it has to work. This includes food but also lumps of ice that can build up in the freezer over time.
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