GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS |VERIFIED
CITY AND GUILDS LEVEL 3 ENERGY AWARENESS
LIHIC - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Low Income High Costs
Indicator
A household is considered fuel poor when? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ If they have above average fuel costs and they need to
spend more than 10% of household income to achieve a satisfactory
heating regime.
Safe/ average house temperature? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 21
degrees in living room and 18 degrees in other rooms
3 causes of fuel poverty - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ high fuel costs,
low income, energy inefficient homes
3 ways to tackle fuel poverty - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ improve
energy efficiency, maximise income, energy advice
Degrees C to degrees F - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ C x 1.8 + 32
,Degrees F to degrees C - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ F-32/1.8
Percentage of average household space heating energy use -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 65.5
Percentage of average household water heating energy use -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 17
Percentage of average household lighting and appliances energy use -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 15
Percentage of average household cooking energy use - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 2.5
Radiant heat - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Travels in straight lines e.g.
how sunlight travels
Convection heat - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ applicable to air and
water, where heat moves from a warm spot to a colder spot, heated
molecules become lighter and rise, displacing cooler and heavier
particles which fall.
Conduction Heat - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ movement of heat
through a material, relevant to the choice of materials used in housing
construction
,Electric Fan Heater controls - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ on/off,
Thermostat, fan speed, heat setting
Electric convector heater controls - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ on/off,
thermostat, timer
electric storage heater controls - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
input/charge, output/boost, on/off. timer
Fan assisted storage heater/quantum storage heater - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ on/off, thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric radiant fire/ bar fire - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ on/off,
thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric infra-red heater/ halogen heater - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
on/off, thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric oil filled radiator - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ on/off,
thermostat, heat settings, timer
, Open fronted gas radiant/ convector fire (gas fired could have back
boiler behind) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Ignition, temp setting,
boiler thermostat if there is a back boiler
Gas decorative effect fire, open and close fronted - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Ignition, temp setting
Gas convector heater/ wall heaters (room sealed) - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Ignition, temp setting
Closed solid room heater - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Damper to
control air flow, boiler thermostat if there is a back boiler
Bottle gas heater (portable, liquid petroleum gas LPG) - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ ignition, temp setting
4 main safety issues when using a fuel burning appliance - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ - Carbon monoxide poisoning and fires
- Fit a smoke alarm, test every month and replace after 10 years
- Never leave candles, cigarettes unattended
- Ensure there is good ventilation