Heating Energy Saving
Turn your central heating thermostat temperature Down. Turing the thermostat down by 1C can save around £30 a year. You may not even notice the difference - if not try turning it down even further.
Reduce draughts in your home. draughts can come in from countless areas in your home. From keyholes, letterboxes, door edges to window edges. Fitting daught exluders will help not only reduce the ammount of cold air entering your home but also ensure the warmth in your home stays there. Closing the The Curtains At Night reduces draughts from cool air from window panes.
Keep Windows And Doors closed. How often has a window been left open and forgotten? Shut doors properly to reduce draughts, also shut doors to unheated areas of the house.
Use Thermostatic Radiator Valves Properly. This ensure radiators are used efficently and rooms are kept at the required temperature. Also Fit Insulated Reflective Foil Behind Radiators On Outside Walls. This reduces heat leakage through the wall.
Keep your Furniture and curtains away From Radiators. Furiture reduces radiator air circulation and absorbs the heat that should be heating your room, Not making your sofa warm!
Don't Empty your hot Baths Until the water Has Cooled Down, let the heat from the water heat your bath room instead of putting all that heat and energy down the down the drain.
Ensure your loft Has At Least 350mm Of Insulation (Or The Equivalent). Loft insulation is very easy to fit and is not that expensive. It keeps heat in your rooms instead of allowing it to dissapear through your roof.
Insulate you central heating And hot water pipes in the loft properly
This is a relatively simple task which need not cost large sums of money. Don't forget to insulate valves but make sure they are easily accessible.
Keep you Heating Boilers and central heating system Serviced and well Set Up. this ensures they are working efficently are are not wasting valiable energy. This is a relatively simple task which need not cost large sums of money. also ensure you fit a boiler thermal blanket to insulate the bioler tank. This ensures the heat stays in your stored water not in you heater cupboard