How to save money on heating

Heating our homes has never been so expensive and our bills look set to rise this year yet again. If you are worried about the next lot of energy hikes you might now be thinking about how you can save money. There are ways in which you can save money and this article will explain exactly what you can do.

Energy Supply First up you need to see if you are on the cheapest tariff for your energy. You can look on comparison sites to see if you can save money. Always make sure you pay your bills by direct debit as you will save a good 5-10%. The reason you get these savings is that when you pay a fixed monthly amount you will possible be over paying and energy companies can make interest of these overpayments. At the end of the year you will get any overpayments back. Also having your bills emailed to you rather than posting gives you more savings, plus it saves trees which is always good.

Home Insulation Insulating your home, especially your walls and loft, will make a dramatic difference to your bills. Your attack should have 10 inches of insulation according to building regulations. When we have heavy snow you can always tell which homes are insulated properly by the snow on the roof. If the roof doesn't have enough insulation the snow on your roof will melt. This is caused by the heat from your heating system escaping. If you have the right amount of insulation the heat will not escape and not melt the snow. Next time you have a lot of snow have a look one evening (when most people are home and heating will be turned on) at the roofs of all the houses on your street, you will see which ones have good insulation.

Boilers If your boiler is over 10 years old you are effectively throwing half of your energy away. Old boilers waste a lot of energy through the flue, whereas modern condensing boilers have a second heat exchanger which captures the steam and turns that back into reusable energy. Also if you have an old system boiler with a water cylinder but you only have one bathroom in your home, your boiler is having to work harder to heat all this water. Modern combi boilers heat water on demand when a tap is turned on and don't need to heat a whole water tank. Also having proper controls on your boiler system allows you to control the temperature of your rooms. Having thermostatic valves and a room thermostat is what is needed to control the temperature correctly.

Use of boiler If you don't turn your boiler on the minute autumn arrives you will save money. Try just adding a few layers of clothing instead and hold off turning your heating on until November. When you do put your heating on turn it down just a bit as this is another way of saving you money. By following all of the above you will make substantial savings on your heating bills which could be better spent elsewhere. There are other options like renewable heat energy such as installing solar panels or air source heat pumps, but he outlay for this is quite substantial.

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