Saving money on your heating bills can be easy if you know how best to run your heating and hot water system. Your boiler is an intricate appliance that can be adjusted to meet any household’s demands.
To ensure your boiler is up to the job and runs efficiently, this post has some tips on getting the best from your boiler without increasing your bills.
Boiler Service
When you turn your heating on this winter, if your boiler is running correctly, you will notice ineffective heating and increased energy bills, but it is only sometimes evident that your boiler needs to be fixed. Having it serviced is vital to identify problems. If it needs to be more efficient or up to the task, you must look into a new boiler installation.
Isolate Radiators
Isolate radiators you don’t need to use. Do you have rooms in your home that you don’t use? Turning radiators on if they are seldom used can waste a lot of money yearly.
Turn Flow Temperature Down
Most boilers are set to deliver hot water to 80 degrees; however, turning this down on combi boilers (see your manufacturer’s guide to do this correctly if possible) to 60 degrees or less can save you up to 8% on your heating and hot water bills each year.
Turn Off Preheat Settings
Does your boiler have preheat settings? Is it constantly reheating water throughout the day to give you instant hot water? If so, do you need this running all the time? As the water heats up, you are using energy and increasing bills, which is a waste if you are out of the house for long periods. Turning this off can save you up to 10% on energy bills over a year.
Get in touch with us at N J Lees today to learn how boiler repairs can help you run your boiler and hot water more efficiently this winter.
