Efficient and Cost Effective: Our 5 Top Winter Energy Saving Tips

Winter Energy Saving Tips; With the winter months quickly creeping in, now is a great time to start thinking of ways you can prepare your home for the colder, wetter weather. It’s only natural that our energy bills will rise during the winter seasons as we rely more on our homes’ heating to keep us warm and toasty.

In this article, we take a look at different ways you can cut costs on your bills this winter.

1. Eliminate Draughts: How to tackle draughty spots

Draughtproofing your doors and windows is a cheap and quick way to cut your heating bills. Controlling the ventilation will help reduce condensation and dampness by allowing fresh air in when needed.

2. Adjusting your thermostat: Don’t touch the dial

Lowering the temperature in your home by just a couple of degrees can result in significant long-term savings. Turning down your thermostat when no one is home or when you are asleep will considerably impact your heating bills. Another useful tip is to keep the heating lower in rooms that aren’t often used. It would help if you kept radiators on at least the minimum low setting to ensure your system runs properly and rooms don’t get damp.

3. Stay Warm: Add extra clothing layers & blankets

This is a much more cost-effective way to warm your body without heating your whole house. Stay toasty under duvets and thick blankets at night and compensate by wearing warm jumpers and thick socks around the house.

4. Boiler services

Your boiler is an integral part of your building as it gives you comfort in the colder months; it’s crucial to ensure your boiler is always in top working condition as a dirty boiler is an inefficient boiler. A power flush is the essential deep, intense clean your heating system needs to eliminate any build-up of sludge, rust and other bits of debris. If your boiler is more than 10 years old, you may want to consider getting a boiler replacement as a newer, more energy-efficient model will result in less energy wastage and more savings on your energy bills

5. Replace your inefficient boiler

All modern, well-maintained boilers burn their fuel efficiently and with heating and hot water making up a huge percentage of our yearly residential bills, having your boiler working correctly makes a big difference. Air Source Heat Pumps are a great alternative when considering replacing your old gas boilers with an upgraded renewable energy source. With the government providing grants in England and Wales to encourage property owners to install low-carbon heating systems, owners can overcome the upfront cost of low-carbon heating technologies. Call our experts at Woodhouse HQ for more advice on Winter Energy Saving Tips 01489 797800.

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