This saves you money when heating

Created: 12/29/2021, 10:53 AM

By: Janine Napirca

To save money on heating, the thermostat should be set correctly.

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There are some costly mistakes to avoid when heating in winter.

Find out how you can save money on heating here.

In winter, the time of the sun's rays is shortened and the days are characterized by dreary darkness.

The outside temperatures are also falling.

After a hard day's work in the cold, dark season, there is nothing better than to return to a warm, cozy home.

However, in order for your home to radiate the warmth and cosiness you want, you need to heat it.

That can be very expensive.

However, there are a few things you can do to save a little money on heating your apartment or house.

Save money on heating: set the thermostat correctly

In order to regulate the warmth of a room,

are attached to the radiators.

The desired room temperature can be set correctly with the aid of the thermostat.

If you turn the heating up too high, it will become too warm in your home and you will consume unnecessary energy and money.

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You can assume that the

your heating

corresponds

to about

.

Since the temperature difference between the individual levels is approximately four degrees Celsius, at

your apartment will already be

.

For the living room, you should set the heating to around 20 degrees Celsius, whereas 18 degrees Celsius is the optimal guide value in the bedroom.

Rooms that you rarely use should be heated to at least 16 degrees Celsius, otherwise there is a risk of mold.

Save money on heating?

The magic word is insulation!

In older buildings from the 1960s or 1970s, there are often

in the outer walls. To counteract the resulting very high heat loss, you can use insulating materials such as

panels or

. An

that reflects the thermal radiation is also recommended. Alternatively, you can move radiators, fill the radiator niche with a mineral insulation material or wall with aerated concrete or you can renew the facade and insulate the wall from the outside.

Also,

and

will be properly insulated.

Pipe insulation is not only compulsory, it also saves money and thus ensures that no more heat is lost from the heating system on the way from the basement to your apartment.

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should also be

. You can check for yourself whether this is the case. To do this, take a sheet of paper and open the door to be checked or the window that appears to be leaking. Pinch the paper between them, then close the door or window. If you can still pull the paper out, the door or window is leaking. In the case of leaky windows, it is usually sufficient to

the seal or adjust the window sash, whereas you

can install

a

on doors

.

Like windows and external doors,

should be properly insulated, for example with insulation panels made of polyurethane or phenolic resin.

The panels must be cut to size and installed.

You can also provide the belt feed-through and the roller shutter gap with a brush seal to prevent drafts.

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Vent your heater to save money on heating

your heater

or not

really warm?

There could be

, which

uses

more energy.

Use a

let the air out of the radiator.

Place a collecting vessel under the vent valve before opening it.

The thermostat should be turned to the highest level.

Let the air escape and then close the vent valve again.

If your apartment or house extends over several floors, you should first vent the lower radiators and then the upper radiators.

Save money on heating by not covering your radiators

Radiators should not be covered, otherwise the heat will build up and not be evenly distributed in the room.

Sofas, for example, must be

away from the radiator and radiators that are located under windows should not be covered with floor-length windows.

Avoid

and

regularly

or other

from your radiators.

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Saving money when heating with correct ventilation

You can also save money on heating if you

.

That means: do not tilt, but

.

It is best to open opposite windows and doors at the same time so that there is a

.

After you have closed the windows and doors again, all you have to do is warm up the fresh air.

If, on the other hand, you tilt, massive components and interior walls will also cool down and it will take much longer to reheat rooms to the desired temperature.

In addition, a lot more energy is used in the process.

You should also turn the heating down when nobody is home.

This also saves a lot of energy and therefore money.