As of: March 6, 2024, 7:57 p.m
By: Julia Stanton
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Heating is expensive.
Reducing your bill doesn't have to be difficult.
It's easy to save money with a simple trick, especially at night.
Munich — Spring is coming, but low temperatures and frost are not uncommon in March.
It is often cold, especially at night.
However, that doesn't mean that the heating should be on at night.
For a comfortable sleep, a room temperature between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius is completely sufficient.
The Federal Environment Agency therefore recommends reducing temperatures by four to five degrees Celsius at night.
This can also save you a lot of money.
Because even one degree less can make a financial difference.
Regulating the radiator at night: night reduction and switching off the radiator
One way to regulate heating is the so-called night setback.
The temperature is reduced overnight and automatically raised again during the day.
With modern heaters, this can be set up through appropriate programming.
For older systems, the setting must be done manually.
Andreas Luczak, Professor of Sustainable Energy Technologies at Kiel University of Applied Sciences, even recommends turning off the heating completely at night.
Although a lot of energy is needed to reheat the next morning, this requirement is smaller than the heating energy saved.
Heating costs can often be reduced using simple means.
(Symbolic image) © Marcus Brandt/dpa
The risk of mold infestation can be counteracted simply by ventilation: “It is energetically cheaper to prevent mold through appropriate ventilation than through unnecessarily high room temperatures,” said Luczak in an interview
with
chip.de.
Proper heating also depends on the insulation of the buildings
The effectiveness of turning off or lowering the heating depends on the building.
The worse a building is insulated, the greater the potential for savings.
If the insulation is poor, the interior cools down quickly, but can also be warmed up more quickly.
Well-insulated buildings, on the other hand, retain heat longer, but also require more energy to heat up.
Therefore, turning off the heating completely is not recommended if the insulation is good.
Nevertheless, you can still save money by lowering the temperature at night.
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Heating costs should also be reduced through other measures.
The Federal Environment Agency points out that heat loss can be prevented, for example, by closing the curtains.
However, the radiator should not be covered so that the heat can develop better.
Following general heating tips can also help you save money: the heating system should be vented regularly.
By the way, a heating subsidy can be applied for from February 27th for newly installed heating systems
.
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