16th January 2025
It’s important for many reasons to heat your home this winter. Not heating your home can cause serious issues, such as damp and mould, and can be detrimental to your health. It also impacts the health of your boiler, and may cause further issues, preventing you from heating your home in the future.
Having your boiler serviced is very important in helping to keep your home warm. Allowing us access to your home to do this means we can check your boiler and heating system are safe and performing as they should, which could even save you money.
Helpful tips for heating your home this winter:
- Set a comfortable thermostat temperature: If you can, keep your thermostat at the lowest comfortable temperature, recommended between 18°C and 21°C.
- Adjust radiator valves: Try turning them up in rooms you use often and down in those you don’t.
- Lower the flow temperature on combi boilers: Reducing this can improve efficiency.
- Use heating timers: Set central heating timers so it only comes on when you need it.
- Take regular meter readings: This keeps bills accurate. Switching to a smart meter could create more accurate readings too.
- Your curtains: Open curtains during the day to let in warmth and close at night to retain heat.
- Wash clothes on a lower temperature: This can save energy.
- Keep radiators clear: Move furniture away to help heat circulate.
- Ensure ventilation: It’s important to keep your home well ventilated, so try not to block vents, windows or extractor fans.