Heating: 10 tips to save money and energy

Heating: 10 tips to save money and energy

Let's see together how to save both money and energy while turning on the heaters every day.

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How to do it save on your bill, avoiding excessive polluting emissions to the environment, but without sacrificing comfort?





Here are 10 tips to keep in mind:

Index

Keep the heating temperature at 20 °

20 degrees, with a tolerance of 2, is the maximum temperature limit established by national legislation (DPR 412/1993 modified by DPR 551/99) for homes, offices, schools and shops. For every degree of temperature above this threshold, throughout the winter, the cost of heating increases by 6 or 7%.

Do not cover the radiators with curtains, furniture or upholstery

The heat does not spread into the room and consumption can increase by up to 40%. In the case of autonomous boilers with thermostat, this factor greatly increases the consumption of gas to heat the house.

Lower the blinds as soon as it gets dark

This prevents the heat dispersion interior through window panes.

Do not open the windows when the heating system is running

The hot air tends to disperse towards the outside, in this way the heat would be 'wasted'.

Vent the heaters

Important precaution since the air bubbles inside the radiators prevent the circulation of hot water and reduce the efficiency of the heating body by increasing the energy requirement.

Provide regular maintenance and cleaning of the boiler

In this way you will have the heating always in full efficiency and in the meantime waste will be reduced.

Use thermostatic valves

Thermostatic valves are a simple device which, when installed on the radiators, allows you to adjust the consumption of hot water for heating. For each radiator, the manual valve is replaced with a thermostatic valve that automatically adjusts the flow of hot water based on the selected temperature, diverting the hot water to other users or reducing the overall flow rate. In the case of an independent heating system or a centralized system with heat meter, the installation of thermostatic valves on the radiators will allow you to regulate the ideal temperature in each room, saving about 10-15% of heating costs.



Install a thermoregulation control unit for the internal temperature of the house

In this way, the manual ignition of the boiler will be avoided and the shutdown and ignition phases will be made automatic.


High efficiency condensing boilers

The latter replace traditional gas boilers or electric water heaters. The models on the market today thanks to new technologies, allow energy savings up to 35% compared to an older generation boiler, eliminating the waste of energy and allowing to obtain thermal efficiencies superior to conventional boilers.

The heat pumps

They too allow to obtain a high energy saving, equal to 40-60% in heating winter compared to traditional systems. The heat pump can also be used to heat domestic water. By using a high efficiency heat pump water heater - replacing the old electric or gas water heater - you can save up to 75% compared to traditional systems.


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