Have you turned on your heating yet? If so, here's how you can keep the bills as low as possible.
nights are drawing in, cold, wet weather is here and it’s time to switch the heating on, but how can you make savings to your bills?
With 50 per cent of the energy used in homes going on heating, looking at ways you can conserve heat and so save on your bills is vital for anyone, but particularly if you’re a new mum who already has plenty of baby-related expenses to think about., suggests simple tricks to save pennies on heating bills.It seems obvious, but many of us have our central heating set higher than we need , or on without even realising. Every degree you reduce it will make an additional saving to your heating bill.
You should set the central heating programme to come on half an hour before you get up, and go off half an hour before you go to bed. And if the house is empty during the day, or you can manage without heating during the day, make sure you’ve set the programmer to go off for this period too. Check that the clock on the programmer is correct before you set your programmes and remember to adjust it when the clocks change.If safe to do so, after you've finished cooking, leave your oven door open to release the hot air and warm up your kitchen.
Otherwise, try to keep your radiator clear so they can efficiently heat up your room rather than being directed into a piece of furniture.Radiators, electric panel heaters and convection heaters all work by creating a convection current in a room. As hot air rises, it circles around to the other side of the room, cools and sinks and travels back along the floor to the heater to be reheated again. Make sure you close doors as that will mean the warm air current stays in the room.
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