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Trim your homes impending gas account

gas costs seem as though they will increase for years to come and cutting your central heating system energy consumption can only be a good thing. The typical UK family spends around 50% of it’s energy costs on gas boiler gas use. Here’s a few easy to action advice to help you get lower gas expenses.

Look At where you are using central heating systems :
If you have a spare bedchamber that is not being used switch off the gas heating system metal radiator in the room. Why heat rooms which are not going to be used, this only increases your gas use. Ensure that you also shut the entrance door to the room to stop airflow and chilled draughts.

Don’t use the fire if you can use the central heating system :
If the central heating system is on using it to heat one extra room consumes only a little additional gas. A lot of the heat generated by a fire goes up in the flue to the outside, whilst an electric fire appears to give immediate heat it is not as efficient as the heating boiler in heating the room.

Eliminate draughts with insulation
If you allow chilly draughts to come into your home then you need to pay for more energy to heat this air. The first place to look will be your doorways and ensure that any visible cracks are blocked off. Use a foam based sealer to close off any cracks between your door frame and the window frames where these meet the exterior wall. If you live in an aging home you might be stunned how often these cracks occur. Whilst draughts are undetectable using a wax candle flame can help to reveal where they are.

Ensure you are wearing warm clothing indoors :
Putting on a sweater will keep you warm rather than turning up the heating. You can save up to ten% on your heating bills just by trimming the thermostat by 1°.

Make good use of your curtains :
During the day if the sun is shining keep the curtains on the sunny side of the house open to heat the interior of your home. Your windows can be the cause of a lot of heat loss at nighttime as external temperatures diminish. shutting the curtains provides an additional layer of insulation and will help to cut this heat loss, this can can save you real money in the longer term. The thicker your curtains the greater for providing this incremental layer of insulation.

The last tips for cutting your costs :
Check your boiler system and whether it has a hot water cylinder as this should be insulated. The hot water cylinder will hold hot water you have paid for and it is madness to allow this to cool down unused throughout the day time.

Radiators warm the wall behind them and this heat loss can be cut if you put silver foil at the rear of the radiators.