It makes sense to keep the precious heat where it’s needed the most and where it should be, make your home more efficient and environment friendly by following these simple tips for cold proofing;
Check out for Gaps, Draughts and Leaks:
Get all your little holes and openings filled in your house that let out warm air. This is an easy and cost effective step as all you have to do is find the draught and fill them. Either track down the holes in daylight if you see through the walls. As for the difficult ones with the help of an incense stick track down the suspected draught area, if you find smoke moving that’s your point, get it filled. Opt for draught excluders if you can’t work out your way through insulation.
Insulate your home:
No matter how efficient and up to mark your heating system is, it still won’t keep you warm and run economically unless your home is properly insulated. This case is true for old properties that are rarely insulated to the best modern standards. Weak insulation allows the heat to escape and cold air to enter, making your home cold and uncomfortable. Reviewing your insulation is a vital step for anyone wishing to improve energy efficiency.
Get your radiators bled:
Bleeding the radiators helps in removing trapped air and gases. Trapped air is one of the most commonly encountered problems in central heating systems that cause poor water flow and make the system work in a less efficient manner leading to higher energy bills.
How do you check whether your radiators need bleeding or not?
Simply place your hand on the radiator to check the temperature and then place your hand downwards. If the top is cold and the lower half is cold, then this is a sure sign of air being stuck in the radiator which definitely requires bleeding. Get a Gas Safe Registered engineer to check your radiators.
Check for Gas Safety:
We usually forget to keep a check on Gas Safety issues on our appliances, it’s important to be extra safe, as malfunctions in gas appliances can be fatal, hire in a Gas Safe registered engineer to have a look at your appliances, opt for carbon monoxide sensors and alarms for a better and safer heating experience. This is important to detect problems before they get out of hand and require expensive repairs. Simple routine checkups are usually inexpensive but they save you thousands of pounds in a long run as you get to know the problems at an earlier stage.
Keep a Check on your boiler:
The boiler we use accounts for around 55% of our energy spending per year, so the maintenance of your boiler is well worth before winter starts. A full boiler service not only helps your boiler run efficiently, decreases your heating costs but also prolongs the life of the boiler system.
For an efficient heating you need to understand the boiler, take out its manual and go through it. Get to know about its settings and functions, understand its timing mechanism so that you can efficiently spend energy when needed without wasting it.
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