What is the best heating system for your home?
7 October, 2020
The Heating represents 47% of a home's energy consumption, and therefore, it is advisable to optimize its use and learn from the experts' tricks to minimize the expense involved and save heating in the coldest months.
How to use heating to save? We all ask ourselves this question when autumn arrives and the cold starts to creep into our homes, we start to turn on our heaters. We hope this article helps you.
How to use the heating correctly
here are some tips to help reduce the bill and save heating.
1. Bleed the radiators. Before turning on the system, it is advisable to bleed the radiators so that they work in the best possible way and thus prevent them from burning more energy than necessary to produce heat. To know if bleeding is necessary, you should pay attention to whether you hear strange noises inside the radiator or whether the upper part is colder than the lower part.
2. Ventilate the house with your head. Even if it is cold, it is necessary to air the house, but following certain guidelines. A space that is ventilated for at least 5 or 10 minutes is enough. Normally the best time will be in the morning, although it will also depend on your habits and how you have programmed the heating.
3. Term reviews. Boiler inspection is mandatory, and a complete inspection of the entire system must be done every five years. From IDAE they clarify that timely checks together with the annual purging of radiators allow saving up to 15% of energy per year.
4. Install thermostats and timers. It is advisable to program the heating to start working before arriving home or to keep the temperature stable with a thermostat, measures that can lead to savings of 8-13% of heating costs. In fact, it is recommended to keep the house at 21 degrees, since that temperature is enough for the environment to be comfortable. Keep in mind that each additional degree increases it by 7%.
5. Avoid covering the radiators. The operation of the heating is simple. The radiator radiates heat, which warms the air and is what heats the house. If you cover the radiators, they will need to generate more heat to heat the home and you will spend more on heating.
6. Change the heating or renew the boiler. Another form of savings that requires investment. The expense in this case will be even greater than changing the windows. Should I change the boiler? If it is a few years old, the answer will almost always be affirmative. A condensing boiler has a 100% efficiency. Thanks to it, consumption will be reduced by around 35%.
7. Only in rooms where necessary. Aim to use heating only in rooms or spaces that are used daily to avoid unnecessary waste of energy.
8. turn it off at night. At IDAE they advocate turning off the system at night "since when you are lying down and wrapped up, heating is not necessary and 15-17ºC is enough to sleep comfortably." Thus, at IDAE they consider that turning off the heating at night and turning it on a few minutes before getting up is "much more efficient" than leaving it on while we are asleep.
9. It's not summer, dress appropriately. We turn on the heating because it is cold and the house is warm, not to be in shorts and a T-shirt around the house, even if you have central heating. It's not about being at home with a down jacket, but it is about dressing according to the time of year. A fleece or a thick sweater will help you keep heating costs at bay during the winter. And if you are one of those who don't like to wear a lot of clothes, you can always opt for thermal t-shirts to avoid thick sweaters and socks.
Here we show you a table with a brief summary of the electrical distribution in a house.
Remember, if you have to choose the heating system for your home, a Euroclima Madrid we will assist you to solve any doubts that may arise so that you have the best heating in your home.
