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People may be able to reduce their energy bills by nearly \u00a3300 by carrying out three, free-to-implement tips, an OVO expert has said.<\/p>\n
The tips come as research by green energy provider OVO found four in five (81 percent) UK homeowners believe their property\u2019s energy efficiency could be improved, but more than half (57 percent) don\u2019t know where to start.<\/p>\n
OVO Energy Expert Greig Millar, who has helped more than 7,000 households with their energy efficiency, has shared his three free tips to save an estimated \u00a3291 this winter.<\/p>\n
Mr Millar said: \u201cThere are so many simple but really effective things we can all do to improve our home\u2019s energy efficiency and reduce bills.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs it starts to get colder outside, now\u2019s the perfect time to take simple, affordable action like bleeding your radiators and turning down your boiler flow temperature, to prepare for winter and start saving money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Mr Millar said: \u201cMany condensing combi boilers are burning more gas, generating more emissions and costing households more than they need to because they\u2019re set to 70C to 80C.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese boilers should be set to a flow temperature of 60C to increase the chances of them running at their optimum efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Mr Millar, turning down a single setting will make the boiler work more efficiently and save around \u00a365 a year for the average household.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Turning down the valves of radiators in rooms that are less used can lower energy bills by as much as\u00a0\u00a3136 a year, according to Mr Millar.<\/p>\n
He suggested checking all of the radiator valves before switching on the heating for the first time. This will help people make sure a radiator in an unused room isn\u2019t blasting when no one is in there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
According to Mr Millar, a telltale sign of a radiator that needs bleeding is if it’s warm at the bottom, but cold at the top.<\/p>\n
Mr Millar explained: \u201cCaused by trapped air, it means your heating system has to work harder for longer to heat up your home, which will increase energy bills.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy recommendation is to bleed your radiators once a year – all you need is a radiator key and you can follow a step-by-step guide here.<\/p>\n
Carrying out this simple task could help save a household as much as \u00a390 a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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