We all know how expensive it can be to keep our homes warm when the cold weather sets in, and even if you have already double checked that you are on the best energy tariff known to mankind, it can often feel that heating your home isn’t exactly money well spent.
You’d be surprised at just how effective adaptations to your home could prove to be, especially when we consider the effect that cavity wall insulation teamed with heating controls could have in not only maintaining the temperature but also cutting our energy bills.
Up to 35% of heat is lost through uninsulated walls, and by having cavity wall insulation installed could save you up to £275 per year on your heating bill. There are different types of cavity wall insulation that have properties specifically designed for different building types. Before having cavity wall insulation installed, always do your homework to make sure that the insulation you are potentially going to have installed is suitable.
So now your walls are taken care of, it’s time to focus on the most energy and cost efficient way of maintaining a lovely ambient temperature within your home. A really simple way of doing this is by having modern heating controls. Heating controls come in all shapes and sizes and many offer an array of fabulous features to allow you to really get to grips with controlling the way you heat your home.
Traditional heating controls can offer the ability to set the time when your heating comes on and goes off and also change the temperature on the thermostat, however their functionality beyond this can be limited.
Smart heating controls can enable us to be energy efficiency masters, as many smart controls can be operated remotely from our phones or tablets, meaning we only use our heating when we actually need to – which saves you money. Many users report that their ease of use, encourages them to engage more with their heating controls, and experiment more with lower temperature settings and having their heating on for a shorter amount of time.
The popularity of smart heating controls is on the rise for obvious reasons, especially as they integrate so easily into our lives and can often learn our home heating behaviours. Want to find out more? Call Heat IQ for a free survey to see what the best type of heating control or new boiler would work for you.
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