At the turn of the new year, with Christmas budgets spent, and wallets wearing thin, there's a good chance that you'll be wanting to keep your heating bills low this month! That's why Green Flame Plumbing and Heating have identified some things you can do in your home in South Wales to ensure that you're keeping costs low while your home stays warm!
Think about switching your energy supplier
Not many homeowners know this, but changing your energy supplier is quite likely to save you money in the long term! Most people are often reluctant to switch suppliers because they fear that the process is either too complicated or not worth the hassle, when in actual fact if you switch suppliers every year, you are likely to benefit from cheaper or at least the same rates, as energy providers look to entice new customers by offering great deals on their energy plans.
However, energy suppliers cannot afford for the process to be complicated in fear of losing customers at the first hurdle, but we can definitely promise that the benefits of switching are worthwhile. In some cases, you can make annual savings totalling hundreds of pounds. To find out more about how to switch energy suppliers, or if you have any questions about how to do so, then get in touch with us!
Keep the doors in your house closed!
In the cold winter months, it's important to close the doors of rooms that are not in use and restrict the heat into a smaller area. You will notice a huge difference. Whilst you're there, turn the radiators off in the rooms that you have closed, there’s little point in heating them if nobody is going to be using them.
Regularly bleed your radiators
During the winter, there's a good chance that you've started to notice cold spots on your radiators, which means that you could certainly benefit from bleeding them. If you don't know how to do this, you can purchase a bleed key from most DIY shops and all you need to do is stick the tool into the side of the radiator and wait for the hissing noise to pass, which is the sound of gas being released from the radiator. This will allow you to reduce your energy bills because you will no longer need to increase the temperature on your thermostat in an attempt to squeeze out heat from tiny warm spots.
Use pipe-lagging on any exterior pipes
If you have any exposed copper piping, place pipe-lagging around the entire pipe. The extra insulation will reduce the amount of heat escaping from your pipe and keep the warm water inside warmer, for longer. Again, pipe-lagging can be purchased from most DIY shops in your local area in South Wales, in any area local to Porth, Pontypridd, Pontyclun, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan or Cardiff.
