Four Ways to Increase the Efficiency of Your Central Heating
Well, winter was meant to be over by now, but according to the morning news, it’s going to snow this weekend – who would have thought it? At this time of year? Anyway, snow it will and top of our agendas will be to stay roasty toasty indoors. However, we want to stay warm for as cheap as possible, and the only way to do this is to ensure that the central heating system is efficient. Here are our four top tips to help ensure that your central heating works efficiently.
1. Lag Pipes: most people forget that the pipes are one of the key areas where the system loses heat. It’s going to take a lot more energy to heat the radiators if you’re losing heat through the pipes. To avoid this, you need to buy lagging and lag the pipes. This can be annoying if you have to get under the floorboards, but it’s certainly worth it in terms of cost savings over the years. Once you lag the pipes, you won’t have to worry about it again for another 20+ years.
2. Keep radiators clean: Dust can accumulate on your radiators and create an insulating effect. It’s not good to over insulate the radiators, because then the radiator retains all of the heat. It’s especially bad with well-insulated units, such as cast iron radiators UK. Because cast iron radiators UK already have a relatively high insulation point (they take much longer to heat up, but they dissipate heat much faster – technically radiators work by convection, which is why we didn’t use the word radiate there) and to add extra insulation just means that the radiators don’t provide as much heat as they should.
3. Radiator foil: Radiator foil can help to radiate some of the heat back into the room, and prevent it going out through the walls. It is particularly functional for houses that don’t have cavity wall insulation, such as those built before the 1920s.
4. TRVs:Thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) allow you to have much better control over the heating. It will automatically control the temperature of the radiators, making them much more efficient as it minimises waste.
If you would like to browse a fantastic collection of radiators, including cast iron radiators UK, then please visit designerradiatorsdirect.co.uk
1. Lag Pipes: most people forget that the pipes are one of the key areas where the system loses heat. It’s going to take a lot more energy to heat the radiators if you’re losing heat through the pipes. To avoid this, you need to buy lagging and lag the pipes. This can be annoying if you have to get under the floorboards, but it’s certainly worth it in terms of cost savings over the years. Once you lag the pipes, you won’t have to worry about it again for another 20+ years.
2. Keep radiators clean: Dust can accumulate on your radiators and create an insulating effect. It’s not good to over insulate the radiators, because then the radiator retains all of the heat. It’s especially bad with well-insulated units, such as cast iron radiators UK. Because cast iron radiators UK already have a relatively high insulation point (they take much longer to heat up, but they dissipate heat much faster – technically radiators work by convection, which is why we didn’t use the word radiate there) and to add extra insulation just means that the radiators don’t provide as much heat as they should.
3. Radiator foil: Radiator foil can help to radiate some of the heat back into the room, and prevent it going out through the walls. It is particularly functional for houses that don’t have cavity wall insulation, such as those built before the 1920s.
4. TRVs:Thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) allow you to have much better control over the heating. It will automatically control the temperature of the radiators, making them much more efficient as it minimises waste.
If you would like to browse a fantastic collection of radiators, including cast iron radiators UK, then please visit designerradiatorsdirect.co.uk
