How To Preserve Energy: Tips To Lower Heating Bills

Saving Heating Bills

As the weather outside gets colder, it’s only natural to worry about its effects on your heating bills. With prices rising yearly, keeping your house warm in the winter can be expensive. Fortunately, some simple changes you can make will help cut your heating bills down and keep you warm.

Tips to Save Money

• Take A Few Degrees Off The Thermostat: You will barely notice the temperature difference and, over an extended period, you will see your bills fall noticeably

• Open & Close Your Curtains: If the sun is beaming against your window, make sure you open the curtains wide enough to encourage the heat inside. Once the sun’s gone, trap those warm rays in by drawing the curtains

• Install An Efficient Shower System: An alternative to taking baths all the time. Don’t let your money flow down the drain. We can install a new, low-cost shower system. If you require a quotation, please call us today.

• Look For Free Energy Saving Grants: On the internet, you can have your loft insulated to current regulations approx. 10-12 inches of insulation. There are also free cavity wall insulation grants available. You will be wasting hard-earned cash on the heat that drifts away, especially if your loft insulation is only 4-6 inches thick.

Effective loft insulation will trap the heat and go towards saving you money.

• Upgrade Your Loft Insulation: Heat will escape into the loft if you let it, so ensure that you have 25mm thick pipe insulation on all copper pipes to help prevent pipes from freezing. You should not be able to see any pipework where the insulation is applied correctly.

EGP can supply and fix pipe insulation to prevent freezing pipes. We regret this is not available under any energy-saving grants (chargeable item).

• Install A New Boiler: We can supply and install a brand new energy-efficient boiler or heating system that will reduce your energy bills over time.

Although the initial expenditure may be relatively high, a new boiler is a sound long-term investment and will help with a dreaded breakdown.

Get In Touch With EGP Plumbers

At EGP Plumbers, we make it our mission to be as flexible as possible with our customers. That’s why we offer late evening and Saturday morning services. Getting in touch couldn’t be easier.

Give us a call at 0116 264 5115 today. Alternatively, contact us through our online enquiry form.