One of the first notable figures to appeal for the conservation of energy was former US President Jimmy Carter during the American oil crisis of the late seventies. His advice was for all Americans to turn their thermostats down in order to preserve heating fuel.
It may have been more than thirty years since this was said, but it is still very relevant today. The concept is simple, the less energy used by the populace, the more will be conserved overall. Turning your thermostat to a closer temperature to that outside can make a massive difference.
The heating of the larger areas in a house usually makes up the most expensive part of the overall energy bills in an average household. A simple step to reduce your overall bill by around 2% is simply to turn down your thermostat by just 1 degree.
Your boiler is in charge of maintaining the difference between the temperature inside, and the temperature outside. Particularly in the winter months, this can be a big difference and if it could be reduced at any time, it should be. Even turning down by one or two degrees can make a big difference because it will mean that your main heating system will be on for a shorter time.
Of course the main thing that will spring to mind when turning a thermostat down is how cold the house will be. Well, President Carter had an answer for this as well, he said put a sweater on!
At first these changes in temperature may be difficult, but after a while, wearing sweaters and thick socks in the house will become what you naturally do when you wake up or come home.
Of course, these principles are the same the other way around. During the summer months, it can be tempting to have your air conditioning on quite high to keep your house cool from the sweltering heat outside, but the same concepts should apply for this as they do in the winter, but turn the temperature the opposite way.
So in conclusion, in order to save on heating energy, and reduce your household expenditure at the same time, try to keep the temperature in your house as close to the temperature outside as you can, and adjusting your clothing can allow you to make more significant changes.
It may have been more than thirty years since this was said, but it is still very relevant today. The concept is simple, the less energy used by the populace, the more will be conserved overall. Turning your thermostat to a closer temperature to that outside can make a massive difference.
The heating of the larger areas in a house usually makes up the most expensive part of the overall energy bills in an average household. A simple step to reduce your overall bill by around 2% is simply to turn down your thermostat by just 1 degree.
Your boiler is in charge of maintaining the difference between the temperature inside, and the temperature outside. Particularly in the winter months, this can be a big difference and if it could be reduced at any time, it should be. Even turning down by one or two degrees can make a big difference because it will mean that your main heating system will be on for a shorter time.
Of course the main thing that will spring to mind when turning a thermostat down is how cold the house will be. Well, President Carter had an answer for this as well, he said put a sweater on!
At first these changes in temperature may be difficult, but after a while, wearing sweaters and thick socks in the house will become what you naturally do when you wake up or come home.
Of course, these principles are the same the other way around. During the summer months, it can be tempting to have your air conditioning on quite high to keep your house cool from the sweltering heat outside, but the same concepts should apply for this as they do in the winter, but turn the temperature the opposite way.
So in conclusion, in order to save on heating energy, and reduce your household expenditure at the same time, try to keep the temperature in your house as close to the temperature outside as you can, and adjusting your clothing can allow you to make more significant changes.
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