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9. This is how you can save energy!
Room temperatures and
operating times of the hea-
ting system have a decisive
influence on the fuel con-
sumption.
1°C reduction in the room tem-
perature setting leads to an
economy in fuel consumption
of up to 6%. Therefore, please
take note of the following tips:
• Avoid setting room temperatures
above 20°C and adjust your he-
ating system accordingly.
• It is worth turning off the radia-
tors in unused rooms, provided
there is no risk of frost and no
damage caused by moisture
either to the building fabric or its
furnishings is to be expected.
• In the main living rooms, there is
frequently heat gain due to body
warmth, televisions, fireplaces
and also sunshine. These cannot
be compensated by a weather-
dependent regulatory system. It
may be worth installing a remote
control (RS 30) or a room sensor
or fitting thermostats to the radi-
ators in these rooms.
When it is draughty in the
house, it is not merely un-
pleasant; it indicates at the
same time
that heating energy is being
wasted.
You therefore save fuel if you...
• keep windows and doors closed
in winter..
• close chimney dampers when
the fire is out.
• only operate kitchen and ba-
throom fans when it is necessary
to remove moisture and odours.
• only ventilate briefly, but fre-
quently.
• seal doors and windows, to pre-
vent continuous leakage loss.
Insulation helps to keep in
valuable warmth.
Take advantage of all these pos-
sibilities and...
• close window and door shutters
at night.
• make sure that heating pipes
and hot water pipes in unheated
rooms are properly insulated.
As low a radiator temperature
as possible will prevent unne-
cessary heat losses.
For this reason, the radiator
must always be enabled to give
its heat up to the
room without hindrance. You
should therefore avoid:
• radiator coverings.
• window-sills which obstruct heat
flow because the outlets are co-
vered.
Heating the hot water too
offers opportunities for sa-
ving.
• The hot water temperature
should be set as low as possible.
Experiment to find out the lowest
temperature at which there is still
enough hot water available.
• If your system includes a hot wa-
ter circulating pump, it is worth
shutting this down at night by
means of a time-switch.
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9. This is how you can save energy!
