Heating bills are unfortunately reaching record highs for individuals all over the UK. This has led to mass panic and an increase in anxiety for homeowners. Nevertheless, there are habits that you can become accustomed to that will allow you to start saving heating oil and improve energy efficiency in your home.
Turn Off your Radiators
This may seem like an extremely simple tip, but this is something that many homeowners forget to do. Something as little as turning off your radiator when you are not in the house means that you can save both oil and preserve energy. For maximum benefit, you should perform simple tasks such as closing the doors behind you to prevent the intrusion of cold air flowing throughout your home.
Do you have a Timer Clock?
Timer clocks are a fairly new, modern feature that has been acquired in a number of houses over the last 5-10 years. They can be a fantastic element to your home, however, if you do not use them properly, then you will notice some harsh consequences in energy prices. What can you do to prevent this? If you have a timer clock, you should set it as off when you are not in the house, and even when you are in the house, you should set it to go off for short periods of time.
Are you Utilising your Radiator Space?
A common problem that most people tend to overlook – especially in new build houses – is the impracticality of where their radiators are situated in their homes. Due to the placement of these heaters, people are sometimes forced to decorate with the importance of the radiator at the back of their minds. In turn, this ends up wasting the usage of the radiator as it cannot provide its maximum heat potential with items covering them, such as couches, beds, or furniture.
Test the Temperature
Are you ready for a simple yet effective tip? To test out the heat in your home, you can perform this test: Safely hover your hand over the heated radiator, slowly and safely place your hand on it, if your hand feels comfortable enough with the heat, then you are most likely at the optimum temperature. However, if you undertake this test and you notice yourself pulling your hand away due to the intolerable heat, then you are wasting heating oil and energy.
Use Smart Tank Telemetry
If you run a busy everyday life and have a habit of forgetting little things, such as checking the levels of your heating oil, then we may have the solution for you. Oilfast offers a unique product called the Smart Tank: This product will remotely monitor the oil levels in your tank and will automatically send a notification to the Oilfast team, who are more than happy to order a top-up delivery straight to your home. The best part? This service is only £3.99 per month, saving you mass amounts of time and money.
Contact Oilfast today
Here at Oilfast, our end goal is to heat be able to heat all homes in the UK. As a business, we are customer-focused and realise that we have only reached the levels we have due to the loyalty and commitment of our consumers.
If you are in need of any further advice on how you can start saving heating oil and improve energy efficiency in your home, then contact your local Oilfast depot today.
