Better central heating

Due to the increasing scarcity of natural resources such as gas, oil, and coal, the cost of heating the average family home has skyrocketed in recent years. Thankfully, there are several ways in which you can reduce your heating bills, and many of them require very little in the way of effort or initial expenditure.

The simplest way of bringing down your central heating bill is to reduce the temperature in each room by a barely noticeable one degree centigrade by adjusting your thermostat. Although you might not think that this would save you that much money, in reality this action alone can bring down your heating bills by up to ten percent.

The majority of radiators built within the last ten to fifteen years are fitted with a little device known as a TRV, or Thermostatic Radiator Valve. This device allows you to set different temperatures for different rooms, typically up to a maximum value of 22 degrees Celsius. It keeps the temperature of the room constant, and conserves energy by measuring the room temperature and switching the radiator on or off depending on whether the desired temperature has been reached.
In order to have the TRV function correctly, it is vital that it is not obscured by curtains or furniture, so that it can read the room temperature accurately, ensuring that it is able to shut the radiator down when the temperature in the room has met the preset value.

Without the aid of TRVs, you are left in a situation where you only have one temperature control for the whole house, which is less than ideal from a comfort or a fuel efficiency point of view, as some rooms will heat up more easily than others, creating imbalances. . It is infinitely preferable to install thermostatic radiator valves in every room, so you can adjust the temperature in each room independently.Unvented, or ‘Pressurised' cylinders, bypass the usual problems caused by low water pressure, as they keep the pressure at a constant high level while in operation. With this system, there is also no need to have any extra tanks in the loft, thus freeing up valuable space for storage or even an extra bedroom. They achieve this by using a set of check and pressure control valves as protection against a build up of pressure. Due to this, they require annual check ups to ensure that these devices are working properly and that there is no danger of excess pressure building up inside the cylinder.

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