3. Use timers
When you wake up and it’s cold, you often turn up the heating to a high temperature so your home will warm up quickly. It’s much cheaper to set a timer, though. The Centre for Sustainable Energy recommends setting a timer on your boiler and to set it to about a half hour before you wake up. The most important thing is to set it to a lower temperature. This is much cheaper than turning on the heating when you need it. A boiler heats up at a constant speed; it doesn’t matter whether you set it to 20 °C or 30 °C. Don’t leave your heating on all day when you’re not home, though, because then you’re just paying for warmth you don’t need.
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