Central Heating: Upgrades and Energy Saving Tips

Central Heating: Upgrades & Energy Saving Пps How British Homes are heated: A typical household with central heating consumes a total of about 23,000 kWh of energy each year, of which 84% is for heating and hot water 83% = Gas 9.3% = Electricity 4.4% = Oil 0.7% = 84% LPG Sources of Heating GAS ELECTRICITY SOLID FUEL 1970 OIL The proportion of households using gas for central heating has risen from 30%(1970) to 85%(2008) 2008 Upgrading Central Heating System Controls Upgrading the controls improves efficiency of central heating system and cut your costs by about 20% To keep rooms at a comfortable temperature and provide adequate hot water without waste, you need to add a the following : PROGRAMMER HOT WATER ROOM THERMOSTAT CYLINDER THERMOSTAT 58 Energy Saving Tips with Heating Electric heaters When buying heaters make sure they are the right size for the rooms they 7 are to heat and they have thermostatic controls consume electricity at a more expensive charge rate Turning down the thermostats by 1 degree centigrade can reduce annual space heating energy consumption by 10% Proper control and maintenance of your heating system can reduce fuel consumption by 10-20% Close doors to separate heated from unheated areas and minimize the areas you are heating Heat bedroom areas to less than 18 degrees centigrade Heating hot water account for 64% of energy consumption 20 degrees centigrade is an ideal room temperature OFF ON Turn off the heating overnight and during the day when you are out 90% of the energy consumption of washing machines goes on heating the water RESOURCES: http://www.plumbingpages.com/featurepages/Controls.cfm HEATWORKS http://www.seai.le/Power of_One/Energy_Saving/Heating_Tips/ http://www.draytoncontrols.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Drayton/Industry_Regulation/Good_Practise_Guide_301_ENG.pdf HeaTING & PLUMBING LTD https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48195/3224-great-britains-housing-energy-fact-file-2011.pdf www.centralheatingsouthampton.net Tulululmlulul.