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As temperatures cool and storms continue to ravage Britain, many homeowners will be switching on their heating to warm up.<\/p>\n
However, as the cost of living crisis continues, many people are looking for ways to save money on their heating bills.<\/p>\n
Rather than making changes to the radiators themselves to save money, many homeowners don’t realise that some of the most effective changes can be made to their boilers.<\/p>\n
With this in mind, Checkatrade, the home of quality trades, has shared how Britons can save money on their energy bills this winter by adjusting their boilers.<\/p>\n
Daniel Khanlarpour, also known as the Gas Guru, is a gas safe engineer who has been a member of Checkatrade for the past four years.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> ‘I’m an energy expert and here’s how to save over \u00a3200 on bills as they rise’<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Khanlarpour said one of the “most common” energy-saving adjustments homeowners can make is to their boilers.<\/p>\n Homeowners can turn down the flow temperature to their radiators using controls on the boiler.<\/p>\n He explained: “The top tip for saving money and energy this winter is to turn down the flow temperature of the radiators using the control on the front of your boiler to as low as you can comfortably live with.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> “If your system has a hot water tank which is heated by a separate boiler it\u2019s important not to lower the temperature below 60C to avoid the build-up of bacteria in the water tank.<\/p>\n “Also, if your boiler has a ‘pre-heat’ function make sure its disabled as per the user manual.”<\/p>\n Mr Khanlarpour also shared the recommended winter boiler settings to balance comfort and energy savings.<\/p>\n
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