29 tips from a troubleshooter to reduce your bills

As winter approaches and energy prices rise, a convenience store sensitive to eco-responsibility is keen to provide advice on how to reduce bills. Tips shared on social networks as part of World Energy Day, which are accessible to everyone, because they are easy to implement.

Facing soaring energy pricesenergy sobriety is more important than ever. Consumers faced with soaring prices for electricity and gas then have little choice: to save money, they must reduce their consumption. In such a context, eco-friendly actions and other advice to limit energy expenditure become valuable. Quentin Mégretyoung convenience store owner in the process of setting up his business called Spend’Ecounderstood it well. On October 22, as part of World Energy Day, he wanted to share with Internet users tips allowing everyone to reduce their bills. Recommendations that do not only apply to the winter period, since they allowsave energy all year round.

Advice from an expert to reduce your electricity, gas and water consumption

1. Proceed to annual maintenance of your boilerenough to achieve nearly 12% energy savings each year.
2. Do not turn off your boiler when it is coldeven when going on vacation, to prevent the water from freezing in the pipes.
3. Dust your radiators regularlybecause the accumulation of dust can cause them to heat up more than normal to maintain the same temperature.
4. Equip your home with a thermostat to limit the temperature difference between day and night to 4 degrees. Beyond that, too much energy will be mobilized to return to the daily temperature.
5. Additional combustion heaters should be used sparingly or outdoors, due to the possible release of carbon monoxide which is responsible for too many poisonings each year, including deaths.
6. Do not heat all rooms in the same way of his accommodation, read about it: “ Do not exceed this precise temperature to avoid hefty bills« .
7. The VMC in your home must be cleaned every three months and maintained correctly, so that the ventilation of your home is optimal.
8. The temperature of your hot water circuit must be set at a minimum of 50 degreesin order to avoid the development of Legionnaires’ disease in particular. To save money, however, this temperature should not exceed 55 degrees. Read about it: “ Consume less with a hot water tank: the tip you need to know to save energy« .
9. By using your hot water tap, you also spend energy ; think about it when doing the dishes in particular.
10. Don’t dry your towels on a radiatoras this prevents it from heating properly.
11. Remember to bleed the radiators regularly requiring it.
12. Have a room thermostat installedwhich saves up to 25% energy.
13. To avoid breakdowns, check your heating pressure (it should generally be between 1 and 1.5 bar).
14. Don’t forget to check your gas pipes regularly to avoid any leaks. Those made of plastic have an estimated obsolescence of between 5 and 10 years, those made of stainless steel are therefore much more durable.
15. Equip your faucets with aerators et clean them regularly to avoid limescale deposits affecting their flow.
16. Check the tightness of your window joints and if necessary, replace them to avoid cold drafts.
17. Place draft excluders at the bottom of your doors facing the outside or unheated rooms of your home.
18. In case of too humid roominstead of buying a dehumidifier, simply place a bucket filled with charcoal. Conversely, a bowl of water placed under a radiator will humidify a room where the air is too dry.
19. If necessary, invest in insulation work which will automatically reduce your energy costs.
20. When you run the water expecting it to become hot, do not let it go unnecessarily into your pipes. Use a container to collect it, it can be used to water your plants for example.
21. Pour avoid blocking your radiator headsremember to activate them at least once a month.
22. Pour track down a possible leakread your meter in the evening before going to bed, then in the morning when you wake up. If there is a difference, consider having it checked.
23. It is important toinsulate the pipes leading to hot water from the cold and passing through the cold rooms of your home. To do this, you can wrap them with old woolen clothes, for example.
24. Do you want to enjoy a good bath? You might as well prolong this pleasure, which generates greater energy expenditure, by placing a board above your bathtub, which will prevent the water from cooling too quickly and can at the same time be used to place your book…
25. Pour limit damage in the event of possible disastersalways know where the gas and water emergency shut-off valves are located.
26. If your contract offers it, take advantage of off-peak hours to save electricity. Far too many consumers don’t think about relying on these schedules in their daily lives.
27. Equip your windows with thermal curtainswhich help limit the entry of cold.
28. Unroll rugs under your beds and armchairsagain in order to limit the feeling of cold, especially when you are in a static position.
29. With the change to winter time, don’t forget to change the time of your programmable room thermostat.

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Although these tips seem simple overall, they are above all full of common sense. However, there are still too many of us who do not pay real attention to it. However, these are indeed eco-gestures allowing, all together, to reduce your energy costs and therefore your energy bills. « I am convinced that part of the energy consumed by a home could be reduced by adopting simple actions like those presented in my energy advice », underlines the convenience store to France 3 Regions.

The young man also reports having a preference for advice regarding the hot water tap, which he must be careful not to seek unnecessarily. “ Opening the hot water tap and closing it again, before it even has time to heat up, is wasted energy unnecessarily », he recalls.

Quentin Mégret also wants to share a memo detailing the ideal temperatures to adopt at home, depending on the room:

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