10 Energy Saving Advices

1- Lowering of the temperature at night

• Limit the lowering of the temperature at night. If the temperature is reduced too much, it requires too much energy to re-heat the rooms again in the morning.

• Some district heating companies bans the use of lowering of the temperature at night if the outdoor temperature is below 5oC.

2 - Floor heating

• Find a suitable setting and do not make further adjustment of the temperature.

• It can take up to 12 hours before the adjustment of the floor heating has effect.

3 - Return temperature

• The lower return temperature, the better you have utilized the energy (heat) in the district heating water.

• The return pipe from the radiator should feel cold or hand hot.

4 - Temperature in the home

• 21oC is an ideal sitting room temperature for most people.

• Every extra degree means an extra heat consumption of about 5 %.

• Always keep the door to a cold room closed. If the door is open, heat from the other rooms will draught into the cold room.

• More than 16oC is recommended as minimum temperature in all rooms.

5 - Radiator

• Use all radiators in the room and adjust them equal.

• The radiator is operated correct when it is warm at the top and cold at the bottom.

• Open the air-valve, if there is a the sound of running water in the radiator (air). Keep a rag under the valve for drop of water.

6 - Thermostat

• Don’t put curtains, furniture's or clothes on the radiator or the thermostat. There must be free air round the radiator and the thermostat is equipped med a sensor which measures the air temperature.

• Control the temperature in each room be putting a thermometer on a internal wall 1.5 meters above the floor.

7 - Domestic hot water

• Adjust the temperature for the domestic hot water to 50-55oC. Above this temperature level there is a risk for scaling in the domestic hot water system.

• Take a shower instead of a bath. You easily use - without problems - up to 145 litres of water for a bath which should be compared with only 45 litres of water for a shower.

8 - Indoor climate

• Dry your clothes in the open air or in special rooms designed for drying clothes.

• Air the room regular by making draught 5-6 min. each time. Close the radiator thermostats while airing the room.

• Temperatures below 14oC can give humidity problems.

• Never place large vertical surfaces – as furniture's – close to cold outside wall. It can cause humidity damages.

9 - Insulation

• Correct insulation of the house, will reduce the bill for heating.

• Ensure that pipes, outer wall and ceiling are well insulated.

• By replacing windows choose energy windows instead of standard double-glazed windows or double windows.

• Check doors and windows for leaks – use weather strips.

10 - Reading the heat consumption

• Read your energy meter at least once a month.

• By doing that you can control your energy consumption and discover potential large changes in the consumption in time.