Use the tips on these pages to guide heat saving in the bedroom to save money and reduce CO2 emissions. For more information on these tips check out the heat saving section.
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-No Cost Tips |
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- Low Cost Tips |
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- Higher Cost or More Difficult Tips |
| Curtains & Blinds |
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Close the curtains or blinds at night |
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Even if you are not using the room, make sure curtains and blinds are not hanging
over radiators. |
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Use thick lined curtains where ever possible |
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This helps to reduce heat loss through windows.
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| Radiators |
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Keep furniture away from radiators |
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To improve air circulation. |
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Don't leave towels hanging over radiators |
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They just block air circulation. |
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Make sure radiators don't need bleeding |
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A radiator which is cold at the top needs the trapped air bleeding out of it to improve efficiency, this also helps the efficiency of the whole heating system. |
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Improve air circulation |
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Fit a narrow shelf about 2 inches above radiators
to force heat into the room rather than up the wall. |
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Reduce heat loss through outside walls |
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Fit Insulated Reflective Foil Behind Radiators On Outside
Walls. |
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Reduce heat loss through outside walls |
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Mount radiators on insulating boards (this moves
the radiator further away from the wall) with a reflective foil
surface. |
| Windows |
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Don't leave windows open unnecessarily |
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How often have you gone out and fogotten to shut the window? |
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Reduce draughts |
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Fit sealing strips to windows edges that don't fit properly. |
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Make sure outer frame of window is sealed both inside and out |
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Make sure window frame is sealed both inside and out |
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Check beneath window sill for gaps that need sealing both inside and out |
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Fit double glazed windows |
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The expenses can be well worth it but it will have a long pay back time. Alternatively fit seondary double glazing. |
