As the cost of living crisis continues to tighten people's wallets, many will be on the lookout for different ways to save some extra cash.
As we have previously warned, soaring energy prices will likely have a drastic effect on people's finances. Experts have indicated that the average household energy bill could hit roughly £2,200.
Without government support, the average household could pay as much as £4,279 a year between January and April - equivalent to Ofgem's most up-to-date price cap. Fortunately, there are ways you can save some cash on your heating bill with one simple change, according to consumer experts.
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Experts at Which? have highlighted to consumers with a combi condenser boiler that one quick adjustment could save them as much as £112 on their bills. It recommends going to your boiler's front panel and dropping the temperature by about 10C.
Most people will likely have their boiler automatically set to 70 or 80C which is unnecessarily high. Instead, people are recommended to drop their boiler temperature to 60C or even 50C. It's important to note that the boiler temperature doesn't affect the room temperature, which is instead adjusted by the thermostat.
If you have a gas boiler, you could still save some cash on your energy bills by turning down the water flow temperature. Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, chief product officer at Octopus Energy, said: “Safely turning down the water flow temperature of your gas boiler is a little-known but very effective tip for saving gas whilst staying warm, and could save people up to 8% off their gas bills.
“Over 100,000 of our customers who took part in our energy efficiency scheme last winter told us they tried it, with some of them knocking nearly £100 off their bills.”
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