Are you apprehensive regarding this winter because it will cost you dearly in heating? We wondered regarding the cheapest and most expensive options, in terms of heating.
Buying a small wood-burning stove? An oil-bath auxiliary heater to heat less with oil, for example? Buy heating oil now because its price may increase further? The situations are diverse. Like the solutions, when they are not out of financial reach.
How to heat this winter to save money?
We put the question to Arnaud Mahy, manager of a heating company active in Brussels and in Walloon Brabant. “What does not cost at home is really to lower your thermostat, put an aluminum sheet behind your heating, seal certain air gaps in your home, or even close the heating valves in the rooms you use less . And then, to carry out the maintenance of its boiler, but that is obligatory.
In the most expensive solutions: you can have a pellet stove installed in your home. But for the heating engineer, in large cities, gas remains the most interesting solution. “In homes in the city center, it is not always possible to install a heat pump, which is really the future for reducing energy costs.”
Summary of tips and tricks
– Set the boiler to 50 degrees rather than 70 or 90
– Lower the thermostat a degree or two
– Place an aluminum sheet behind the radiator
– Install a curtain at the front door
– Install weather stripping at the bottom of the doors
– Install thermostatic valves (50euros each + labor)