Energy Saving Guides

With all the information available online, from the useful to the quite unreliable, knowing how to save energy and thereby lowering your energy bills can be quite a daunting and difficult task.

When it comes to managing household expenses, heating is a significant consideration. But don’t stop with choosing the most competitive energy supplier! Strike a balance between staying cosy and saving on energy costs by purchasing one of the most efficient...

It’s a rainy day, and you have a pile of freshly washed clothes to dry, which may make you wonder, ‘Can I dry my clothes on my radiator?’. It might seem like a convenient solution, but is it effective?Radiators serve...

When it comes to radiator efficiency, there are savings to be made with your choice of radiator, its ongoing maintenance and your heating controls.   While a radiator itself isn’t considered by the industry, to much dismay, to have a specific...

There is a common industry faux pas that exists in a lot of online advice - your choice of radiator doesn’t impact your home heating efficiency, essentially, the focus is on the boiler flow temperature. This is true, that is...

You’ll come across various opinions about the efficiency of a radiator online, depending on who you ask and what they are selling, some common opinions look like: Cast Iron Retailer: “Cast Iron staying warmer for longer after your heating has...

With the cold weather still lingering and the cost of living crisis still going strong, there’s never been a more pressing time to learn how to prevent heat loss in your home. Keeping your home warm at all times can...

I feel like all the blogs I am writing lately are a minefield because I generally find myself battling against the industry in the words I'm writing. The answer as to whether the COP on a heat pump is accurate?...

With the current energy crisis, many are looking for ways to reduce their heating bills, but does turning off radiators save you money?  The simple answer is, yes. But here at UKRads, we aim to provide you with valuable knowledge...

How often do you Google a quick question to only be bombarded by various, sometimes conflicting, answers from different websites? If your answer was “a lot” then you may be excited to hear the news about the new AI chatbot,...

By clicking on this article, you’ve probably noticed how your conservatory heating can drastically change throughout the year. After all, they do tend to adapt to the different seasons and can be too hot during the summer and then freezing...

There is a lot of advice about this online, all one stop solutions that work for everyone. However, the vast majority of this advice does not consider how these rules change depending on the property type you have and how...

There is a lot of bad advice in this area. Some will say that you simply turn your boiler down based on the “heating system” in place, whether that be a heat pump, condensing boiler or an older boiler etc....

Weather compensation is the process of adjusting your central heating boiler temperature based on the outside temperature. The warmer it is outside, the lower the boiler temperature you need. Heating systems are sized in the home based on a winter...

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With winter approaching and energy bills soaring through the roof, we asked our in-house energy expert Daniel Nezhad for some of his most valuable tips for saving energy this winter!

According to the Domestic Energy Price report: “​​Household energy bills increased by 54% in April 2022, a record increase, and are likely to rise substantially again in October.” This adds to the ever-increasing issue of rising costs of living. In...

When you look at energy-saving advice, it’s usually about how to keep your house warm during the winter, but no one talks about what you can do in the summer to save money. It might seem very unintuitive to think...

Energy bills can be difficult to manage, and sometimes price increases are inevitable. However, one sure way to cut your costs permanently is simply to use less energy, if you’re being billed based on your actual usage. Some of these...

It’s already coming to the end of September which means that winter is about to kick in. Even though we know that heating your home can cost a lot, it is always a good idea to get your central heating...