You want to heat sustainably and wonder what you can do? Private households account for around a third of energy consumption in Germany and are therefore a key driver of global warming. It is undisputed that every individual must do his or her part to reduce these emissions and lower energy consumption in order to stop this environmental problem.
How can you reduce energy consumption in everyday life and counteract the constantly rising energy and heating costs without severely restricting your standard of living? In this article, I'll give you 10 tips to help you heat your home much more sustainably in future. Let's go!
Sustainable heating: these 10 tips will help you
Effectively saving energy in everyday life does not have to be associated with major lifestyle restrictions. However, it is often not clear what measures can be taken to reduce heating requirements and cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. The following ten heating tips will definitely help you take simple steps to reduce your carbon footprint and heat sustainably. You can find more information on the individual points in the guide.
1. find the right room temperature
Everyone has a subjective perception of the ideal feel-good climate. A room temperature of 19 to 22 degrees Celsius is perceived as pleasant by most people. Remember that, that every degree less heating energy and thus also saves money.
2. regulate room temperature according to time of day
The room temperature can be controlled with modern Thermostatic valves automatically depending on the time of day and time of use. During your absence and at night, you need less heating energy. Such thermostatic valves can help you reduce your heating costs and contribute to sustainable heating in the future.
3. set the room temperature individually for each room
You use less energy and save on heating costs if you regulate the temperature in each room individually and lower it slightly. Individual room temperature settings can help. The ISO standard 7730, the so-called Comfort standardrecommends a temperature of 20 to 22 degrees Celsius for living rooms, studies and children's rooms, 16 to 18 degrees Celsius for the bedroom, 18 to 20 degrees Celsius for the kitchen and 24 to 26 degrees Celsius for the bathroom.
Tip: At around 17 - 18 degrees, most people can still sleep better!
4. use more environmentally friendly heating systems
You should avoid fossil fuels and instead think about sustainable heating systems like a Heat pump think. Heat pumps work effectively in combination with solar thermal energy, as environmental heat is used to cover the heat demand. A better energy balance is also achieved with hybrid systems. If you generate the electricity for operating the heat pump yourself with a photovoltaic system, you can heat even more effectively.
5. temporarily cover the windows
If you want to heat sustainably, you need to keep the heat you produce within your own four walls. For example, you can keep heat in the house by lowering the shutters or closing the curtains. This is particularly useful in the winter months when it gets dark early. You can save up to Avoid 20 percent of heat loss.
6 Ventilate sensibly
Correct ventilation saves enormous heating costs, especially in winter. Instead of leaving the windows "tilted" for longer, you should Ventilate three to four times a day. This means that you open all the windows for a few minutes after turning off the thermostat valves on the radiators. The draught exchanges the stale air in the rooms as quickly as possible and only a small amount of heat is lost. In a detached house, this saves around 560 kilograms of CO2 and up to 165 euros.
Tip: At Energy saving tips you will find a whole range of other aspects for reducing your energy consumption!
7. maintain the heating regularly
With regular, professional maintenance, you not only increase the "life expectancy" of your heating system, but also save energy, which in turn reduces your heating costs. Only a well-maintained heating system achieves optimum combustion values with minimized CO2 emissions. Maintenance costs between 90 and 150 euros, depending on the system. This is money well spent if it keeps your heating system working for longer. An extremely important tip for efficient, sustainable heating in the long term.
8. vent the radiator
Before you start heating in winter, you should first bleed the radiators. Because the Enclosed air reduces the heating power and increases energy consumption. A clear sign that your heating system urgently needs to be vented is when it makes gurgling noises, for example.
9. do not block radiators
To save energy and heating costs, radiators should not be packed too tightly with furniture. At least 20 centimeters distance should be observed so that the radiators can emit their heat properly and the room air is heated optimally. Also make sure that there is no cladding on the radiators and no curtains hanging over them. Dusty or covered radiators, for example with wet laundry, also have a negative effect on heating performance.
10. ideally insulate the house
It is advisable to keep the heat in the house optimally, Windows and Doors to be checked. A lot of heat is lost through leaky windows and doors, especially in older houses. You should also check whether the Exterior walls properly insulated are. The greatest heat loss can occur via the external façade, especially in winter. Which in turn is bad for the energy balance, for the environment and for your wallet. In particular, houses built before 1977, when there were no thermal insulation regulations, often have poor insulation. Energy-efficient facade insulation can help here.
Tips for sustainable heating - make the most of it!
I hope this article has given you some tips for heating your home in a more environmentally friendly way! The free guide "Saving energy in the home" offers you even more useful tips for innovative and environmentally friendly heating systems as well as a conscious and sustainable use of energy in the home.
Always remember: even with small changes, everyone can contribute to the Counteract climate change. Let's start right now today.
Stay sustainable,
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Super written and informative article :-). In this blog I will still read properly
We live very environmentally conscious and make sure that everything is sustainable. But when it comes to heating, I'm still looking for some improvements, so tips like these are really valuable. When we built the house, we already made sure that we had a heat pump, as this seems to me to be the most sustainable. We don't have special thermostatic valves yet, but that's a really sensible investment. This way I can set the temperature more precisely and ultimately heat more sustainably.
Very valuable tips to make living more sustainable. A sustainable heating system, individual temperatures for different rooms and efficient ventilation are super tips to go even more environmentally friendly through the winter. We love our storage heater with heat pump, as we have thus found an environmentally conscious solution! Best regards!
Thank you for this post and her ideas on how we can make heating sustainable. I am just interested in sustainability topic and want to change more areas of my life. I fully agree with the author that regular maintenance of heating is very important.
It's good to know that with modern thermostatic valves, the room temperature can be controlled automatically depending on the time of day and the time of use. My uncle wants to have the heating system in his house in the countryside replaced. He would like to have just such a heating system installed in his house, which allows regulating the room temperature according to the time of the day and the time of use.