4 energy-saving hacks that will keep you warm this frosty winter

This winter has knocked on our doors with snowstorms and cold winds. In addition to the cold, the sky-rocketed gas prices are another nuisance that we all are facing. To avoid getting a nasty surprise when the next electricity and gas bill arrives, pulling oneself under a blanket with wool socks is a strategy that works, even if only for a short time.

If you have clever heat management skills, you have a clear advantage. In the following, we will share a few tricks on how to avoid shivering at home even in freezing temperatures (neither from the cold nor from fear of high additional payments!).

Keep an eye on the temperature:

Sure, the room temperature is controlled by the heating thermostat. However, there is a misconceptionthat the numbers on the thermostat simply belong to a scale - one means cool, and five is full blast. According to heizung.de, however, the numbers represent actual temperatures and the strings in between each represent one degree.

The number one stands for 12 degrees Celsius, and the number five for 28 degrees Celsius. So anyone who quickly turns up the regulator to the maximum because of frozen toes is actually throwing money out the window here.

Everything is nicely insulated

Speaking of windows these should, just like doors, not let any wind through. Sealing tape can help here, as myHomebook shares. But thick curtains as well as insulating and warming carpets on the floor also ensure a cosier climate and have a feel-good factor to boot.

Maintenance is the be-all and end-all

For the heating to work efficiently, it must be vented from time to time. Bubbling noises, heat in the region of the water inlet or lack of heat are an indication that it is time for the next check, according to merkur.de.

The right position

Furniture in an awkward position can also hinder the spread of heat. Therefore, never block or hang the radiators, for example, to dry laundry.

This article was translated from Gentside DE.

Sources used:

-heizung.de: Thermostat: Die Zahlen und ihre Bedeutung

-myhomebook.de: 7 einfache Tipps, um einen Raum schneller aufzuheizen

-merkur.de: Richtig heizen: So wird Ihre Wohnung noch schneller warm