How to make your home feel hotter and save hundreds of pounds on energy bills with four easy radiator tricks
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FOUR simple radiator mistakes could be needlessly driving up your energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year. Households across the UK have been hit with freezing temperatures in recent weeks and will be cranking up the heating. But the way you're using your radiators could be hampering their efficiency and seeing costs rack up without you realising.
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You'll want to avoid these four simple errors if you want a smoother-running - and therefore cheaper - central heating system. Trapped air in your radiators can lead to cold spots, which means your central heating system is having to work harder to get to the right temperature.
But you can avoid the issue by bleeding them, which will ensure your system is running more smoothly. Jess Steele, heating technology expert at BestHeating, said: "A quick and easy job that will improve the efficiency of your radiators is bleeding them to release trapped air.
"Check for cold spots at the top of a radiator to allow hot water to circulate freely which can lower bills by around £130 a year.". Bleeding your radiators is relatively simple - you just have to turn off the heating then find the bleed valve, which is usually at the top of radiator.
You then insert a radiator key into the valve and start draining the water from inside. Make sure you've got a tray or jug underneath the unit so any water doesn't spill onto the floor. When water starts to flow steadily, turn the valve clockwise to close it and then you can restart your heating system.
