A heating engineer has shared a simple trick to help you “channel the warmth” in your home – and it’s all to do with your radiators.
As the chill of winter approaches, many households are cranking their heating systems up to full blast. Yet, it often takes a while for the warmth to permeate the entire space and heat it sufficiently.
A savvy heating engineer from Your Plumber has shared a crucial tweak that households can make to help “channel the warmth” around their homes more quickly, potentially saving both time and money on energy bills.
One key step to boost your heating efficiency involves rearranging your furniture – with one simple DIY job that could make a difference.
The expert has revealed a smart trick to keep your home cosy – “put shelves above any radiators to stop wasted hot air rising”.
To “channel the warmth into the room”, another tip is to move any large pieces of furniture, like sofas, away from radiators.
Another suggestion is to “cover a thin sheet of card with tinfoil and place it behind your radiators”, reports the Express.
This simple DIY hack will “reflect the heat back into the room”, speeding up the heating process and maintaining the temperature for longer.
It’s also vital to “bleed your radiators” to get rid of any “air pockets”. Households can check if bleeding is necessary by feeling each radiator to ensure it heats evenly, rather than just at the bottom.
Mark Ingram, a technical gas and plumbing tutor at Engineering Real Results (ERR), emphasised the significance of bleeding radiators.
He said: “If when you touch all of the radiators you notice any cold spots, you might need to bleed air out of the system, which is an easy job people can do themselves.
“With bigger concerns, you should always seek advice from a registered Gas Safe engineer. As time goes on and the temperatures get cooler, the demand will only get higher.
“And people may find they have to wait days for an engineer to become available to fix their problem.”
