How to save on the gas bill is one of the questions that many people ask us, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to make ends meet with the rising prices of all types of basic supplies. If we have a gas heating system in our home, we will have noticed an increase in the bill every month for several months now, but with a few simple steps to take in the heating system, we can save at home and thus save a good chunk on the gas bill.

In this blog, we present a series of measures, known to some and unknown to others, to save on your gas bill in the most efficient way possible. We detail them for you below:

5 Steps to Save on Your Gas Bill

1. Switch to a condensing boiler

We know that changing a boiler is a tedious decision that requires good advice, although at GroupSumi we guide you with the aim of finding your ideal gas boiler. The condensing boiler is currently one of the most installed and requested options in Spain. This is due to various reasons, always focused on economic savings and the sustainability of the planet, in such a way that this boiler is responsible for reusing the gases from the flue to preheat the water that will enter the circuit.

Thanks to this innovation, we can work at a lower temperature, as well as have hot water more quickly. In our Gas Boilers section, we have a wide range of Condensing Boiler models on offer.

2. Perform regular inspections of the boiler

In addition to being mandatory by law and by the home insurance provider, an annual inspection of the home boiler is highly recommended, so that we can extend the life of our boiler and achieve optimal performance of the domestic hot water system in our house.

Thanks to the reviews conducted by boiler experts, proper functioning and operational safety will be ensured, so that if we have adequate operation, we can generate good savings in our wallet.

3. Bleed the radiators in your home

With this simple trick in the ACS (Domestic Hot Water) system of our home, we will make the circuit operate at a lower pressure, remove any air pockets that exist in it, and ensure there is a greater amount of water to flow more evenly.

How to bleed a radiator?

1. To carry out this simple process, we must have the heating system active and running for a while

2. Next, we will go to a radiator in our home and make a small opening in its bleed valve in order to eliminate any air that exists in the ACS system.

3. We will repeat the process on the different radiators we have at home, and if necessary, we will repeat the bleeding throughout the house; this way we will ensure the proper functioning of the system.

4. Once no sounds are heard in the radiators and the bleed valves no longer emit air, we will have completed the home bleeding process, ensuring that we will not have any more problems for a long period of time and that we will have optimal heating performance.

4. Turn off or keep the boiler on

Some experts advise turning off the radiators in rooms that are not used, while others recommend keeping them on, unless the room is permanently closed, because if you want to heat a room, it will incur a higher energy cost to raise the temperature than to maintain or adjust it by several degrees.

It is more convenient to leave the radiators in unused rooms on, even at low power. They will eliminate the very cold air and will interfere less with the main hot current.

We should control the heating system in our home because if we close some radiators, the water will flow faster through the others, resulting in an increase in temperature in the home, which will force us to lower the temperature of the boiler.

5. Install a smart thermostat

Having a smart thermostat is almost mandatory in any home today, as with a simple and straightforward system that we will install on the boiler, we can have automatic control of the temperature and management of the heating during the winter.

With a smart thermostat, we can set a target temperature, control time slots, manage it from our mobile, as well as various parameters that will vary depending on the device chosen, but ultimately it will save us money on the gas bill and we will contribute to an efficient environmental management of our home.

You can find a smart thermostat at a good price at GroupSumi, with all kinds of features.