The exact temperature you should turn your boiler down to save £112 a year on energy bills | Personal Finance | Finance
The average household sets their combination boiler water flow temperature between 75°C and 80°C. Yet turning down the temperature from 75°C to 60°C could lead to savings of £112 a year. This is one of three tips to help people save money on energy bills this winter recommended by the Government as part of a new energy efficiency campaign.
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Meanwhile, Octopus Energy is one company offering up to £100 to some customers for reducing energy usage at peak times.
The energy supplier says it will pay around £4 for every unit of energy saved compared to normal usage during specific hours between November 2022 and March 2023.
Energy Guide spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about the savings people can reap from reducing the flow temperature on their boilers to 50°C, claiming it could save the typical household up to £300 a year on energy bills.
Energy Guide spokesperson Jennifer Warren said: “Most combi boilers come with dials, one for heating and the other for hot water. Some boilers also come with only one dial which is meant to control heating flow temperature. The dials are either numbered or have dashed lines.
“The flow temperature in most boilers operates between 30°C to 80°C. If you work it out manually, 55°C will be halfway which will be number three on a dial that has numbers from one to six.
“Some boilers have ‘e’ on the dial which stands for economy. If you’re setting your boiler to use the economy mode, you are typically setting it to operate at 65°C.”
