With the return of cold weather, it's time to turn on the heater. However, several bad habits could make your energy bill skyrocket. The National Association for Consumer and User Defense (CLCV) has looked into this. First, make sure not to neglect the maintenance of your equipment. If you do, it will consume much more to heat you at the same level as usual. Worse, the risk of breakdown increases... Before turning on the heater, make sure you haven't left laundry on it. Your clothes and sheets will dry faster, but it's a whole different story when it comes to heating. A loss of heat is observed. It cannot diffuse into the room. You should also avoid placing furniture in front of the heaters for the same reason. Regarding the use of the heater, there are also several pitfalls to avoid. Heating more strongly, for example, does not allow you to heat faster. In reality, your system will simply work longer to reach, in the end, the desired temperature. Similarly, do not heat all rooms in the same way. On its website, the Ademe, the agency for ecological transition, recommends heating living rooms such as the living room to 19°C when you are there, 16 to 17°C when the room is unoccupied. For your bedroom, it can drop to 17°C at night if no one is there. The child's room is a special case (17°C at night, 19°C when it is occupied during the day). Leave the bathroom at 16°C or 17°C the rest of the time, but allow yourself to turn up the thermostat to 22°C when you take your shower. Keep in mind that lowering your indoor temperature by 1°C can save 7% of heating consumption. It is important not to turn off the heating when you leave your apartment, even for a short time. It will cost you even more to heat your living spaces again. 'A huge expense': supplementary heating, a false good idea against the return of cold? The CLCV also draws attention to humidity, a real scourge in winter. Yet, keeping your windows closed all day contributes to its development within your home or apartment. On the contrary, 'the best is to ventilate daily; open the windows for five to ten minutes in the morning and evening, even in winter; temporarily turn off the heating during ventilation', advises the consumer association. Moreover, several signs of humidity should alert you, namely the sensations of drafts, cold walls or the appearance of condensation on the windows.
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