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This is how heating with oil becomes cheaper – tips and tricks to save costs

Especially in times of rising energy prices, it is important to reduce costs through low consumption. This also applies to owners of oil heating systems.
In addition to tips such as the counter-cyclical purchase of heating oil or the use of renewable energy in combination with an existing oil heating system, significant savings can also be achieved through behavioral changes.

Change of settings

Checking the heating and thermostat settings is very efficient and free. First, you should check whether a nighttime setback is set on the oil heating system. This is also unproblematic in terms of comfort, as lower room temperatures at night are generally recommended. In connection with this, the specific times for which a nighttime setback is defined are also of interest. If you go to bed earlier, the nighttime setback can also be brought forward.

Money can also be saved during the daytime heating phase through lower consumption, specifically by setting a lower room temperature. If this feels perhaps even too high, an increased sense of comfort is achieved alongside the savings effect.

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Behavioral change

In addition to the mentioned setting options on the heating system itself, savings can also be made in your daily routine. This particularly involves optimized ventilation habits. Instead of repeatedly leaving windows „on the latch“ for ventilation, you should practice cross-ventilation several times a day by opening the windows completely for about 5 minutes.

Even supposed truisms, such as completely turning off radiators during periods of absence or vacations, should be ignored. Rather, care must be taken to ensure that the walls do not cool down, otherwise a disproportionate amount of energy will be required to reheat them when the radiators are turned back on. Therefore, even during extended absences, especially when outside temperatures are low, the radiators should not be turned off completely, but rather reduced to a reasonable level.

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Modifications to the heating system

Heating consumption can be reduced, especially in older systems, by partially replacing certain components. Before undertaking such a replacement, one should carefully calculate whether the expected savings from renovating the system will exceed the costs. Only in such a case is a replacement economically sensible.

With an oil heating system, certain components are typically the target of an energy-efficient renovation. The costs for the individual measures can vary greatly. General maintenance and cleaning are both mandatory and comparatively inexpensive. On the other hand, items such as replacing the oil-fan burner, the heating circuit pumps, the oil boiler system, or performing a hydraulic balancing of the entire system are more expensive. Depending on the project, its specific design in individual cases, and the provider, costs can range from several hundred to several thousand euros. Comparing multiple quotes from specialist companies can reveal potential savings for the same service.

Order at the right time

Heating oil prices are subject to considerable fluctuations throughout the year. The price on the day of the order therefore determines whether or not it will be an affordable heating season for the consumer. It is therefore necessary for the heating oil customer to stock up on new heating oil at the right time. Experience has shown that heating oil has been cheapest in January and February in past years. Of course, these are only empirical values from the past, which is why consumers should always keep an eye on the heating oil price over a longer period of time.

Benefit from the competition among retailers

If you want to save even more money when making a purchase, you should also compare the prices of several dealers in your area. Heating oil portals on the internet are suitable for this, such as. heizoelpreise24.net, or oelbestellung.de.

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