Posted on 09/07/2022 5:09:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
All you need is a simple device, and to know how to use it 'properly'
A plumber has shared his advice on how to save money on your gas bill.
Tiktok user djmatrix101, a plumbing and heating engineer who shares tips on how to save money on household bills, shared his best "top tip" to save money on your gas bill. All that is required is a simple device called a thermostatic radiator valve.
He said that the device can then be installed on every single radiator in the home, and can be used to turn off, or limit, the flow of gas into the radiator while the central heating is on. This means that you can stop gas being wasted on rooms that are not being used, or which don't require heating.
Speaking to his thousands of followers, the engineer said: "This device will save you money, if you know how to use it properly.
"Effectively a lot of people, when the switch the central heating on, they heat the entire house - so that's every room in the house that has a radiator they are heating using their boiler. The vast majority of people don't spend all day in bed, or in the bedroom.
"They get up, they go downstairs, they spend the day downstairs then they go upstairs, but the heating's on all day.
"My advice is to go around every single room and [after installing thermostatic radiator valves] to switch them off if you're not using the radiator.
"If you can turn of 50% of your volume of radiators, you will save 50% on your gas bill - it is that straight forward. If you're not using your bedroom radiator, turn it off.
He then spoke about one common problem with the valves, which means they will still allow gas to pass through. He said: "[They have a] metal ring at the bottom. Turn the radiator valve to fully open then hand tighten the metal rings down.
"They come loose and if you don't tighten them down when you switch the valve off the gas will still pass.
"Switch it on about an hour before you want to use the room. A bit of forward planning, a bit of thinking about it, and you will save yourself a fortune in gas.
"A lot of people make this mistake [but] these things are regulation to be fitted on any new central heating system and we have to advise when we're changing boilers now that these be fitted, if they're not there.
"If you don't have them, they're a good investment. Get them fitted."
OK, thanks!
That makes sense... It certainly will at least be saturated.
“The plumber may be right. But the journalist is a buffoon.
Hot water from a boiler goes thru the radiators. Not gas.”
-———————STEAM IS A GAS-—————————
How to Install a Thermostatic Steam Radiator Valve
How to Quiet a Banging Steam Radiator
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/heating-cooling/21017334/how-to-quiet-a-banging-steam-radiator
“Lol, SPOILER ALERT! Don’t ruin it for others.”
And you believe him? LOL!
“In my 69 years, I have never lived in a house that had a radiator, nor have I known anyone that had a radiator in their home. As a matter of fact I died laughing at the simple tip.”
I have. And this id in the U.K. Time to come out of your cave.
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-enjoy-making-fun-of-others
” the air in the system cools down, “
After you bleed the system their should be no air in the system.
Three snarky replies over two hours? Get a life!
The “journalist” obviously doesn’t understand what he is writing about and was called out multiple times on the original site as well.
He was obviously using “gas” interchangeably throughout the article. If he actually was thinking “steam” he would have written “steam” just to be clear.
Take a chill pill.
“A boiler does not run constantly and between cycles, the air in the system cools down,”
The boiler cycles to maintain temperature in the system. The system never cools down.
Quit digging. Didn’t they teach you that in journalism school?
Buddy, you have some serious issues. Buzz off.
“The “journalist” obviously doesn’t understand what he is writing about and was called out multiple times on the original site as well.”
Maybe they are wise-cracking journalists that don’t know beans about steam radiator heating?
“If he actually was thinking “steam” he would have written “steam””
Ah the wisdom of a journalist who doesn’t know that steam is a gas!
Lay off the sauce.
Well, no on/off valves in commie/formerly commie countries.
In cities, they have have a central plant that sends the hot water or steam or whatever it is to all the crummy commie concrete apartment buildings. If you live close to the plant, you will roast alive if you don’t keep your windows open, even when it’s freezing outside.
If you live far from the plant, you freeze unless you run hot water (from anther central plant) from your shower and kitchen faucet full blast and hang thick duvets over your windows. This really humidifies your apartment!
See how efficiently commies run things?
“In my 69 years, I have never lived in a house that had a radiator, nor have I known anyone that had a radiator in their home. As a matter of fact I died laughing at the simple tip.”
This tip is for England where 78% use radiator heating.
“Your central HVAC system is designed for your particular house. It is made to heat/cool the whole house with proper air return. It’s best to let it do its job without interfering with it. That is how you even things out.”
They put adjustable louvers on the vents to allow you to “interfere”. with the system.
Nothing wrong with shutting down a couple of rooms. Or do you require all doors in your house to be fully open at all times?
Amazing how much misinformation on the internet.
Regardless of how many vents you have open, the heater or air conditioner produces the same amount of air.
https://airetechac.com/closing-hvac-vents-in-unused-rooms/
Wrong. The fan is a centrifical pump, not a positive displacement pump. Closing off vents increases the output pressure resulting in lower flow and reduced power drawn. The following is also incorrect for the same reasons.
No, the vents should not be closed even when the AC is on. In fact, if you close them, the air conditioner could end up getting damaged because it is forced to work harder as a result of the air pressure that builds up in the basement.
I haven’t read all of this. I don’t have a basement!
You should close your basement air vents during the summer and open them during the winter.
I didn’t get any information from the internet. I got it from life experience.
Raditators remain common in old buildings and houses in the northeast. I have had radiators for the vast majority of my only slightly shorter life and still do today.
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