Just turn off the heating at night and save energy? It sounds logical – but it’s not! Because if you turn the heating off completely, the risk is more than just cold feet.
Cold walls, damp air
When the temperature outside drops, many people turn on the radiators at home. But as soon as bedtime comes, the question arises: turn off the heating or leave it on? Experts warn: you should not turn it off completely. If the room temperature drops significantly, the heater will have to run at full speed in the morning to warm things back up BOOK MY HOME (also owned by Axel Springer) has reported. Ultimately, this requires more energy – and more money.
Poorly insulated buildings especially suffer from this. If it’s too cold, moisture will condense on the walls. The result: mold – and this can also attack building structures.
Dangers of mold and expensive mistakes
This applies to tenants as well as owners. Renters turn down thermostats, owners often use nighttime settings. In both cases, experts advise: don’t turn it off completely! Because the room becomes too cold, it causes mold and waste of energy.
It’s better to turn it off than turn it off
Even if you lower the temperature a little, you save money. “In general, for every degree of reduction, you save six percent of energy or associated energy costs. This assumes that this reduction is carried out over the entire heating period, day and night, compared to the previous year,” Matthias Wagnitz of the Central Association for Sanitation, Heating, Air Conditioning told myHOMEBOOK.
Meaning: If you heat your apartment to 20 degrees in winter instead of 24 degrees, you can save about a quarter on heating costs.
