THE exact time Brits should turn their heating on in order to save as much money as possible has been revealed.
The sweet spot is 30 minutes before you wake up and 30 minutes before you get home in the evening.
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And you should be setting it to switch off half-an-hour before you leave the house.
This is because an average home takes 30 minutes to heat up when the heating comes on.
And it takes the same time to cool down when it goes off.
For instance, if you get up at 7.30am each morning, it would make sense for the heating to turn on at 7am.
If you leave for work around 8.30am, the heating should go off at 8am.
Getting home at around 6pm in the evening would mean you should set the thermostat to flick on at 5.30pm.
And as you get ready for bed, make sure the heating is off 30 minutes before your head hits the pillow.
Keeping your heating on all night could cost you an average of £2.76 an hour – if on for 8 hours, this could cost you £22.08.
For the majority of us, the most cost efficient temperature to set your thermostat to is between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius.
Your programmer may also have the option of setting different on/off times at the weekend.
The Centre for Sustainable Energy issued the guidance amid the soaring cost-of-living to help Brits slash their energy costs.
The average household’s bills have risen to £2,500 a year from £1,971 after the energy price guarantee came into effect in October.
If you have a bigger family that uses a lot of energy, you’re likely to go over £2,500 a year.
Of course the timings will vary depending on various factors including the efficiency of your boiler, insulation in your home and the size of it.
To answer all of your queries, heating expert John Lawless told The Sun his top tips on saving cash while staying warm.
