What is this still little-known radical economic lever? Neither linked to heating nor to insulation, it takes two seconds and allows you to reduce your expenses without any effort.
Spring is in full swing and encourages us to undertake a major cleaning or seasonal sorting. This period of mild weather also constitutes the perfect opportunity to regain control of our thermal appliances, which are less used than in winter. And to think that a simple adjustment is enough to significantly reduce your energy bills.
With the return of mild temperatures, pipes and homes in general suffer less heat loss. This is why it is wise to adapt the home’s thermal equipment to optimize your budget. One setting in particular changes everything as soon as the sunny days return.
The daily use of domestic hot water represents up to 20% of the overall energy consumption of a household, reducing the temperature of the water heater is therefore an ideal solution to combat invisible waste which is felt on the bill. Because you should know that the thermostat of a water heater does not need to run at full speed to provide optimal comfort.
Indeed, lowering your water heater by a few degrees as soon as temperatures rise is a simple but extremely effective gesture, when you know that hot water represents a large part of the daily budget of French households. Moreover, in the government’s energy sobriety plan published in October 2022, it is formally stated that the official and formal recommendation is to set the device to a maximum temperature of 55°C. A measure which also makes it possible to limit scaling of the tank.
Even if this adjustment seems insignificant, the impact on the energy bill is real. Setting the water heater temperature to 55°C would save up to 10% on annual energy consumption linked to hot water. The secret to an efficient home lies in this simple setting to be carried out as soon as spring temperatures arrive, which really changes things in the long term.
A point of balance to find this spring, which combines efficiency and budgetary control for optimized management of your equipment.
