In less than a week, you will take the holiday route. Before slamming the door of your accommodation, you will have taken care to check that the lights are extinguished and that the internet box is disconnected. History not to end up with a substantial electricity bill in August, when you were not at home! But will you think of closing the radiators before leaving? Probably not. Directed by Rothelec radiator manufacturer from 3,211 people in June and July 2025, a survey reveals “A generalized lack of attention door” To this equipment before departures on summer vacation. To the question “Do you check all your radiators before leaving?”51% of those questioned respond in the negative, convinced “That they have already turned off” for a long time.
“A false impression of security that could weigh heavy on the energy bill»»warns the company. By digging up the responses of the respondents, she indeed realized that 17% of them believe their radiators extinct because they placed them in the out -of -frost or economical mode. “Two unnecessary practices, which expose to a energy waste»»regrets Rothelec. Even more important waste for the 21% of those questioned who let their radiators operate on the minimum temperature during their absence! “The good reflex, when you go on vacation in summer, is to completely turn off its radiators”hammers the company. A advice followed by only a quarter of the respondents.
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Return to condominiums in mid-October
In addition to unnecessary electricity consumption, “This unsuitable management of radiators, often linked to a lack of information, can lead to a accelerated wear and breakdowns “warns the company. For whom, “At the time of energy sobriety, the summer disconnection of the radiators should become a reflex”. Their radiators, the French do not care any more about the return from the holidays. Only 8% of those questioned assure systematically checking their radiators when I got home. More than a third (36%) confess to wait for the cold to come back to worry about it.
But the simple fact of dusting them “Crucial to avoid overheating”underlines Rothelec. Overall, vacation or not, almost a third of respondents rarely check the condition of their radiators and about a quarter never does. This, although 35% of them have already undergone a Dysfunction of their heating system After a period of prolonged inactivity. As a reminder, the period of heating in the condominiums occurs around mid-October. A deadline that will come quickly.
