So I think a good topic to also discuss besides limiting energy is to limit gas prices. Because as for many in Europe, the gas prices also spiked a lot.
My heating still runs on a conventional central heating that uses gas. Radiators are used around the house to heat up the place. Yes… in the future when I got the money I might consider switching over to heat pump heating or something… but for now that’s not an option. We insulated the house to prevent temperature drops.
Obviously around the house I use smart devices to control the heating by using Tado’s and various sensors to detect open doors/windows or people. Now I wonder what’s the best heating scenario to limit cost? For example to do leave the heating on all night (on a lower temperature) so that in the morning the heating doesn’t need to do much work… or… do I turn the heating as much down at night (to let’s say 15 degrees) but in the morning it needs to work more to heat up the place (takes roughly half an hour to an hour to heat up to 19 degrees).
What about automation? Do I turn down the heating when nobody is around per room and when somebody is present heat it up? Or just simply leave it?
Only good scenario so far I can thing of is my home office. I know I only use it between fixed hours. So outside the office hours the heating can be turned down. Only time I am there outside office hours is when I want to play a game on my PC.
Automation wise I added Aqara window sensors to disable heating in that room when a window is open. IE: Fresh air in the morning, so turn off heating. When window is closed and the schedule inside the room is on, then the heating will resume.
Let’s discuss!