British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON, Octopus customers only just realising what numbers on radiators mean
UK households are only just realising what the numbers mean on their radiators. Many people have no idea what the numbers mean on their thermostatic valve, and it's costing them a lot of money, and causing their homes not to be energy efficient.
Jasmine Guerney, who often shares DIY videos, home hacks and tips on TikTok, recently shared a guide of how to use the radiator thermostat correctly to "save you money on your energy bills". She explained that having the valve on the wrong setting could be "costing you money and may not be heating your room effectively".
Thermostats actually control the temperature in your room "better than a main boiler thermostat", she said. Jasmine said: "Each number represents the room temperature of which it will start letting in hot water to warm up the room."
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0 means the "radiator isn't working" and there's "no water flowing through". The number 1 represents 10 degrees, 2 is 15 degrees, 3 is 20 degrees, 4 is 25 degrees, 5 is 30 degrees, and 6 is higher than 35 degrees, she went on to say.
Jasmine says you should "wait" and let the thermostatic valve "do its" job. And to heat the room properly shouldn't "take more than two to three hours". She added: "Turning them down will save you money and make your home more energy efficient".
Nathan Martin-Nicholls, a plumber at INHOUSE Plumbing and Heating, has revealed it is one of the most asked questions he gets from customers, and told households what the numbers actually mean. "The numbers actually relate to the temperature in the room, not the temperature of the radiator," he revealed.
In a chat with the Sun, Nathan added: "TRVs are a simple way to give you full temperature control on radiators in any rooms where you have the TRVs installed. The main benefit to them is that they will save you money on your heating bills, if you use them correctly."