British Gas, Ovo, EDF, Octopus, EON customers told to press one button on boiler for free £60

British Gas, Ovo, EDF, Octopus, EON customers told to press one button on boiler for free £60
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British Gas, Ovo, EDF, Octopus and E On Next customers are being handed a free £60 for making one change to their boilers. Customers can save cash after Christmas as the Ofgem energy price cap remains sky high for consumers.

Stephen Hankinson, energy efficiency expert at Electric Radiators Direct, says his first tip is to lower the hot water temperature. Most UK water heaters are set to store water at around 60C to 65C - but this is far too hot to have a bath in.

Instead, set your water heater to a more comfortable 49C. This is usually warm enough for most household needs and it can reduce your heater’s energy consumption by 4 to 8%, which can be a saving of around £20 a month over winter - working out at £60.

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From January energy bills have risen by an average of 1.2% a month following Ofgem's announcement of the new energy price cap. This means the average dual fuel household paying by direct debit will see their yearly bill go up from £1,717 a year to £1,738 - an increase of £21.

BBC and ITV star, and Money Saving Expert founder, Martin Lewis recently suggested some useful ways to cut down on bills while still being able to have the heating on. According to the expert, most combi boiler flow temperatures are usually set higher by default, but he stressed that this "isn't the most efficient mode". The 'flow' is the water that "circulates around the system and heats your radiators" and switching it can help save on bills.

"Combi boilers work best when they heat radiators to 60°C or below. But this flow temperature is often set much too high, often between 70°C and 80°C. You can set this with the control on your boiler that usually has a radiator symbol on it," the money guru added.