Heating bills are higher every year. Because of this, many of us are looking for clever ways to better insulate our homes without overpaying. One such trick has just appeared on social networks. Internet users are excited.
The heating season started a few weeks ago. The temperature is dropping more and more every day, which means that in many parts of the country the radiator must be set to maximum outputn. We feel the cold especially at night, which unfortunately puts a strain on our wallets. Heating prices are not going down and the more winter approaches, the higher the bills will be. Many of us wonder what we can do to save during this time? Despite appearances, it turns out that there is. A surprising way to maximize the efficiency of your radiator without paying a dime has just been posted on TikTok.
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It often happens that the radiator does not heat the apartment as efficiently as we would expect, despite the maximum power setting. Bleeding the radiator usually solves this problem, but if that doesn’t help, the wall may be the culprit. After all, where the radiator is fixed is of great importance. If it is next to an internal wall, it heats the main room as well as the adjacent room. However, if the radiator is located near an external wall, the heat is also transferred to the facade of the building. As a result, we do not heat the apartment to the maximum and we have to increase the output. Fortunately, there is a solution for this. It was recently introduced on TikTok by the profile @the.cosyclub, known for various clever tricks to make everyday life easier. The most popular is the short video with the heater, which has already been viewed more than 5 million times.
How to heat your home cheaply? Try this simple trick
All we will need to better heat our apartment is aluminum foil. It is enough to stretch a piece of aluminum foil and stick it behind the radiator. In this way, the heat will be reflected from its surface and will fully heat the room, not the wall. You can use a piece of cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil to reinforce this structure. Internet users were delighted with this simple trick.
I started doing this last year, it’s the best thing ever
Thank you for this, this is how I will do it now
I’ve been doing this for 22 years. Replace the foil every four weeks
– you can read in the comments below the video.
However, some have expressed concern that the foil behind the heater could ignite and cause a fire. Authors of the @the.cosyclub profile however, they dispelled those doubts with another video in which they attempt to light a sheet of tin foil with a blowtorch. Such a device can reach temperatures of over 1,000 degrees Celsius, and yet the foil remains intact. It should also be remembered that we often use this material to cover food that we put in the oven. If the foil doesn’t catch fire there, it will be safe behind the radiator.
Do you grill and bake in foil? Do you know which side to wrap the food in?
