Although we are already in spring, a cold wave can still come that leaves, for several days, lower temperatures than we expect. Without going any further, meteorologist Mario Picazo warned that, despite the high temperatures on Good Friday, Holy Week could end with a new incursion of cold air and even rains.
Thus, there are still some areas of Spain in which the heating must continue to be turned on, even if it is to warm the house. Now, if it will need to be turned on for several days, is it really worth turning the device off and on? Financial advisor Natalia Lara clearly answers this question.
“Leaving the heating on for 24 hours consumes less than turning it off at night,” it states, explaining that “turning it on from cold consumes three times as much for 2 hours.” Specifically, it specifies that keeping it at a constant temperature of 19 degrees costs less than turning it off at night and turning it on in the morning.
Up to 38 euros more if it is turned off at night
This advisor indicates that the boiler “works at its maximum” to increase from 12 to 21 grams, spending the equivalent of 3 days in just 2 hours at start-up. “A difference of 38 euros per month, especially if your house is old,” he says.
Through her Instagram account (@_laranat), where she shared the video, Natalia Lara affirms that it is a saving verified by the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU), an organization that analyzed it in old Spanish homes, which make up 60% of the real estate stock.
In this study, the OCU verified that, contrary to the general idea that turning off is synonymous with not spending, maintaining a constant temperature is cheaper than off-on cycles.