How To REDUCE Heat Loss In Your Home: 5 SIMPLE DIY Changes [2023] - FLIR Thermal Camera

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Heat loss is where heat escapes from inside the building to outside, typically through the roof, walls, windows and floor. Knowing the heat loss helps determining the most efficient heating system and ensuring that your property is adequately heated. Check out the video to find out 5 ways which homes commonly lose heat and 5 simple ways to reduce heat loss in your home.

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5 ways to reduce heat loss in your home 🏡:

1. To reduce heat loss through your windows – draw your curtains on an evening when the sun goes down. And best of all it’s FREE!

2. To reduce heat loss around your door - draught excluding adhesive seal can be installed around the door frame like this below:

3. If there are unused or unheated rooms in the house it is important to keep the doors closed and again will cost you NOTHING to do. You can turn off the heating in unused rooms with a smart thermostat like this one from Tado or Nest:

With Tado smart thermostats:

4. To reduce the heat loss up, up and away through your unused fireplace or chimney you can make a DIY draught excluder or purchase something like this (but please ensure it is removed before any fires are lit):

5. To reduce the heat loss from your hot water pipes and tank you can install pipe insulation and a water tank jacket, both which are easy to install yourself.

Pipe insulation:

Hot water tank jacket:

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[lafamillecarrington]

Just borrowed an IR camera (from Cambridge Carbon Footprint) and discovered just how good 1900s solid brick walls are at losing heat! External wall insulation looks the way to go!

[hizainshah]

My wife is always feel cold and this is very helpful!

[victoryfirst]

THE DIY draft excluder that you made. You are forcing more heat out into the room instead of going up the chimney Sir ?? The hot water tank insulation you used is 4 layers that cover the tank ?? HOW much did you save with your upgrade that you showed Sir ?? Thanks fella. I will start on my place this week.

[icarusjumped]

Could you do a video showing how quickly the heat leaves a room from an open door? For example, warm your living room up and then open the door and film how quickly it empties out, from inside and outside of the room. Ive been trying to find a video of it but no luck so far. Would be helpful to prove a point about keeping doors closed.

[paulodonnell]

Good video… I’m really looking for somebody who has heat loss where the walls meet the ceiling, and what to do about it.

[Medea]

What about the floor? Is yours insulated? Concrete or timber?

[everythinghome]

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[clivetrowbridge]

What is the name of the thermal image camera also is it for android smartphones also is it possible to send the photos to a email address and how long does it take to charge and also what is the duration of the charge I. E minutes or hours and what is the running time please. Also is there a hiring charge please.

[ChimellaTheChimneyUmbrella]

If you have a chimney, get yourself a Chimella. You will save £££s on your energy bills