Martin Lewis has urged households with combi boilers to take part in the 'boiler challenge' to save over £100 on energy bills. The consumer champion shared the tip during the latest episode of the Martin Lewis Money Show Live, as energy costs continue to rise.
The challenge involves lowering the flow temperature setting on a combi boiler, which controls the water circulating around the heating system. According to MoneySavingExpert.com, households can make significant savings by adjusting this setting to 60°C or below.
Lewis noted that the MoneySaving Boiler Challenge is run by the charity Nesta, not his own website. The challenge's website reports that over 54,500 households have already turned down their flow temperature, and if 10 million did so, it could save £1 billion on UK energy bills and reduce carbon emissions by 1.7 million tonnes.
The step-by-step instructions are available online and require no tampering with dangerous boiler parts. This comes after Lewis warned that the UK Government's £2,500 energy price guarantee will end in April 2024, with bills potentially reaching £4,350.
