To support installers in providing energy saving advice and guidance to their customers, Resideo has launched a new campaign to highlight the practical recommendations they can make to help mitigate rising energy bills.
The campaign, which uses the tagline ‘Every crisis needs a hero – installers, this is your time’ will highlight the everyday heroism of the installer community, demonstrating the true value of the work installers do and the impact they can have, particularly as the energy crisis looms. With this in mind, the controls manufacturer will also be on hand to support installers with digestible information that can be used to initiate conversations with customers about efficiency, as well as a range of products that can make a difference.
Resideo says it will be providing support to installers via the campaign with informative online content and in-person events that will run across the heating season. The company will offer advice on how to use existing heating controls more effectively and the difference small upgrades can make. For example, swapping an old mechanical thermostat for a load compensating thermostat can help your customer save up to £181 annually. A further £327 per year could also be saved, by upgrading a customer’s manual radiator valves to thermostatic radiator valves.
There may also be customers who do want to make an investment and go for a full upgrade of their system now to help with savings further down the line. Resideo’s recent survey of UK homeowners highlighted that more people in the UK are actively looking for ways to reduce their energy bills through heating controls such as thermostats. In fact, 43% of those surveyed said they would be willing to spend money on the latest heating controls if it meant they could save money in the long term.
The company claims that replacing their manual radiator valves with electronic thermostatic radiator valves and their mechanical thermostat to a modulating, OpenTherm zoning thermostat solution, such as the Honeywell Home evohome, could save over £585 per year based on current energy prices.
Martin Wilson at Resideo says: “Price hikes are making people think carefully about energy, and installers at the coalface are well placed to offer advice. This winter, installers will go about their business in the same way they have always done. And yet this year, because of the crisis we find ourselves in, they will be our heroes in our hour of need; working to mitigate some of the impact of the energy crisis.
“At Resideo we want to do everything we can to support installers in giving their customers practical advice, backed up by a range of high-quality, industry-leading solutions.”
For more information on the Winter Heroes’ campaign visit: https://www.resideo.com/gb/en/solutions/home-comfort/every-crisis-needs-a-hero/
