How to Bring Down Your Baseboard Heating Bill

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How to Bring Down Your Baseboard Heating Bill

Baseboard heaters are great for heating your home and making it comfortable for you to live in; however, not all models are equipped for efficiency. This is especially the case if your home has an electric baseboard heater, as they could use more energy than you intend. To save some money while maintaining a comfortable home, learn how to bring down your baseboard heating bill.

Keep Your Heater Clean

Allowing dust and grime to build up on your baseboard heater can begin to reduce its overall effectiveness. These materials can block the heat from properly escaping into the room, making you turn up the heat to get the desired effect. For the best airflow from your heater, it’s recommended that you clean it at least once per month and keep the area around the heater tidy.

Turn Down the Temperature

Even if you like a warmer home, keeping the heat raised still uses more energy than you need. In fact, because baseboard heaters are localized, they often need a bit of assistance in circulating the heat throughout other areas of the home. By turning down the heat and keeping a ceiling fan going, you can better heat your home while saving energy in the process.

Upgrade to a Hot Water Heater

Unfortunately, many older baseboard heaters are electric, and they consume a lot of energy while in use. It’s for this reason that many homeowners have taken to installing hydronic or hot water heaters instead. In these models, heated water from a boiler pumped through the piping in the heater itself generates the heat. This substitution significantly reduces the amount of energy that’s consumed in running your heater.

For affordable and easy-to-install hot water baseboard heater covers to further conserve energy, reach out to EZ Snap™ Covers. Our beautifully designed, quality covers hide old heaters and properly radiate heat, so your home can feel warmer without wasting energy and money.

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How to measure baseboard heaters:

Step 1
HOW TO MEASURE

Always measure left to right, and twice for accuracy

Floor to top of Fintube | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Covers

Step 1: Floor to top of Wall plate

Measure the height from the floor to the top of the metal wall plate.

Follow our guide for baseboard heater cover measurement:

Any baseboard larger than 7 3/8" (188 mm) will be compatible with our standard cover.

Any measurement greater than 9 3/8" (238 mm) will fit our tall cover.

Fin Tube Height | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Covers

Step 2: Bottom of Fintube to Top of Wall Plate

Measure from the bottom of the finned tube heating element to the top of the metal wall plate,

A measurement of 5 1/2" to 6 3/4" (140 mm – 172 mm) will fit our standard cover.

A measurement of 7 1/2" to 8 3/4" (191 mm – 222 mm) will fit our tall cover.

Depth | Measure | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Cover

Step 3: Back Wall to Front of Fintube

Measure the distance from the wall or the metal wall plate attached to the wall, to the outside of the finned tube heating element.

Any measurement of less than 3 1/8" (76 mm) inches from the wall will fit our

standard cover.

Any measurement of less than 3 1/8" (76 mm) inches from the wall will fit our tall cover.

Step 2
DETERMINE IF BRACKETS ARE NECESSARY

Always measure left to right, and twice for accuracy

Wall Widget

EZ Snap™ Wall Widgets are used when your old or existing wall back plate has been removed or if you have to hang your new cover 1 inch or higher to bring them up to a height that will fit our installation guidelines. Just measure your overall desired height, subtract 1", drill a hole, preferably in a stud and attach it to the wall with the included screw.

Floor Fidgets

EZ Snap™ Floor Fidgets easily raise your new covers ¾ inch to compensate for any ¾ inch floor (wood, tile, or other) that has been installed any time since your baseboard heater was originally installed. May be used for any reason when the overall height has been shortened and the total height is less than 7-½ inches for standard height or 9-½ inches for the TALL height EZ Snap™ BaseBoard Covers. Just use the self-tapping screws to secure them to the top of your existing wallplate.

Wall Contraptions

EZ Snap™ Wall Contraptions are used when your wall back plate has been completely removed. EZ Snap™ Wall Contraptions receives your EZ Snap™ BaseBoard Cover and keeps your aluminum fin tube from sagging. These completely replace your wall back plate. To install, slide up from the bottom and make sure the top is at your desired height. Screw to the wall, then bend the front finger up to hold the fin tube in place.