
How to live climate & budget friendly

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Get some easy tips to cut down your energy usage and save on your utilities.
Our ambition at THE FIZZ is to enable you to plan your costs well for your studies. That’s why we include the ancillary costs in your monthly all-in price in advance. We are committed to manage our ancillary costs as cost-efficient as possible. Due to the current world situation, however, we may have to adjust your share of the additional costs during your rental period in the future. We guarantee that we will never make any profit out of such ancillary cost increases but these will only cover cost increases in current market. Find more information on the topic and what you can do to protect the environment and even your budget, in this blog article, in your rental agreement or in the FAQs.
Room climate
When it comes to regulating the climate in your room, it’s all about temperature and humidity. It is really important to prevent molding in your apartment. The perfect circumstances for mold to grow are reached if the humidity is above 65 percent and the temperature is underneath 18 degrees Celsius. To keep track of your room climate, it can be a good idea to buy a thermometer which also measures the humidity.
While the temperature of the room can be regulated with the thermostat and the heating, the humidity is regulated through ventilation.
Surprisingly, there are many things to consider if you want to create the perfect air for your apartment. Dry air can warm up the room faster and more easily than humid air can, so it is important to let air in regularly, 3 to 4 times a day should be perfect. Only tilting a window unfortunately does not work well, always fully open it. And open the apartment-door too if it’s possible, this helps the air flow from used to fresh.
By the way: don’t forget your bathroom. It is a small room that can be easily heated up, so it is normally enough to run the heating on level two.
If you’re not at home for a few days, it’s better to lower the temperature a bit so that you don’t have to pay for the heating if no one enjoys the warmth.
During the night you’re cuddled up in your warm blanket, that means you can turn down the thermostat a bit. A little reminder: Usually 18 degrees Celsius is the perfect sleeping temperature. So there’s no need to use the energy to heat up your room more than this, which means this is another way you can conveniently save money.
Also important: Don’t forget to report if your windows are leaky!
To sum up
In the end, it is all these little things and habits that will save you lots of money on utilities. So, try to regulate the climate of your apartment, don’t waste electricity and reduce your water usage in these easy little ways.
Good luck!
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