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Ok the time for switching the central heating back on is upon us again...
Now what we normally do in our house (4 bedroom) is switch on the heating in the evening (no one home during and if there is they use the gas fire in the lounge) for about 4-5 hours and for a few hours in the morning aswell... I have always wondered,is it cheaper constantly leave the heating on at a really low setting so as to maintain the warmth rather than turning on the heating for a few hours at a higher setting, so the heating can get up to temperature?
Now what we normally do in our house (4 bedroom) is switch on the heating in the evening (no one home during and if there is they use the gas fire in the lounge) for about 4-5 hours and for a few hours in the morning aswell... I have always wondered,is it cheaper constantly leave the heating on at a really low setting so as to maintain the warmth rather than turning on the heating for a few hours at a higher setting, so the heating can get up to temperature?
I always thought it was to leave the hot water on constantly but have the central heating cut in for the hours that you actually want it. That way with a well insulated tank the hot water is held at a nice constant without continuous cooling down and heating up but the demand and central heating pumps only come on when needed.
Well we have a 3 bed Semi.
From the end of April until Mid October Central heating is switched off totally. Only put on if there is a cold spell which has yet to happen.
Ours is a new house 8 years old which seems to have an old fashioned system i.e. hot water tank.... so its heating up the hot water all day long. So once we have the heating turned off we turn the hot water on just before a shower in the morning and turn it off after that. Only when the heating is on will it have all day long hot water.
We have a timer (I think most do from early 80's...) and we have it to come on at 5.30am and off for just gone 7am (we leave at latest twenty past seven).
Have it coming on at about 5 - 5.30pm (depending if its a really cold snap or not) and have it on until 10pm maybe later.
We have a thermostat on the wall and aim to have it at no more than 18degrees.
Finally only 2 of us live in a 3 bed house so we turn down the radiators in the bedrooms we dont use just to setting 1 out of five and close the doors of those rooms. And then have living room kitchen dining room etc on Max 5 but say at 9pm I'll pop upstairs and up the bedroom radiator to max too.
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From the end of April until Mid October Central heating is switched off totally. Only put on if there is a cold spell which has yet to happen.
Ours is a new house 8 years old which seems to have an old fashioned system i.e. hot water tank.... so its heating up the hot water all day long. So once we have the heating turned off we turn the hot water on just before a shower in the morning and turn it off after that. Only when the heating is on will it have all day long hot water.
We have a timer (I think most do from early 80's...) and we have it to come on at 5.30am and off for just gone 7am (we leave at latest twenty past seven).
Have it coming on at about 5 - 5.30pm (depending if its a really cold snap or not) and have it on until 10pm maybe later.
We have a thermostat on the wall and aim to have it at no more than 18degrees.
Finally only 2 of us live in a 3 bed house so we turn down the radiators in the bedrooms we dont use just to setting 1 out of five and close the doors of those rooms. And then have living room kitchen dining room etc on Max 5 but say at 9pm I'll pop upstairs and up the bedroom radiator to max too.
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blindswelledrat said:
Mc Lovin said:
did someone just touch their thermostat? my thing just went off!
I have read, and re-read that several times and have no idea what you are talking about.I tried.
Edited by blindswelledrat on Wednesday 17th September 12:06
http://www.thepeon.com/link.php?l=familyguythermos...
mel said:
I always thought it was to leave the hot water on constantly but have the central heating cut in for the hours that you actually want it. That way with a well insulated tank the hot water is held at a nice constant without continuous cooling down and heating up but the demand and central heating pumps only come on when needed.
If say you were in the house all day agree - however if the house is empty from 7am to 6pm min 5 days a week its p&ssing down the drain.You can also turn the boiler up or down
BoRED S2upid said:
Central Heating?!!! Its September not November. This weekend is going to be hot hot hot I tell you get the Barbie out and enjoy the summer.
Now what category of drinker was I in again?.
yeah well it's cold as a witches tit where I am, so much for all this Indian Summer bNow what category of drinker was I in again?.
ks I've been hearing about.
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