Anyone put their central heating on yet?
Discussion
civicduty said:
Permanently on for CH and HW just let the Thermostats do there thing.
I would agree - but found it better to turn the CH circuit off completely through the summer. Otherwise you can get occasional cold days that trigger the stat when you don't really need the CH on. Especially when there is such long days and solar gain. I had a hot store system with on demand hot water. I've managed to cut gas consumption by only heating the hot store for a short time in the morning and afternoon. Otherwise it also triggers on to increase the store temperature for no real benefit unless you are running a very hot bath.
Had the woodburner lit a fair few times already.
Wife had it on all day yesterday.
I suspect we will manage without putting the central heating on until temps drop down to near zero for a few weeks, and then only to take the chill off the bedrooms first thing in the morning.
Free wood for me! Although, when I say free, it's bloody hard work getting it.
Wife had it on all day yesterday.
I suspect we will manage without putting the central heating on until temps drop down to near zero for a few weeks, and then only to take the chill off the bedrooms first thing in the morning.
Free wood for me! Although, when I say free, it's bloody hard work getting it.
dtmpower said:
civicduty said:
Permanently on for CH and HW just let the Thermostats do there thing.
I had a hot store system with on demand hot water. I've managed to cut gas consumption by only heating the hot store for a short time in the morning and afternoon. Otherwise it also triggers on to increase the store temperature for no real benefit unless you are running a very hot bath.
civicduty said:
I tried that but when showers are taken at different times, such as weekends, people visiting, to fit round child, if the shower or bath times, even doing the washing up did not match the HW timings to the minute that tank would just fill up with cold water. This would just make the Hot water in there cooler and someone would end up with a cold water shower. Very annoying, so went for the permanently on, boiler controlled by thermostat stuck on outside of hot water tank.
The only difference is my hot water comes through the tank to be heated, it's not stored in the tank. So if I leave the boiler off I still get tepid water that is heated from the residual energy stored in the tank. I just take a tepid shower if my wife's used all the energy stored already. I will try an draw an example of my system, the plumber said they are no longer popular with people going for a combi or a conventional boiler/tank.
eggchaser1987 said:
Put mine on, it turned its self off.
Turned it on again, it turned off.
New boiler time I think!
Same here, although I've got HomeCare coming out today to have a look at it. The bloody thing's only 5 years old, so I'm hoping it won't be a replacement I'm looking at.Turned it on again, it turned off.
New boiler time I think!
mattyn1 said:
Switched mine on last night as it has got a bit chiily. My target of not turning on till the clocks go back has fallen short for the last three years!
But it is gash being cold!
That was always my target, no heating until clocks go back, and off again once they go forward. This year however we have moved from 'my' flat to 'our' house and thus my rules no longer hold power.But it is gash being cold!
matc said:
Same here, although I've got HomeCare coming out today to have a look at it. The bloody thing's only 5 years old, so I'm hoping it won't be a replacement I'm looking at.
I've only just bought the house so I suppose I should of looked at it properly before hand.Oh well. An expencive mistake to make first time round! Think it will have to be a 0% credit card job this time
I never switch mine off, the thermostat is set at 15 so it has started to come on a bit, but not much yet.
I'm just envious of the people with open fires and wood-burners; I miss an open fire unfortunately this house has no chimney, low ceilings, extensive insulation and no drafts and appears to have been built out of Weetabix so I don't think installing one is an sensible option. The energy bills are around a third of those from my old house so I suppose there is an upside, although not having a fire to stare into and play with means I spend more time on the internet or watching tv. I think the dog preferred an open fire as well.
I'm just envious of the people with open fires and wood-burners; I miss an open fire unfortunately this house has no chimney, low ceilings, extensive insulation and no drafts and appears to have been built out of Weetabix so I don't think installing one is an sensible option. The energy bills are around a third of those from my old house so I suppose there is an upside, although not having a fire to stare into and play with means I spend more time on the internet or watching tv. I think the dog preferred an open fire as well.
We don't have central heating - we have a two bar electric fire and that's it. Oh, apart from two dogs - who will, I'm sure, come in handy when it gets colder.
Once we move into the new house, it's ground source heat pump so I'm looking forward to toasty temps and a payback from the government
I'm really staggered at the costs of peoples heating bills. Our last house was Grade II and a total moneypit when it came to heating. We paid about £150(conservative guess, usually more - mains gas) a month over the year to heat the blighter, and had a woodburner.
I'm hoping as the new place will be overly insulated, double glazed, etc then the energy bills will be miniscule. Then again, with the ground source, we want the consumption to be as high as possible so we can get our heat incentive working! By all accounts, we should spend £500 on heating and hot water and will get enough money back to cover the electic bills (for both heating and appliances/lighting, etc). The result = no heating or electric outlay guaranteed for 20 years...
Once we move into the new house, it's ground source heat pump so I'm looking forward to toasty temps and a payback from the government
I'm really staggered at the costs of peoples heating bills. Our last house was Grade II and a total moneypit when it came to heating. We paid about £150(conservative guess, usually more - mains gas) a month over the year to heat the blighter, and had a woodburner.
I'm hoping as the new place will be overly insulated, double glazed, etc then the energy bills will be miniscule. Then again, with the ground source, we want the consumption to be as high as possible so we can get our heat incentive working! By all accounts, we should spend £500 on heating and hot water and will get enough money back to cover the electic bills (for both heating and appliances/lighting, etc). The result = no heating or electric outlay guaranteed for 20 years...
Central heating goes on in November and not before.
I don't 'use the thermostat' as some do before that since the control mechanism uses unpurposeful electricity. If it isn't cold enough to have the thermostat kick in, why have it on at all?
Hot water gets turned on as needed: an hour's gas will heat the tank to stay hot for a few days, provided I'm quick in the shower.
Stingy? Moi?
You bet.
I don't 'use the thermostat' as some do before that since the control mechanism uses unpurposeful electricity. If it isn't cold enough to have the thermostat kick in, why have it on at all?
Hot water gets turned on as needed: an hour's gas will heat the tank to stay hot for a few days, provided I'm quick in the shower.
Stingy? Moi?
You bet.
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