📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

gas central heating.. which is cheaper

Options
is it cheaper to either have the boiler set on a timer or to have the heating on a low setting 24/7?
as i have read conflicting opinions on what is the cheapest option.
thanks
skint

Comments

  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,060 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Rampant Recycler
    This question is asked several times each year.

    The way you have phrased your question, an answer cannot be given, as it depends how low the 24/7 setting will be, and how high a temperature and for how long the timed periods will be.
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    Cardew wrote: »
    This question is asked several times each year.

    The way you have phrased your question, an answer cannot be given, as it depends how low the 24/7 setting will be, and how high a temperature and for how long the timed periods will be.

    It was only asked again the other day wasn't it? A week or two before that too and a few weeks before that also.....
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.6K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177K Life & Family
  • 257.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.