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How Best To Operate Oil Powered Heating
Lilyloops
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Hi,
I have a 3 bed end of terrace which has oil for the hot water and central heating. We had a new Combi boiler fitted in April (which should make things a bit more efficient!!). What I'd like is anyones advice on is whether it's better to leave the heating on constant with the thermostat set at 15 or have the heating come on twice a day on a timer?
Speaking to people at work etc the consensus seems to be to leave the heating on. I've never done this before and the thought of seeing the 'heating on' light illuminated all day is scary!!
We had 600 litres of oil delivered last November and that lasted us until June - the tank is still just over half full.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I have a 3 bed end of terrace which has oil for the hot water and central heating. We had a new Combi boiler fitted in April (which should make things a bit more efficient!!). What I'd like is anyones advice on is whether it's better to leave the heating on constant with the thermostat set at 15 or have the heating come on twice a day on a timer?
Speaking to people at work etc the consensus seems to be to leave the heating on. I've never done this before and the thought of seeing the 'heating on' light illuminated all day is scary!!
We had 600 litres of oil delivered last November and that lasted us until June - the tank is still just over half full.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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"Better"? Lowest cost will be on the timer. Many posts about this.
You could consider changing the room stat for a programmable one if it is currently a simple dial device. You can then experiment with different temperature settings at different times of the day and week, and measure your oil level to check the useage.0
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