keep the heating on all the time?

tootles_2

In the past I have always had my gas heating on from 7am to 9pm each day with the thermostat set on 19 occasionally up to 20 if its very cold.

During the recrnt cold spell I have left the heating on constant at 18o.....my question is, which is the cheaper way??????

stefanielouise

Hi i have found over the past 2 years from comparing it is cheaper for us to have it constantly running and just adjust it at the thermostat when necessary

Stef

Quasar

I think 18c is a good temperature to keep it at. However, on warmer days you could go one or two degree down still, and wear a nice comfy jumper.

Then again, I do not feel the cold very much and am happy at 16c, so my advice may not be pertinent...

Cardew

Not sure I understand the logic of this.

19c in a room is 19c regardless of the outside temperature. Obviously if it is very cold outside you will use more fuel to keep it at 19c; but if you are happy at 19c when it is mild outside, why turn it up to 20c when it is cold outside?

tootles_2

We turn it up because our back windows ar not double glazed and we lose a lot of heat through them, so when the outside temp is low so is the inside temp especailly on the landing and in the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. I have been trying for 3 years to get the landlord to put in double galzing on the back of the house, but to present nothing doing, I wish that we could get a grant to get them done (we ar pensioners) we did get CWI and loft insulation done a couple of years ago which have helped a great deal.

black-saturn

I have mine on 20 degrees from 6pm to 10pm even though I'm in for most of the day. I just put jumpers on when I'm cold. My gas bill is £15 per month.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

wow black saturn I probs have my heating on about 14c from about 5pm till 11pm, some nights it's not on at all cause I'm not at home, and my new quaterly gas bill was £200 and something pounds.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Just a thought.. would all this depend on how many radiators were switched on??

black-saturn

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote:

wow black saturn I probs have my heating on about 14c from about 5pm till 11pm, some nights it's not on at all cause I'm not at home, and my new quaterly gas bill was £200 and something pounds.

My house is 16 degrees anyway even with the heating off.

Rikki

I leave my heating on all the time. If the heating wasn't on the temperature would drop below 10 degrees at night and take for ages to warm up again. I leave it on 12 degrees at nigh and most of the day and 18 degrees at night.

black-saturn

If I leave my heating on at night I wake up with a terrible sore throat in the morning. Wish I could though.