Keeping heating on..

Stompa

raebhoop wrote: »

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Less than 20C - death risk begins

My my....how did humans survive before central heating.As a kid I slept in bedrooms with ice patterns inside on all the windows.I'm still here...

Indeed, I've seldom read something so absurd!

Cardew

Stompa wrote: »

Indeed, I've seldom read something so absurd!

Well as you can see from the BBC article the source is West Midlands Public Health Observatory.

My assumption was that they meant for elderly frail people??
If you go to their website http://www.wmpho.org.uk/

They are certainly not a Micky Mouse organisation. There is an interesting article there on excess winter deaths and they seem to concentrate on those over 85.

burnsguitarman

I dont think our heating would have ever come on if we had the temperatures set as low as that!

Our overnight setting (thermostat in the coldest place) is 16c and it has only ever come on about 3 times in 7 yrs.

atwitsend_2

Cardew wrote: »

You either have a faulty thermostat or the thermostat is situated in a cold room - perhaps a a hall?

If you put the thermostat in a garage and set it to 5C you will still be sweltering in your house;)

15C is cold! It is way below the recommended temperature and is dangerous. As for 10C!!!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5372296.stm

24C - top range of comfort
21C - recommended living room temperature
Less than 20C - death risk begins
18C - recommended bedroom temperature
16C - resistance to respiratory diseases weakened
12C - more than two hours at this temperature raises blood pressure and increases heart attack and stroke risk
5C - Significant risk of hypothermia

Source: West Midlands Public Health Observatory

:eek: My thermostat is in my living room , which is always baking hot looks like I need to get a repair man out!

Stompa

Cardew wrote: »

My assumption was that they meant for elderly frail people??
If you go to their website http://www.wmpho.org.uk/

Yes, I think your'e correct. The data appears to have been pulled from the table here:

http://www.wmpho.org.uk/resources/Fuel_Poverty_Short.pdf

but rather than using "Mortality rate increases below 20°C", the BBC seem to prefer the slightly more colourful and concise "death risk begins".

Cardew

Stompa wrote: »

"Mortality rate increases below 20°C", the BBC seem to prefer the slightly more colourful and concise "death risk begins".

With the BBC going ever more 'tabloid' in their presentation to compete for Sun readers, perhaps they thought the target audience would not understand 'mortality'.;)

Dave_save

I tend to think 'death risk begins' as soon as you're born.

shegar

My heatings on 14 hours a day , my husband had a large cerebal haemmorage at the tender age of 49 yrs old, , he as no choice but to sit all day especialy this weather with frost and snow about unable to go out in his wheelchair.

The heating is usually on 21 degrees during the daytime , after tea if its cold up to about 23 degrees. no heat on when a bed apart from a electric blanket.
I think there is a lot of things you can live without , but heatings not one of them , no way do I feel comfortable in my home under 18 degrees, I would rather cut down on food than cut heat down .We pay monthly DD and I very often read my own metres to see how much we are using just to keep check on things , but we are more than happy with the yearly fuel bills.

Our bungalow is very well insulaterd , 10 inch loft insulation , double glazing , cavity wall, new combi boiler. The rads in the bedrooms are at number 2, the bathroom number 4, the kitchen ,and 2 living rooms number 4 , hall 4. . Thats what suits us , but probaly wouldnt suit everyone . We all have our heating on to our own requirements .

lucky11_2

I haven't got a clue what temp mine is on, I only have 'low to high' settings on my boiler, I have the heating set to almost top whack, heating on 10 hours a day and it's freezing in my place

Cardew

lucky11 wrote: »

I haven't got a clue what temp mine is on, I only have 'low to high' settings on my boiler, I have the heating set to almost top whack, heating on 10 hours a day and it's freezing in my place

The low to high settings on your boiler are the temperature of the water being heated - not the temperature of your rooms.

That temperature is controlled by a wall thermostat and/or Thermostatic Radiator Valves(TRVs) on your radiators.