Gas on constantly or on and off...?

SuzieSue

Chrysalis wrote: »

cold water pipes?

to get ice with the boiler on clearly there is a problem, but of course the pipes feeding to taps only circulate water when the taps are in use and as such they could freeze regardless of the boiler been on or off.

Also, people need to remember to turn off the water supply to any external taps they have otherwise they could freeze and crack (this happened to a neighbour of mine).

ixwood

My house always seems to be 8 or 9 degrees at the lowest, regardless of how cold it is outside. Anyone know why/how? Is that normal?

I can only think electrical heat from the fridge and freezer and heated fishtank when i'm not there or overnight.

I thought most boilers had frost protection built in to prevent pipes freezing?

Cardew

ixwood wrote: »

My house always seems to be 8 or 9 degrees at the lowest, regardless of how cold it is outside. Anyone know why/how? Is that normal?

I can only think electrical heat from the fridge and freezer and heated fishtank when i'm not there or overnight.

I thought most boilers had frost protection built in to prevent pipes freezing?

Boilers should have frost protection to stop the pipes etc in and by the boiler from freezing.

The problem is the cold water pipes - particularly to outside taps.

ixwood

My outside tap is in a little stone shelter with a wood door against the house. I've filled it with bubblewrap packaging for insulation. Do you think it'll freeze still? If it has, what's then best thing to do? Turn the connector off where it joins and open the tap, so that when it thaws it just drips out?

Cardew

ixwood wrote: »

My outside tap is in a little stone shelter with a wood door against the house. I've filled it with bubblewrap packaging for insulation. Do you think it'll freeze still? If it has, what's then best thing to do? Turn the connector off where it joins and open the tap, so that when it thaws it just drips out?

In the (hopefully) unlikely event of the pipe/connector being damaged it has probably already happened, but solid ice doesn't leak!!! It will become apparent when it starts to thaw.

Obviously if you can turn off the outside tap from inside it is better.

SuzieSue

Lizzybop wrote: »

you see I don't have a thermostat - so what would I do in that situation????

Still wondering about no. of units used - anyone

I have just taken another reading and I used 3 units in the last 24 hours (I have an imperial meter). I think this equates to 95 kWh.

HTH

scouse7

I'm using 10-12 m3 a day at the moment. 2 bed semi. 6 rads. Is this normal?

Thanks

Chrysalis

I've not used any at all for 3 days (only for water), its noticebly warmer now and all the snow has melted.

Andy_WSM

Chrysalis wrote: »

I've not used any at all for 3 days (only for water), its noticebly warmer now and all the snow has melted.

Are you down in Cornwall?

It's noticeably warmer here in North Somerset today too, but at 7C, I still need heating!

ixwood

From another thread, some anecdotal evidence confirming that leaving it on constantly is a bad idea:-

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=28865095&postcount=3098
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=28870893&postcount=3099