Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

miserly_mum

kittie wrote: »

miserly mum, you have two variables here so you have to work on one at a time. Set the hall one on whatever you think you can cope with (perhaps 18)

see how it goes for a day or two. If you are too warm then tweak the boiler one a bit lower. I would keep a chart of some sort. It will be trial and error

Kittie thankyou for the reply. The reason I asked is when I turn the inside thermostat up or down it doesn't seem to make much difference to the heat of the radiators. Thats why I thought maybe the outside thermostat needed adjusting.

alice-mary

Well, I feel that I must apologise to everybody for the lousy weather... as I said in my post last week, I've stopped using my tumble drier and decided to put up a decent washing line in my tiny back garden. Result? 3 days of rain and the forecast for the rest of the week is rotten too! I now have clothes, towels and bedding draped everywhere in the house but am still determined to not use the TD again (I moved it upstairs into the spare bedroom....no easy task by myself when I'm only 5'2" with short arms) . I AM pleased that I managed to drill a few holes into some outside walls and am looking forward to using the washing line when we do eventually have a dry few hours:-)

Primrose

My granny always used to say "Put On, not "Switch On".
So indoors I put on my thick fleece or a thermal vest rather than turn up the central heating, and when it's really cold I wear a pair of leggings under my trousers. It's the body extremities which really feel the cold - head, fingers and feet, so a thermal hat, thick socks and gloves are helpful too if you're sitting around and liable to get chilled. Who cares what you look like in your own house?

Primrose

Does anybody know whether you can have one single Economy 7 heater installed in a house which has central heating?
I'm wondering whether it would be more economical to use this to provide enough background heat which wouldn't necessitate having to switch the central heating on on milder winter days? Or would there by a separate standing charge for this service which would negate any cost savings?

miserly_mum

Primrose wrote: »

My granny always used to say "Put On, not "Switch On".
So indoors I put on my thick fleece or a thermal vest rather than turn up the central heating, and when it's really cold I wear a pair of leggings under my trousers. It's the body extremities which really feel the cold - head, fingers and feet, so a thermal hat, thick socks and gloves are helpful too if you're sitting around and liable to get chilled. Who cares what you look like in your own house?

Loads of layers areok if you are a skinny minnie.

I already look like the Mitchelin Man with one layer of clothes. Add a few more and i'd keep looking over my shoulder expecting to see men in oilskins and a big harpoon gun :rotfl:

miserly_mum

Primrose wrote: »

Does anybody know whether you can have one single Economy 7 heater installed in a house which has central heating?
I'm wondering whether it would be more economical to use this to provide enough background heat which wouldn't necessitate having to switch the central heating on on milder winter days? Or would there by a separate standing charge for this service which would negate any cost savings?

You would need a meter box that already had a second Economy 7 meter already there.

My Dad had Economy 7 in his last flat. He wanted an extra heater installed and couldn't find an electrician who wanted to do the job. Maybe its just in N.Ireland but even the Housing Executive (our equivalent of Council Housing) are gradually replacing all the Economy 7 heating with gas or oil.

sammy_kaye18

miserly_mum wrote: »

Loads of layers areok if you are a skinny minnie.

I already look like the Mitchelin Man with one layer of clothes. Add a few more and i'd keep looking over my shoulder expecting to see men in oilskins and a big harpoon gun :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Im sorry but that made me giggle this morning. Well put miserly mum. Also my bf is completely oblivious to bill paying of any form - he gives me the rent money and then all the rest (bar his phone bill and debts) are covered by the bill fairies as far as hes concerned - I would quite happily sit in the living room , at the comp with a fleece wrapped round me, bobble hat and fingerless gloves with no heating on whereas bf STILL insists on getting out of the bath, and wearing nothing but a towel around and then has the nerve to complain hes cold! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

I am getting a fair bit of washing done today - I too begrudge having to put the tumble drier on but with a 4 year old it sometimes has to be done to get it all sorted.

Im having a mass clear out today - little one seems to have so many toys and alot are stacked in front of his radiator (which covers the end wall of his room under the window) so need to get the space in front of it free so the heat can actually come in and am looking at getting a blind for his room - he has curtains but i think a blind would help insulate his room more. Also want to go through our bedroom and see if there is any rubbish that can be gotten rid of too - stupid thing is we have a 3 seater sofa in the way of the radiator (radiator doesnt work though) so we have no heating in that room at all in the winter but i need some space in there - its driving me mad!

Also can hopefully ge some more stuff put away into cupboards so its not taking up space and can find out fleeces etc as it is bloody freezing here today adn its already raining. Had horrid rain last tow nights - its torrential and kept the whole block of flats up that i live in awake all night.

Lol also have a challenge this winter - i have a flat above me who is a single guy, he was saying yesterday he never seems to use his gas as his flat is always warm, his bill all christmas last year was only £40 - mine was £150! then it hit me that my flat is heating his flat!!! but it works in reverse too becasue his heating pipes are in teh floor of his flat - so the roof of my flat. So this winter im determined to have minimal heating on so he can heat my flat for a change

2boysmum

alice-mary wrote: »

Well, I feel that I must apologise to everybody for the lousy weather... as I said in my post last week, I've stopped using my tumble drier and decided to put up a decent washing line in my tiny back garden. Result? 3 days of rain and the forecast for the rest of the week is rotten too! I now have clothes, towels and bedding draped everywhere in the house but am still determined to not use the TD again (I moved it upstairs into the spare bedroom....no easy task by myself when I'm only 5'2" with short arms) . I AM pleased that I managed to drill a few holes into some outside walls and am looking forward to using the washing line when we do eventually have a dry few hours:-)

I have been trying to do this since my TD broke last october, had been doing well as the weather had been nice, but recently I just can't seem to keep up with all the washing, it's just not drying fast enough, also the clothes that I've been hanging on my airers are taking forever to dry and the clothes are starting to smell. So reluctantly I have given in and ordered a new TD:( but will try not to use it unless I really have to

Sharon

roxy7699

I use a dehumidifier in my kitchen it dries my clothes really quickly and also helps with the damp patch on the ceiling and prevents mould on the walls. There is the lecky to think about but Im getting 3 benefits.

Rummer

Thank you so much for all these hints and tips, I feel totally motivated now! After pay day I am going to start looking for thick curtains for the windows and doors as we only have blinds at the moment. Already using fleeces in the evening and we have not had the heating on for a couple of months now. I do need to think about my cooker usage as baking is my weakness:D