Is your heating ON or OFF?

Dreamscometrue

littlemoney said:

Not on here. Still putting on extra layers of clothing or covering with blankets. Don't even know if it works as hadn't been on since the spring and not had a service in years. It's so old I'm afraid they will condem it  if I get a service.

You might be surprised. I recently had mine serviced and it still runs well despite being around 26 years old! Guess it helps that unlike modern boilers it is built with metal parts, not plastic. Only using it for hot water at the moment. 

littlemoney

Dreamscometrue said:

littlemoney said:

Not on here. Still putting on extra layers of clothing or covering with blankets. Don't even know if it works as hadn't been on since the spring and not had a service in years. It's so old I'm afraid they will condem it  if I get a service.

You might be surprised. I recently had mine serviced and it still runs well despite being around 26 years old! Guess it helps that unlike modern boilers it is built with metal parts, not plastic. Only using it for hot water at the moment. 

Mine is 38 years old. Like you I am only using it for hot water. Did you use one of the bit chains for the service, I've heard that they often condem in the hope you will buy a new boiler from them as they have just disconnented the boiler leaving you without heating.

Kittywinkles

Not on here and hoping to keep it off a bit longer. We moved in August to a rental and it has a key meter, I'm worried about keeping money on the meter once we start needing the heating on as we are all electric. I'm waiting on getting it out as it charges 30p a day to have!

Rosa_Damascena

Still off - for good reason. That good reason is not the temperature, its a door manufacturer that does not understand deadlines.

joedenise

On this morning as was really cold when I got up but only on for an hour.  Hopefully stay off the rest of the day.

Dreamscometrue

littlemoney said:

Mine is 38 years old. Like you I am only using it for hot water. Did you use one of the bit chains for the service, I've heard that they often condem in the hope you will buy a new boiler from them as they have just disconnented the boiler leaving you without heating.

I used https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/ - just enter your postcode. Lots of self-employed gas engineers on there.

flipflopflo

We’ve just knocked back the thermostat to 15 from 17 as the temperature outside has gone up again. 

CKhalvashi

Just turned mine off again, as I'm sure nice new water bottle (£6.49 from Amazon) is cheaper than turning on the boiler.

Heating is set to come on 3-4am daily for 1 hour, for water and heating, both to avoid frozen pipes and because OH is on earlies this week and I'm self-employed, so generally time to work similar hours to she's working

Coffeekup

Fortunately no mine hasn't been in yet. Couple of morning's last few weeks I've thought about flicking that switch but the skinflint and enviro-mentalist in me wins. Just as well soon as the sun is up the temperature shoots up.
But this all may change in 10 day's time with talks of a northern wind.

joedenise

Didn't need to put it on this morning as much milder again today.  Who knows later though!