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Is your heating ON or OFF?

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  • Sorry I should have checked before I spoke, I’m not even sure I remembered it right. But I think the SC covers infrastructure etc, the raise in it was for costs associated with the failed companies so customers wouldn’t be without. Let’s put it like that. 

    I’m not sure there are any companies that don’t do SC are there…? 
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  • edwink
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    For the past week, we have had the biomass heating on for 2 hours in the morning and since having triple glazing installed this year we are finding that amount ok for now. Tonight we'll light the log burner in the living room and if needed use a warm throw each. 

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  • Turned on for the first time tonight. Was getting very cold hands typing, and flat has been sitting at 16 degrees for a few days so nudging it back up a couple of degrees for morning shower will be more comfy. 
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  • Haven't turned the heating on yet. The flat isn't hooked up to gas so all the heating's electric and the weather's still mild enough that it's not worth switching it on at these prices. Sticking to putting an extra jumper on and making up a hot water bottle for now!
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  • Primrose
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    herebeme said:
    Turned on for the first time tonight. Was getting very cold hands typing, and flat has been sitting at 16 degrees for a few days so nudging it back up a couple of degrees for morning shower will be more comfy. 

    Woollen fingerless gloves definitely help with typing !
  • mjm3346
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    edited 30 November 2022 at 1:16PM
    Two nights of enough frost for car windows to need scraping in the mornings and the day in-between them was foggy almost all day long. This morning is slightly misty, completely overcast and the next 10 days do not look good for any sun. The hot water bottle helped and early to bed last night with a fan heater on in the bedroom for a few mins to take the chill off meant this morning was still 10.5 in the bedroom compared to the kitchen/lounge at 9.6. Not putting the heaters on has quickly become more difficult than it was
  • Finally gave in today and lit the gas boiler. Checked and lubricated the TRVs. Top tip:- when switching the system off for the summer, open all the TRVs fully. The little valve pins can be lubricated before pushing down to test. 
    Downstairs temperature up to 12 now so feeling more comfortable. Bathroom on a full flow radiator so warm towels at last.
  • Hardly dare to comment!!
    Ours has been on a few weeks at 21 degrees and 24 seven.
    It’s a three story house with underfloor heating and the top floor is never switched on.
    We were told that the most economical way to use it to have it set for 24 seven and it’s not working out to be very expensive.
    Smart meter is showing an average of less than £4 a day.
  • KxMx
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    edited 30 November 2022 at 10:25PM
    cashlink said:
    Hardly dare to comment!!
    Ours has been on a few weeks at 21 degrees and 24 seven.
    It’s a three story house with underfloor heating and the top floor is never switched on.
    We were told that the most economical way to use it to have it set for 24 seven and it’s not working out to be very expensive.
    Smart meter is showing an average of less than £4 a day.
    With colder weather incoming I'm going to try this at the weekend and see what my SM says afterwards. I'm not expecting to be out at all so that will give me a good baseline figure. If I decide to go ahead I would probably choose to turn it off when out of home. 

    I've gone from a mid terrace house to a flat (block of 4) and it's been a surprise just how much I've needed the heating on here. The main rooms are quite big with bay windows, I've also got a terrible draft from bedroom windows so that's currently excessively cold and difficult to heat. Reported a week ago but no appointment made yet with subcontractors. 
    I saw an improvement in heating after a gas leak was fixed, here is hoping if the windows can be sorted I'll see another bump up in efficiency! 
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