Is your heating ON or OFF?

Rosa_Damascena

Spies said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Spies said:

Your frost prevention program really shouldnt be kicking in, it should only run if the internal temperatures below 5c

I really need to get my head round how the system operates - should be straightforward and the instructions are, but they are also lacking in detail. Some mornings the smart meter reads £1.20 at 8am (acceptable given the standing charge is around 44p x2), others its £4.30 and the floor is warm. 

The temperature has dropped to zero for several evenings over the past few days.

Outdoor temperature yes, but not indoor? What is your thermostat set to during the night?

Its not high - 12degC I think.

I checked the smart meter again at 6pm - had only just crossed the £2 threshold. That's with me using my Echo dot all night, and working with multiple devices all day under a heated blanket and 3 parsimonious boils of the kettle. Something is burning money overnight but I can see that coming to an end as the days get warmer. The sun was streaming into my kitchen earlier and it was bliss!

Rosa_Damascena

Primrose said:

I,m 84, severely disabled  (can,t walk ad have no balance due to a degenerating neurone foneeiin) so exercising to keep arm is hard.  Our 50 y.o. House is well insulated (double gazing, cavity wall insulation and double loft insulation.  We wear lots of layered clothing and as a shroud has no pockets have decided we won,t economise on heating bills.

i,m still a feet and inches girl and pounds and ounces too!

That is so true! Take a look at this, tips 1 and 4 are especially relevant. Buy the best you can and enjoy it!

MikeJXE

Florenceem said:

MikeJXE - I have my heating on 18/19 during the day and down to 15 at night. Born in 1950.
Primrose - agree about shrouds. We are still in credit as we paid the same dd all year.

Lol you made a few typos there

Heating on 19/20 by day and 16 by night born in 1940

Wednesday2000

It was lovely weather today! Very mild and Springlike. I did feel chilly again after the sun went down so had it on for about 3 hours.

Rosa_Damascena

Just looked at my smart meter again - spend so far this year is £157, which is less than I thought it might be in January!

mumf

It may sound a bit daft to some,but when asking “is your heating on or off?” is the general question about central heating? ( as I see it). Our cottage is made up of small ( doored) rooms,each of which is heated as needed. 

Wednesday2000

I'm feeling okay during the day, but I need the heating switched on after the sun goes down most evenings.

Auntycaz

mumf said:

It may sound a bit daft to some,but when asking “is your heating on or off?” is the general question about central heating? ( as I see it). Our cottage is made up of small ( doored) rooms,each of which is heated as needed. 

I only have central heating I don't have a fire or a wood burner, but to me it should include any sort of heating. I only have the radiators on downstairs the ones upstairs are set at no1. 

mjm3346

mumf said:

It may sound a bit daft to some,but when asking “is your heating on or off?” is the general question about central heating? ( as I see it). Our cottage is made up of small ( doored) rooms,each of which is heated as needed. 

I have 3 night storage heaters which were partially in use for 2 days last winter and so far not at all this winter - I use a fan heater for warming me and not a room that is nearly always used on its 1KW setting and I limit that to a maximum 10 mins at a time

Cherryfudge

mjm3346 said:

I have 3 night storage heaters which were partially in use for 2 days last winter and so far not at all this winter - I use a fan heater for warming me and not a room that is nearly always used on its 1KW setting and I limit that to a maximum 10 mins at a time

Just a word of warning if you do choose to use them again - when they are first switched on, take extra care as they may have deteriorated. Ours were off over summer and when switched on, shorted the electricity. I only found out because the nightlight went out so I woke in darkness and thought the children might be scared, so I flipped the fuse back on and turned the storage heater off, just in case it was the cause of the outage.

I didn't know for sure it was at fault but it was the likely culprit despite having been fine when last used, so I avoided turning it on again. Later an electrician told us it had not only caused the power cut, but had been installed wrongly and had begun to smoulder when the power went out. The marks were there on the wooden skirting board behind the socket at the foot of the stairs. If I hadn't turned it off, the stairs would have been next to go.

So a heater that's been off is always suspect to me, things can change even when we don't use them. Of course it may never happen to anyone here, but be careful.