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Is your heating ON or OFF?
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My BIG issue with having a real fire/woodburner is the spiders that come in on the logs :eek:
When I had a house with gorgeous open fire, we had an unnatural number of spiders inside... partly because it was a terribly leaky house but I am sure a lot came in on the logs... I used to spray the log basket with flea killer and crawling insect killer but most evenings a big hairy beast would run across the floor :eek:
Thanks Shegar - I think for that price it is probably well worth getting the gas version, despite my love of 'the real thing'
Weighing up what people are spending on solid fuel, sounds like gas would be my best bet - considering there is a gas fire and back boiler there atm so it wouldn't take much to fit it.
So so glad I haven't bought on impulse.... as I usually do
Shame tho - I do love the crackle of a real fire
I don't mind the spiders. each to their own. we don't have gas here, it would be extortionate to go on to it, and, personally we don't see it as a long term solution. Gas is less easy to find oneself than wood is when prices go up. BUT, because we feel that way we've made provision for it in our lifestyle, and have some land to grow trees on etc.
Not putting it on today, the house is really warm, almost too warm for me. LAter I'll p ut central heating back on for the afternoon/evening o stop house from getting cold again.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Now, thats the bit I don't really mind....I have to go out to do animals several times a day, so I've been trying to get in the habit of bringing some in each time, rather than trying to lug a whole load in once a day. Our stove is in a huge inglenook, so I've been stacking the wood far to one side, and could probably fit a cuple of weeks worth in the 'nook:eek:
Dont forget your clearance around the stove - don't let your logs get too close as they can (and do) ignite0 -
Dont forget your clearance around the stove - don't let your logs get too close as they can (and do) ignite
I have a serious inglenook.(and personally don't like inglenook fireplaces much
:rotfl:) I'm only stacking on the horrid seats the previous owner built in out of modern brick at the edge, which leaves almost three feet either side of the stove. ATM I've also only stacked on one side....
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lostinrates wrote: »
I have a serious inglenook.(and personally don't like inglenook fireplaces much
:rotfl:) I'm only stacking on the horrid seats the previous owner built in out of modern brick at the edge, which leaves almost three feet either side of the stove. ATM I've also only stacked on one side....
Have a look out for an ecofan as well. Expensive but Im reading good things about them in that they really let the hot air in the nook to circulate into the room a lot quicker. I have one on prder for me mums stove as hers in in the recess. A few on the LPG and Heating board have them0 -
Just a quick question please.
I'm going away on holiday soon and wondered at what temperature I should set the thermostat so the house won't get damaged if there is a big freeze.
Thanks
Erm, I think that would depend on where the thermostat is positioned in your house. Often it's in the coolest part, like the hall. I'd set it to something 5 degrees centigrade and leave the heating on 24/7 with the rads at their highest setting.
My greatest concern would be the loft if there's a water-tank up there, especially if you have loft-insulation. I'd be thinking about lagging the tank and all of the pipes up there if you've not done that already0 -
After nearly killing myself this morning getting a ton of hardwood chucked (I dont do stack) into my garage I feel that I have now got my heating situation under control. Yes, it is actually a luxury having heating and woodburner. I used to have coal fire but most of that heat went straight up the chimney. Now the heat comes back into the room and there is no 'waste' and the room is much much warmer. I dont have cold ankles anymore! I find that I need the gas to heat up the house whilst the fire is getting up to optimum heat and then heating goes off. I also have it on first thing in the morning for an hour and the fire doesnt get lit till evening when I get home from work.
I think there will come a time this year - 2011 - that I wont be able to afford both.
mrs s0 -
Wow its god dam cold tonight here, I thought it was cold this arvo but temps are really going downhill now, suppose to have -5 tonight, I feel for the poor scottish folks watching the ITV news they have a lot of snow already in Aberdeen, try and keep warm folk.......0
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For anyone trying to make do with no heating, please bear in mind that the weather ALL over the country is set to be wintry with minus zero and snow almost everywhere so it would be worth putting the heating on for a bit tomorrow in preparation so the whole house doesn't feel freezing and damp, and take hours to warm up on saturday.
Keep warm people - its gonna be one heck of a weekend by all accounts :eek:0 -
For anyone trying to make do with no heating, please bear in mind that the weather ALL over the country is set to be wintry with minus zero and snow almost everywhere so it would be worth putting the heating on for a bit tomorrow in preparation so the whole house doesn't feel freezing and damp, and take hours to warm up on saturday.
Keep warm people - its gonna be one heck of a weekend by all accounts :eek:
while I'm pro austerity I'm also echoing this :eek: but also for the real tough guys think about your water tanks and pipes....they might not be as resilient and need some heat in at the very least the coldest hours. I don't have a timer, so mine is staying on low all night. Not worth a burst pipe.0 -
It's been bitterly cold here the last few days with a biting wind.I came home after work and the flat was 14c,the lowest it's been so far (feel a bit guilty writing that as I know that some of you aspire to have that temperature!).
Put the radiators on for about 2 hours but they're off again now.The temp. is up to 16c,which is ideal for me.I only put them on because I'm worried about the flat getting too cold and then the risk of getting mouldy areas.This is unlikely,as I know where I went wrong with that,and have learnt how to avoid this happening again.
Stay warm x0
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