What temperature should your thermostat be at?

lozzaman

My house is a complete mess with undersized rads (for -10c weather anyway) in some rooms and not in others (with TRV's)
I'd estimate that my rads can dump around 20KW of heat, whereas the boiler can output 29KW. It's a Potterton Profile so no modulating burner. So I get boiler cycling even when the thermostat is calling for heat.

Even though the wide, long hall in this house is fairly warm (about 4KW output feeding it!) - why is the thermostat in what would often be a cool unoccupied space?

lozzaman

confuseddad wrote: »

Thats the way lozzaman. Lets be confident. When the milder weather comes. Probably about May.:)

Feels like the ice age has started here up north.

Heres hoping.

Meant to be warmer this weekend - but then damn cold into January again.
We're getting a slight thaw here today. Had a couple of calls about burst pipes already!

lozzaman

inaminute23 wrote: »

yes it will. If you have a combi boiler turn it on full & make sure the pressure is around 1.5 bar

Need to watch the return temperatures don't climb too high if it is a condensing boiler as it'll no longer condense. If you can't hold the return pipe for say 10 seconds it's probably a little too warm for condensing.
Depending on the output of your radiators you might need the water temperature to be that hot when it's well below zero outside.

confuseddad_2

We are doing betwwen 12-15 kwh per day just to keep it reasonable.

think i will have to sell one of the kids to pay the gas bill.

Now you go mention frozen pipes. Something else to worry about.

babyfruitella

My son's room has a temperature monitor in, & that regularly drops to 17 & his temperature alarm goes off.

Our lounge/diner is approx 23ft Long x 15.5ft wide x 7.5ft high. There are 2 radiators in it, one almost 6ft, the other 6.5ft. The whole bottom wall is more or less patio door.

lozzaman

confuseddad wrote: »

We are doing betwwen 12-15 kwh per day just to keep it reasonable.

think i will have to sell one of the kids to pay the gas bill.

Now you go mention frozen pipes. Something else to worry about.

If I could get my usage down to 10x what you're using I'll be doing well. 200KWh a day at least at the moment. Working from home doesn't help.
The temperature of our incoming mains doesn't seem too bad, well above freezing.

confuseddad_2

During the last fortnight. Our sons (3) room is apox 14.00 in the morning and the kitcen is about 11.00.

Give the heating a blast at 6.00 and it comes back to reasonable levels.

I ant to live somewhere warmer.

lozzaman

I'm going to have to get a setback thermostat. I woke up the other night at about 3am and went downstairs. Hallway was sitting at 12c, which I guess wasn't too bad considering it was -11c outside. My bedroom was still around 17.5c. I too have heating coming on at 6am, hot water at 6:30am (have to delay the hot water, otherwise the heating gets boosted by making my hot water cold!)

Wonder if the energy companies will pull the "selling gas at a loss" and then announcing record profits helped by a cold winter?

I'd also love to move to somewhere warm all year round.

confuseddad_2

Sorry i am thick.

12-15 * 11.5

130 - 180

DOOO

Thick Goerdie.

flashnazia

confuseddad wrote: »

We are doing betwwen 12-15 kwh per day just to keep it reasonable.

think i will have to sell one of the kids to pay the gas bill.

Now you go mention frozen pipes. Something else to worry about.

That is VERY low. ABout 75 pence, doubt you would have to sell your kids for that usage!
Surely you mean 12-15 units?