Warm air heating, excessive useage

chrisshort

Good Afternoon MSExperts,

Apologies if this is in the wrong section but I've seen a few other warm air heating posts in this section.

Just moved into a 2 bedroomed flat flat, it has a huge fridge/freezer sized warm air heating unit with ducts in each room. Been doing a bit of research in the things as have never used one before and was handily not left an instruction manual of any kind.

We finally got it working three nights ago, and it is heating during the night. But in doing so it is using 80Kwh per night, which seems way over the top. I've been taking daily readings and they indicate the warm air unit is using 80ish Kwh a night alone! It just seems really excessive to me, so I am looking for anyones experience with them, some tips on how to actually use them properly and to save some cash.

Obviously we will be looking to switch suppliers with EDF at the moment, but its help with this warm air heater and its huge drain on electricity that I really need the help with!

Thanks

Chris

macman

It shouldn't be necessary to leave it running all night.

welda

Do a google for a user manual, or better still, google maker of air handing unit and give them a bell?

Regards...........

Warmairrules

If you know which model you have, if you go on johnsonandstarley.co.uk go to download literature, Warm air central heating, User instructions. this should have your model in the list. Most people would run the unit by having the clock set to calling for heat all the time and control it by turning the roomstat all the way to off at night and on when you're cold. If it still comes on at night, it either means the property is really cold and has created a demand for the warm air to come on or there is a fault with the unit/stat.

j2011

If it comes on at night you must have it set to come on at night.

If it is anything like mine there is a timer clock with segments that you select to have the heating come on.

Also is your clock set to the correct time?

It is a 24 hour clock so you might have it set 12 hours out.

I have mine set to come on at 08:00 and off at 22:00, there is someone in all day, and before I go to my bed I turn the thermostat down a little so when it comes on in the morning there is only a gentle breeze so that I don't get blown out of my bed in the morning. The warm air is enough to heat the bedroom even although the thermostat is set at 16 deg. The lounge is usually below that in the morning.

If it was to leave it set to 21 deg, when the heating comes on, it comes on with the fan blasting out warm air.

As the temperature rises the fan slows down and the gas modulates on and off so there is just a gentle trickle of warm air all day but enough to maintain the temperature.

That is the only downside if there is a large temperature difference between what temperature the thermostat is set to and the actual temperature. Hence fooling it with turning the thermostat down.

If it is running with the fan full on the thermostat is too high or there is a fault.

Go here if it is a Johnston and Starley

http://www.johnsonandstarley.co.uk/downloads/overview.asp