What temp do you set you thermostat to ?

cottonhead

Just got a new boiler installed and although the thermostat claims its 20 degrees I still feel freezing! Been without heating for ages and had a blower heater right next to me so unsure if I am just just not use to it yet. Dont want to wack it up higher and pay more than I do already.
Is 20 degrees a bit low ?

Cardew

20C is normally a comfortable(ish) warmth many prefer it a little warmer 21/22C but others say they are happy at 18C. I assume the Thermostat is in the room where you are sitting(and freezing!)

Have you got TRVs(Thermostatic Radiator Valves) on your radiators? If so what setting are they?(normally marked 1 to 5) They should be at least on '3' or '4' in the room where you sit - any lower and the room will not reach 20C.

I also assume that the heating is turned on, and not timed?

elsien

At home, about 17/18 if I'm doing stuff, 20 if I'm sat watching tv and pretty immobile. 21 if it's blooming freezing and I'm feeling fragile. Plus the coal fire when it's well into minus figures outside.
However at work we've found that the thermostat is in a warmer part of the building, so to get some rooms up to temperature it needs to go on 21 or 22.

Edit - you might find that if you've had an ancient boiler replaced the new one is more ecomonical - my bills came down when I had my new boiler fitted.

joem1619

I am out of the UK for 6 weeks all February through to mid March.
Can anyone suggest a temperature setting for my thermostat in an empty house.
Should I put boiler on continuous or on a programme twice a day etc.
My house is a 3 bed well insulated semi.
I was thinking 15 deg?

Cardew

joem1619 wrote: »

I am out of the UK for 6 weeks all February through to mid March.
Can anyone suggest a temperature setting for my thermostat in an empty house.
Should I put boiler on continuous or on a programme twice a day etc.
My house is a 3 bed well insulated semi.
I was thinking 15 deg?

Thread on this just recently.


Personally I would put it as low as 5C and have the heating on 24/7

lollipopsarah

We are having ours on about 15 (unless I can sneak it up a bit to 16/17)
British gas recommend 21 or 17 to avoid hypothermia !!
My mum bless her used to have the heating on and the gas fire in the front room - aaaaaaagh!
Each to their own.
Darn it I work too hard to be cold at home
xx

Aginoth

We keep a small digital thermometer next to the thermostat to help calibrate it and keep track, so we know the temperature is where we want it.

you can pick up a nursery thermometer from boots for a fiver.

meg72

I live in a small bungalow and have mine on 16 during the day and 20 in the evening.

rogerblack

I tend to put the heating on if it gets below 3C.
I'm saving the money I'd spend on heating for insulation.

Layers are awesome, as are electric blankets.

And yes, for some, this temperature may cause health issues.
I can only say that while I do have asthma, I actually find that constant cold temperatures are beneficial.

Heating this place properly would cost ~1400 quid over this winter.
That will make a really decent start at properly insulating.

Pincher

I try to keep the boiler simmering by setting the thermostat just a little bit above hallway temerature. The hallway radiator is restricted so it heats up slowly.

The room I actually use hovers between 20 and 22 degrees.