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Central heating control

Is it more economical to maintain heating during the night rather than switching off and starting up again next morning
Thank you for any comments

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  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,064 Forumite
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    There are hundreds of posts on this issue.

    It is without doubt cheaper to switch heating off over night.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Boiler on=gas consumed=larger bills.
    Simples!
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • st999
    st999 Posts: 1,574 Forumite
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    Also it depends on what you mean by leaving the heating on all night.

    I leave my heating switched on 24 hours a day in the winter but when I go to my bed I turn the thermostat down and when I get in the morning up I turn it back up.

    Therefore my heating is on all night but unless the temperature in my lounge drops below 14 deg C the heating does not produce heat and use gas.
  • 147718
    147718 Posts: 43 Forumite
    Thank you very much for all your comments
    I now realise that this subject has been well and truly debated on this forum and I have been reading with great interest but I am grateful to you for your contribution:T
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