Gas consumption

stewartrose

daveyjp wrote: »

That will be why. 21 degrees is high, a 1 degree drop will save some money.

Also consider turning it off earlier, especially if you go to bed close to 11pm. Start with 10pm and see how warm you are before going to bed. If you are OK reduce to 9pm and see how it goes.

All sounds good advice will give it a go, what is your feeling on radiator thermostats do they have a life period..

All the best and thank you from Alan

paulmapp8306

A thermostat works or it doesnt. The only thing to check really is if the plunger is stuck - when it wont shut off the radiator when it reaches its temp. IOf this is the case all the rads will be on when the main room stat demands heat. If your main rad thats on full, is on and the others set to lower temps are off when your room stat clicks off there working fine.

Did that make sense ? it reads gibberish when I read it back.

Fire_Fox

Be more physically active, be sure you are both getting the recommended 10,000 steps every single day or the equivalent, this will help your circulation and energy production.

Use an electric underblanket with an overnight setting on your bed and electric overblanket on your sofa- both cost pennies to run. Buy some lightweight thermal under wear and use that, sounds crazy but ventilate daily - open the windows year round or use a dehumidifier, a slightly damp property always feels cooler and the average person produces litres of water each day. Then turn the heating down a degree OR on for fewer hours per day.

stewartrose

paulmapp8306 wrote: »

A thermostat works or it doesnt. The only thing to check really is if the plunger is stuck - when it wont shut off the radiator when it reaches its temp. IOf this is the case all the rads will be on when the main room stat demands heat. If your main rad thats on full, is on and the others set to lower temps are off when your room stat clicks off there working fine.

Did that make sense ? it reads gibberish when I read it back.

I had my boiler checked by British Gas, and found that the new updates requires an external room thermostat the boiler was fine no problems, this in it self will save money, I am also going to change the rad thermostats from the cheap B&Q ones to drayton, put a themostat on the bathroom rad, and remove the themostat of the hall rad, shutdown the rads in rooms not being used, and closed the doors, upstairs rooms which are used, the rads have been closed down to 65f instead of 70f, the lounge is set to seventy, but while the rad is getting the room hot, I switch on a 1kw fan electric fire, and the goes of when room gets to 70f
it does a faster job that radiator, and costs nothing... (Solar Panels on roof)

See I do listen, all ideas come together and get used...

Thank from Alan / Viv

stewartrose

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Be more physically active, be sure you are both getting the recommended 10,000 steps every single day or the equivalent, this will help your circulation and energy production.

Use an electric underblanket with an overnight setting on your bed and electric overblanket on your sofa- both cost pennies to run. Buy some lightweight thermal under wear and use that, sounds crazy but ventilate daily - open the windows year round or use a dehumidifier, a slightly damp property always feels cooler and the average person produces litres of water each day. Then turn the heating down a degree OR on for fewer hours per day.

With all due respect, we are now to old to acheive your figures, if we did would not have a gas bill at all, it would take all day to acheive 10,000 steps RH in our room is at 40% we go out most days for a walk, and we have a over blanket for vivs legs...

Thank from Alan