Does Turning Heating Off in One Room REALLY Save Money?

anotheruser

I'm not sure the "turn the heating off in rooms you don't need it" is really economical at all.

My reason being is without heat, you may encourage mould, which is awful to completely get rid of when you've got it. Yes, on first glance it makes sense but if you have a hot house with one cold room, even with the door closed it'll be sucking the heat away from everywhere else.

In my house:

Hall / Living room / Dining room / Kitchen / Utility room / Landing / Bathroom / Bedroom 1 / Bedroom 2.

We don't use the dining room much but it has had mould issues in the past. I'm not sure I will save loads by turning the heating off in that room. But every other room we use. I've set the kitchen to be lower than the rest as it's usually warmer in there, but the utility room doesn't have a radiator anyway so that sucks heat from the kitchen.

People with bigger / better insulated houses may benefit but on the whole, is it really worth it?

What say you MSE?

Myser

We have turned the radiator off in our kitchen too as it seems to be the warmest room in the house!

You will save a small amount turning a radiator off as other radiators will heat up faster.

HappyMJ

anotheruser wrote: »

I'm not sure the "turn the heating off in rooms you don't need it" is really economical at all.

My reason being is without heat, you may encourage mould, which is awful to completely get rid of when you've got it. Yes, on first glance it makes sense but if you have a hot house with one cold room, even with the door closed it'll be sucking the heat away from everywhere else.

In my house:

Hall / Living room / Dining room / Kitchen / Utility room / Landing / Bathroom / Bedroom 1 / Bedroom 2.

We don't use the dining room much but it has had mould issues in the past. I'm not sure I will save loads by turning the heating off in that room. But every other room we use. I've set the kitchen to be lower than the rest as it's usually warmer in there, but the utility room doesn't have a radiator anyway so that sucks heat from the kitchen.

People with bigger / better insulated houses may benefit but on the whole, is it really worth it?

What say you MSE?

I say turn it to it's frost setting...if it has a TRV fitted. Yes the heat losses in the neighbouring rooms to this room will be higher but not by that much. I'd open the room up on the weekend and use it...airing it out and cleaning up any developing mould issues.

comeandgo

You have the same idea as my husband, I turn the radiators down from the rooms we are not using but he goes and turns them back up saying the rooms get damp and cold.

Gloomendoom

We keep the heating on in our village church 24 hours a day, year round, with the thermostat set to a low level. It costs us £2k a year for the gas but it prevents all sorts of damp related nasties so it is cost effective in the long term. We whack up the thermostat an hour or so before services to raise the temperature to a level more acceptable to old ladies (warm.)

Mr_Ted

The best temperature to keep a space free from damp and other nastys is 14 degrees C
That the norm that is used for commercial premises that are vacant, even for long periods, and works well for Domestic to as it doesnt bleed to much heat from elsewhere

Wont keep spiders at bay though been in a few that are like a Horror Film Set after a bit :rotfl:

anotheruser

Good.
I am glad it's not really like I was led to believe.