Any negative (mechanics) to not using a boiler/heating?

DTDfanBoy

Mr_Ted wrote: »

:rotfl: All I can say to that is that you've been EXTREMELY LUCKY THEN

I sure many a tradesman, including myself, have had to go in to make repairs in properties that have actually had the heat ON and STILL had frozen and damaged pipes and a complete mess made due to that, so take a chance, IF YOU FEEL LUCKY

However that's the damage issue, but I stand by my statements in respect of condensation issue, if you don't agree then learn about relative humidity and how to use a psychometric chart

Unlike yourself I actually understand what a dew point is

The fact is that you don't get the temperature differences inside an unheated house that allow condensation to form. My house couldn't be more waterfront, I fish off the deck from time to time, so the air is always fairly moist.

It was built 70 years ago and has always been a holiday house, it has never been heated continuously during a winter, it has also never suffered from damp. Considering it is constructed from untreated timber I think any underlying problems with damp would have let themselves be known by now :cool:

You seem to be forgetting that houses have windows and doors, I'm sure if I pulled them off and a sudden warm front rolled through condensation would form on the cool internal surfaces.

Thankfully my house does have windows and doors, perhaps that is why every time I arrive there in thick fog, I've never once opened the door to find fog inside the house :rotfl::rotfl:

Mr_Ted

As I DO understand dew point then I also understand that your situation is also different to that of most and your not understanding why that is and you DONT have a problem

In your situation as you've stated you have to understand that the difference IS, waterfront, warmer general temperature than elsewhere as a norm due to that, SALT AIR, and timber construction likely to have insulations, less likely to have temperature differences that would exist in a BRICK constructed property whereby a colder and less heat retentive surface will when met by warmer unsalted atmosphere will be likely to produce condensated surfaces

It aint very often you see frost or ice forming on a beach or salt water, think about it, your situation differs greatly from the majority

JustAnotherSaver

I don't know who is right here but this is a good debate lol. Very informative.

Horizon81

Ectophile wrote: »

Most modern boilers will run the pump once a day, for a minute or so, even if the boiler isn't being used for anything. If yours doesn't, then there's a risk that the pump will be seized the next time you try to start up the system.

Interesting you mention that as mine does this even though I use the boiler daily (Worcester Greenstar Ri). I always thought it was wired up wrong and it was pump anti-seizure feature kicking in, but it's only supposed to do this if the pump hasn't already run that day. Its bl00dy annoying to say the least as it fires up every 24 hours + 20 minutes so as it works through that cycle there's a 3 week period where it fires up in the night and wakes me up.