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edinburgher

I have a temp gauge in 4 areas of the house and seems so far the house sitting at around 13-15deg most of the time

Really?!! That's Baltic! 18 degrees celsius is typically considered to be a comfortable temperature, you and your child must be hardcore

We only have one wonky switch behind a door. The bulk of the money (£900+) is to replace the consumer unit and to add LED downlights to two rooms.

Karmacat

Ed, if you go away - can I just advise setting the heating on really low, just enough to avoid the pipes freezing? That happened to my sister once in Yorkshire, many moons ago, and its still regarded as the most horrendous time ever ...

edinburgher

Don't worry KC, heating won't be left off for a sustained period in winter, we'll be lucky to get away for a week once a year in summer or early autumn for the next couple of years

Luckyinlife

Haha i mean thats without putting the heating on i dont use it much if im on my own really i been fishing in silly weather so its ok for me with ds here it does on of corse

Sounds like your having fun tho ed doing all this work :]

edinburgher

I like being able to tick things off my mental lists and I can visualise how good it will be when it is finished. Can't say I like mess or disruption any more than the next person

Hollyboll

gallygirl wrote: »

Ed you might want to reconsider the phone thingy for the heating. DD reckons it's going to save her quite a bit - instead of the heating on a timer to come on at x time every night she can just switch it on when she knows she is going home either straight from work, after shopping or meeting friends etc.

Crikey, well impressed with the speed you're getting things done!

Very interesting point GG - shame on me for dismissing phone-controls as a gimmick This would work really well for me both for the odd night away and when I'm out late like DD … will investigate (or add it to my list to investigate, and not procrastinate for now ). But I guess the Eds with little DD are probably a bit more homebound / routined at the moment so may be less of a bonus.

Agree - well impressed Ed!!

edinburgher wrote: »

Really?!! That's Baltic! 18 degrees celsius is typically considered to be a comfortable temperature, you and your child must be hardcore

I thought you Scots were supposed to be hardy?!! I'm around 14' during the day, but higher for an hour ish in morning and evening.

edinburgher wrote: »

Electrical works to house will cost roughly £2,000 - oh joy! :eek: Still, worse than my feared scenario of a rewire, which would have added at least another £1,000.

However :eek:, definitely a good plan to get this done at the start - aside from danger, very much more disruptive down the line :T

edinburgher

I thought you Scots were supposed to be hardy?!! I'm around 14' during the day, but higher for an hour ish in morning and evening.

I honestly don't believe that there are lots of people with their rooms regularly at 13-14 degrees!

With cavity wall and loft insulation, I don't even know if any of our rooms get that cold even with the heating *off*.

I remember a week of 12 degrees when our heating broke one winter and it was horrible, can't imagine 13-14 is much better.

I'm super hardy, Mrs E and DD not so much Heck - you're pretty much guaranteed a peeing baby if the room is colder than 19 degrees when changing... :rotfl:

Goldiegirl

Our temperature is around 18 degrees. Anything lower seems chilly. Whilst I don't mind putting a jumper on, I don't like to be chilly in my own home.


I don't like it too hot either, but I think that is a woman of a certain age thing! :rotfl:

AlexLK

Around 18 degrees here. Some pupils comment that it's cold, though.

A_Frayed_Knot

edinburgher wrote: »

With cavity wall and loft insulation, I don't even know if any of our rooms get that cold even with the heating *off*.

I'm super hardy, Mrs E and DD not so much Heck - you're pretty much guaranteed a peeing baby if the room is colder than 19 degrees when changing... :rotfl:

I have cavity wall and loft insulation along with special thermal paper on all outside walls, and I have only had my heating on twice since last winter. My bedroom and L/R are so cosy, I woke up roasted one morning last winter without heating on and only when i opened the blinds I found there was a covering of frost outside.

So hopefully you will not be using your new "all singing, all dancing" boiler much once you get all the insulation finished.

Many moons ago while visiting my friend, her baby boy was being changed, the room must have been under the 19 degrees you speak of, as the inevitable happened. She just picked him up and turned him so he aimed at the coal fire:rotfl:
You are steaming ahead with your work in the house, Well done to you:beer: