Central Heating On 24/7

lstar337

And my point is that my house is so well insulated with a good thermal store, it doesn't require heating on to maintain temperature. Why would I leave my heating on 24/7 when an hour of heat in the morning will keep it warm all day/night through to the next heating period? That would be pretty daft!

captainhindsight_2

lstar337 wrote: »

And my point is that my house is so well insulated with a good thermal store, it doesn't require heating on to maintain temperature. Why would I leave my heating on 24/7 when an hour of heat in the morning will keep it warm all day/night through to the next heating period? That would be pretty daft!

You wouldn't that it would be stupid!

My point is about maintaining a constant temperature not leaving the heating on. please learn to read

Derp e d derp derp

lstar337

captainhindsight wrote: »

You wouldn't that it would be stupid!

My point is about maintaining a constant temperature not leaving the heating on. please learn to read

Derp e d derp derp

Love watching you dig. :rotfl:

The more people who see how out of your depth you are, the less who will take your silly and careless advice.

Smiley_Dan

Snorbitz wrote: »

Not that ol chestnut again! Planet Earth has been here long before humans and will no doubt still be here long after we've died out most probably through a nuclear war. Mother nature has a way of looking after itself.

I don't give a stuff about all this green nonsense. [...]

Venus has been around a lot longer than humans too.

I wouldn't want to live on it.

captainhindsight_2

Snorbitz wrote: »

Not that ol chestnut again! Planet Earth has been here long before humans and will no doubt still be here long after we've died out most probably through a nuclear war. Mother nature has a way of looking after itself.

I don't give a stuff about all this green nonsense. If I'm cold, then I put my heating on. I don't go to work all day and work for a boss I can't stand just to come home and freeze my backside off when it's cold. I don't feel guilty one bit. It's my money right? I don't smoke, I don't drive and I don't drink. I think I'm entitled to turn my stat up once in a while!

I think most see it as saving money rather than saving the planet

Biggles

James50 wrote: »

My heating is not suitable for a programmable timer as the thermostat is not a on off thermostat but varies its resistance due to the temperature, so I have been told from the manufactures.

That seems somewhat unlikely.

So you can't turn the heating off, even manually, at night or when you are on holiday?

amtrakuk

Kimberley wrote: »

Is it cheaper to leave the Heating on 24/7 rather then turning it on each day? I've Googled the question but get different answers some say yes and some say no.

Well I tried this theory at the beginning of this year. I have all electric but I assume the principle remains the same whatever energy you use.

I took a meter reading at the beginning of the week and set the thermostats on the electric radiators and left them running 24/7.

I was totally shocked. Yes the house was an even comfortable temperature but I was using about 50-60 units a day. Needless to say I ran out and got a timer for each radiator. The following week with timers in place I was using about 30-40 units a day and the house is as comfortable.

Every house is different so take a meter reading first, do a weeks trial, take another meter reading and do the maths and compare between your normal weekly usage.

amtrakuk

Kimberley wrote: »

Ok, thanks guys, it's just that my hallway is freezing even though the heating is on and was just wondering if it would help if the heating was on low all the time.

Does the radiator get hot? If not it might need bleeding to let an air lock out. If it does it might be undersized (not big enough to radiate the heat needed)?

As your saying its the hallway, if there a cold draft?

Biggles

James50 wrote: »

Why?
Do you not believe me?

It's not that, I just find it hard to believe that it's designed to only be turned on and off manually (and left on if you forget or are out at the time).

You mention tappets, is it likely that there is an electronic timer/programmer that would do the job, or replace it entirely, if the old mechanical type cannot?

teabelly

It comes down to maths.

If gas used to heat up periodically and keep house warm while you're in it is more than leaving boiler on low and the boiler idling along then leave it on. If not turn it off. If you have TRVs and a thermostat the boiler shouldn't use anywhere near as much gas as when it is heating up. It will be different for every home and every preference as to what those figures are.

Warmer houses lose heat to outside faster but I can't find much research on whether higher relative humidities encountered with lower temperatures also mean higher heat loss so the heat loss curve is actually more of a U shape. Is the tipping point well below where anyone would have their home anyway so it wouldn't effectively matter?

It only needs a small amount of moisture in mineral wool for it to lose all its insulation ability. Why is relative humidity in the home and its effect on heat loss not easy to find information on?