How much gas use on a day like today?

Cardew

singhini wrote: »

I keep a spreadsheet of what I use. I live in a 4 bed house but only put the thermostat upto 12 degrees and leave the heating on all day.

Every year we get someone who claims to heat to a stupidly low temperature - iirc 6 degrees is the lowest claim!

12 degrees is not habitable. Either your thermostat is broken or is placed by a draughty front door.

That thread was 10 years ago and it comes up every year without fail.

Also without fail will be the posts saying they are perfectly happy with the room at 10C or some other stupidly low temperature.

This BBC link, also 10 years old, is often posted:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5372296.stm

It contains this table, which causes astonishment and derision - and agreement!;)

24C - top range of comfort
21C - recommended living room temperature
Less than 20C - death risk begins
18C - recommended bedroom temperature
16C - resistance to respiratory diseases weakened
12C - more than two hours at this temperature raises blood pressure and increases heart attack and stroke risk
5C - Significant risk of hypothermia

Source: West Midlands Public Health Observatory

seven-day-weekend

Cardew wrote: »

Every year we get someone who claims to heat to a stupidly low temperature - iirc 6 degrees is the lowest claim!

12 degrees is not habitable. Either your thermostat is broken or is placed by a draughty front door.

My friend actually only ever has hers at frost setting. She sits around in blankets, fleeces, thick socks and boots. She even wears a woolly hat!!

Blow that for a game of soldiers, ours is set at 20.:rotfl:

The_Green_Hornet

The NHS recommends the following:

How to keep your home warm
Follow these tips to keep you and your family warm and well at home:

• if you're not very mobile, are 65 or over, or have a health condition, such as heart or lung disease, heat your home to at least 18C (65F)
• keep your bedroom at 18C all night if you can – and keep the bedroom window closed
• during the day you may prefer your living room to be slightly warmer than 18C
• to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), babies should sleep in rooms heated to between 16C and 20C
• if you're under 65, healthy and active, you can safely have your home cooler than 18C, if you're comfortable
• draw curtains at dusk and keep doors closed to block out draughts
• get your heating system checked regularly by a qualified professional

https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/winterhealth/Pages/KeepWarmKeepWell.aspx#keep

[Deleted User]

I live in a new build 4 bed detached with a mix of underfloor and gas central heating. The house averages 19-20C and we have used around 5 units a day in Nov and Dec.

macman

9 metric units or 9 imperial units? A temp of less than 20C can only be considered a 'death risk' in the sense that if you sit in a house heated to 19C or less for long enough, then yes, you will eventually die. But from old age, not hypothermia.

zeupater

nxdmsandkaskdjaqd wrote: »

I can only get 69, based on 20000kw and 280 sqm.

Using degreedays I am always in winter 12kw per degree.

Hi

12kWh/degreeday only applies to a building as large as your 280sqm home - apply that to an average home and it's meaningless for efficiency calculation, that's why including living area is important ... by the way, have you thought about improving your current level of insulation ?

HTH
Z