Heating on low and constant better?

Cardew

zarazara wrote: »

maybe its best just not to let the house get cold in the first place, as , using the kettle analogy, it costs most to get the water from cold to hot , than from hot to boiling.
So, if you have very good insulation leaving the heating on all the time, set low, might be a good idea as it wont actually be "burning" much, but if the house is cold it needs to burn quite a bit to get to a comfprtable temperature.

From the Energy Saving Trust:

Question:

Is it more economical to leave my heating on 24hrs in the winter?

Answer:Answer

No. It is a common misconception that it is cheaper to leave your hot water and heating on all the time. Boilers use more power initially to heat water from cold, however the cost of this is greatly exceeded by the cost of keeping the boiler running all of the time.

djohn2002uk

Cardew wrote: »

From the Energy Saving Trust:Question:

Is it more economical to leave my heating on 24hrs in the winter?

Answer:Answer

No. It is a common misconception that it is cheaper to leave your hot water and heating on all the time. Boilers use more power initially to heat water from cold, however the cost of this is greatly exceeded by the cost of keeping the boiler running all of the time.

Well done Cardew. It just shows that a brief quote makes far more sense than those convoluted posts above that appear to do no more than try and divert attention away from the simple facts.

mech_2

If you want to follow a rule of thumb, that's fine. But if you find exceptions to the rule you have to accept that a rule of thumb isn't an absolute truth. And when you find someone who finds an exception to the rule it's best not to start arguing with them if they are in possession of more facts than yourself or you'll never get anywhere.

DenBo_4

mech wrote: »

If you want to follow a rule of thumb, that's fine. But if you find exceptions to the rule you have to accept that a rule of thumb isn't an absolute truth. And when you find someone who finds an exception to the rule it's best not to start arguing with them if they are in possession of more facts than yourself or you'll never get anywhere.

Try saying the above quickly................

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djohn2002uk

mech wrote: »

And when you find someone who finds an exception to the rule it's best not to start arguing with them if they are in possession of more facts than yourself or you'll never get anywhere.

But I haven't found either to be true in this thread.

espresso

djohn2002uk wrote: »

But I haven't found either to be true in this thread.

"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things we know we don't know. But, there are also unknown unknowns. These are things we don't know we don't know."

autismmum

THANK YOU , two weeks ago a bloke from warmfront told me the opposite, i need to set the thermostat to 18 and let it get on with it, up til then i had it on timed, many thanks for telling me the truth.

mech_2

djohn2002uk wrote: »

But I haven't found either to be true in this thread.

I'm sure I spotted some exceptions, but if you have a selective memory you may have overlooked them. And unless you can tell me my gas meter reading you'll have to concede that there's at least one thing I know that you don't.

djohn2002uk

mech wrote: »

I'm sure I spotted some exceptions, but if you have a selective memory you may have overlooked them. And unless you can tell me my gas meter reading you'll have to concede that there's at least one thing I know that you don't.

The thanks were in error.

amtrakuk

This is a subject that interest me.

Reading these threads i thought I'd throw a suggestion into the ring.

All I can do is relate heating to a human being. To keep your body warm all the time generally people eat on a regular basis, your body storing the food in your stomach to give a steady constant supply of fuel. If your stomach runs out of food you're body starts to cool down, once full with fuel again it takes time to start to warm the core and then the rest of your body.

Based on this I guess this is why we eat on a regular basis and not wait until out stomach is empty .