Switching off central heating

Bilaal

Dear All,

i will be outside my residence for almost 1 month. m going to another country
my apartment works on central heating
it has a thermostat to regulate the temperature,
now my question is :
whether i should switch off thermostat

OR

I should set the thermostat to lower temperature i.e. 10 degrees may be.

because m just thinking about if there is any case of frozen pipes, as the month is Feb and it will be colder here in Belgium.

so, shall i switch off the thermostat or set it to 10 degrees to avoid pipes from freezing. i have absolutely no idea about that.
do u guys experienced something like that ?

I shall be thankful

Regards

jk0

I'd set it to 15 IIWY. That will stop moisture developing anywhere and causing damage.

J_B

Set it to 12½ degrees!

Bilaal

ok then . i think 12.5 would be gud to avoid freezing
thank u

Gloomendoom

The holiday setting on our Hive thermostat ensures that the internal temperature doesn't drop below 7 degrees. We have left it on that setting for a month in the winter on several occasions and had no problems.

Twelve degrees is recommended for longer periods as it helps prevent long term damage to the fabric of the building.

silverwhistle

I'm off skiing for a couple of weeks in a few days. I normally use a wood burner for most of my heating and have only had the CH on a few times this winter (at 16*) but when I go off on I'll put the heating on constant, open the loft hatch and turn it down to 10/12 degrees. Seems to work for me and my annual gas bill is a lot less than £100.