radiators off in vacant rooms

paguchan

Hello, could anybody please advise me?

Am I saving money siginificantly by turning off the radiators in the rooms not to be used?
Do you do so?

Thank you.

Cardew

Welcome to the forum.

Yes.

Yes.

Ken68

Yes Pag, on frost free setting, tho existing heat from other rads will draw to the cold room, just a delaying tactic really.

paguchan

Thank you Curdew.

Ken68, thank you, but could you please explain what you said. I don't understand.
Thanks.

Ken68

Heat rises and is also attracted to cold areas, given enough insulation in the attic and walls, the warmth will go to the cold room to equalise, then rise thru the roof.
Shutting the door helps but insulating the door helps even more. Probably not economic.
Curdew will explain. :-)

paguchan

Thank you albertross and Ken 68. I will shut the doors.

Ken68

The greatest heat loss, Pag, is air exchange.
Imagine the doors being opened in a typical family home.
The door is opened to let the cat in/out thru the day. Dad goes off early to work, door opened again. Mum takes the kids to school, door opened several times. Mum does some shopping comes home doors opened again and repeated all over again in late afternoon/evening.
Can't be avoided I don't suppose, but the Energy Savings Trust ought to be giving grants for automatic door closers.
Have been told that in Finland the windows are triple glazed, doors too probably and heating on all the time.
The advise given out by the guvment is just plain awful.

lesley1960

My MIL has turned of the radiators in her unused rooms , they now smell musty and every thing feels damp

lesley1960

albertross wrote: »

Perhaps she has a condensation/damp/excess water vapour problem?

She didnt get it before turning the rads off ,

mr_tickle_2

Is there ventilation in the room? Are there trickle vents on the windows? It was probably simply that turning off the heating in the room has lowered the temperature of condensation-forming surfaces. A little ventilation (but not too much!) should sort it.