How to heat empty house

bob_a_builder

15 degrees ?

The following is from the Main Policy Clauses requirement ofthe 'Unoccupied Insurance' I recently had on my mothers house

"Between 1st October and 1st April the water system must be turned off at the mains and drained or the central heating system left on at a constant (not timed) minimum temperature of 15 degrees centigrade.

UncleZen

OP, here.
The boiler is a Ferroli Optimax HE 180V
How did I choose 15 degrees? - Finger in the air/[un]educated guess
House insurance are aware.

dunroving

UncleZen wrote: »

OP, here.
The boiler is a Ferroli Optimax HE 180V
How did I choose 15 degrees? - Finger in the air/[un]educated guess
House insurance are aware.

If you don't have a separate thermostat in the house, there may be a temperature control on the boiler itself. I know my old boiler didn't have a separate thermostat, I just had a very basic dial that ranged from hot to cold, and I eventually learned whereabouts on the dial various temperatures were, by using a thermometer in the hallway.

This Youtube video may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-yKzaN2TiA

dunroving

dunroving wrote: »

If you don't have a separate thermostat in the house, there may be a temperature control on the boiler itself. I know my old boiler didn't have a separate thermostat, I just had a very basic dial that ranged from hot to cold, and I eventually learned whereabouts on the dial various temperatures were, by using a thermometer in the hallway.

This Youtube video may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-yKzaN2TiA

- or you could try reading the manual: https://www.ferroli.com/media/1506957258.pdf

bob_a_builder

House insurance are aware

You haven't said how long house will be empty ?

Be interested to know which insurance company will accept more than 30 days on normal household insurance

UncleZen

Itll be empty until its sold

UncleZen

I now have empty residential property buildings insurance

shortcrust

I was away for a couple of weeks when it was very cold last winter and just left the heating at 7c. It was fine.

Tojo_Ralph

UncleZen wrote: »

I now have empty residential property buildings insurance

Out of interest, who did you go with? I found few insurers would even quote, including the existing insurer. We went with Gallagher AJG dot com who are a broker. Only real policy requirements are drain system or keep heated and check property every two weeks keeping a record of visits. Does also mention retaining utility bills in event of a claim.

UncleZen

I went with "Property Quote Direct"