Heating while away from home

letsbetfair

Looks like I'll need to head away from home for a few weeks later on this month. I'll need to leave the heating on both to make sure nothing freezes if there's a cold snap and to stop the house getting musty. Of course it's getting more expensive, though!

What would you do with the heating? On a shorter trip I'd normally just leave it permanently on with the thermostat set to about 12C. Would using a timer be more efficient, though? And would something like 15C make more sense for a longer trip?

MovingForwards

I had to go away during a cold spell and just had the timer set to do 15 minute bursts, one about 5am and a couple late evening. Also meant my home didn't have that "not been lived in" feel wheni returned.

joedenise

We regularly go away for a month at a time.  When it's cold we leave it on 12C as that is what most insurance companies advise.  Unless it's extremely cold it's unlikely to actually fire up the CH.

comeandgo

We are going away for three months and our insurance company wants our heating set at 15 degrees for 24 hours a day.  That’s more than we have it when we are at home but at least the outside doors will not be open and all windows shut so heat should not escape…much.