How long..........

The_Economist

do you keep your heating on each day. I have gas central heating and try to limit it to 2-3 hours a day usually in the evening when we need it most.

fluffymuffy

Gaas Central Heating? - About 1 to 2 hours.

We've swithched off the timer so to have heating we need to go up to the boiler and press the "Extra Hour" button - this is ideal as an hour's heating is all that's needed in the morning to heat the house all day. Sometimes if it's chilly on the evening we press that button again. But not always.

Best thing we ever did was to get cavity wall and extra loft insulation. It must have paid for itself the first winter.

The_Economist

[/QUOTE]Best thing we ever did was to get cavity wall and extra loft insulation. It must have paid for itself the first winter.[/quote]

We carn't have cavity wall insulation as we are all brick. Just wondering how much heat loss this causes. Might be able to thicken up loft insulation though.

fluffymuffy

We carn't have cavity wall insulation as we are all brick. Just wondering how much heat loss this causes. Might be able to thicken up loft insulation though.

You have solid walls :eek: - "If you own a property with solid walls, up to 45% of the heat produced can be lost" -
see http://www.simplifydiy.com/walls-and-ceilings/wall-insulation/solid-walls

Definitely worth thickening up the loft, imo