How do you manage your heating this time of year?

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  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 1,865 Forumite
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    Heating's been off for two days now, hopefully that's it until November!
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  • Zarch
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    This is 1pm..... heating not on..... sun hits the front bedroom, hence its warmer in there.

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  • KevinG
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    19.0 on the main thermostat in the hall, plenty warm enough for me. Couldn't tell you what it is anywhere else, except outside, where it's 17.0.
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  • Coastalwatch
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    KevinG wrote: »
    Heating's been off for two days now, hopefully that's it until November!
    You ol' tight wad!:D
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  • mmmmikey
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    Coastalwatch wrote: »
    Sorry Mike, not very diplomatic of me, so apologies.....

    Started stripping out the airing cupboard today, will make a start on the bathroom tomorrow to get the plumbing all sorted and in situ ready to receive the thermal store. Still debating whether to go for the 160 which is adequate for the two of us, or the 210 to cater for the long winter days of iffy generation!
    Nothing to aplogise for, not like you insulted me, always good to hear differing experience and views.


    Will post comments on thermal store on the original thread to keep the comments together, hope work is progressing well.


    Thanks, Mike
  • KevinG
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    Coastalwatch wrote: »
    You ol' tight wad!:D
    I held out until December a couple of years ago! Certainly no need for heating in the house now. I'm on LPG so it costs me a bit more than those with mains gas. Mind you I have just reduced my price per litre by 40% by changing supplier for the first time, I should have done it years ago.
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  • JGB1955
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    I let the hall thermostat deal with it....heating on all year, thermostat set at 19 degrees during the day and 15 degrees at night. Costs £68 per month. I do (sometimes) remember to turn it off when we go on holiday...
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  • KevinG
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    JGB1955 wrote: »
    I let the hall thermostat deal with it....heating on all year, thermostat set at 19 degrees during the day and 15 degrees at night. Costs £68 per month. I do (sometimes) remember to turn it off when we go on holiday...
    That sounds very wasteful to me and that's a lot of money!
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  • couriervanman
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    If its cold it gets turned on no point using the timer......as somebody else pointed out when the sun hits front of house its nice and warm
  • pinnks
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    edited 21 April 2019 at 10:45PM
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    We try to manage with the GCH off and use the Solar PV via the 2 immerSUNs to run the UFH in priority to the immersion heater to heat the kitchen floor - it's a large kitchen at 22 m2 - and once that is hot and the water too (or on very good days when we generate more that 3kW) the second immerSUN kicks in and powers oil-filled radiators in the lounge - also large at about 35 m2. This normally sees us through to bedtime, especially on days like today.

    Switched the GCH off mid March this year as we were away for a couple of weeks but house was a tad cold when we got back. One day's normal use and things were back to normal and the gas went off again. April gas consumption is looking to be about 135kWh, which is down by about 80% on last year.
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