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Heating question
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Absolute dogs bollocks. Fitted loads of them. If you are replacing old storage heaters you need to be aware that these also need to be hooked up to the day circuit which can mean a bit of extra work.
Bit pointless for me when we have gas central heating. We've spent enough on changing all the downstairs rads as it is, so there's no way I'm adding additional electric heaters particularly when electric costs significantly more.
Thanks for the thought though.
That said, if our gas boiler packs in after the ban on the fitting of new gas boilers kicks in (2035?), It's something we might have to consider as one of them ridiculous heat pumps isn't man enough for a house this size and of this age.
Thanks for the thought though.
That said, if our gas boiler packs in after the ban on the fitting of new gas boilers kicks in (2035?), It's something we might have to consider as one of them ridiculous heat pumps isn't man enough for a house this size and of this age.
So what would cost per day be
based on 8 hours low peak?
Difficult question to answer. Firstly they are unlikely to charge on the off peak for 8 hours. The amount of charge and the duration is decided by each individual heater based on the users heating habits and the weather conditions. If you take the largest 3.3kw heater and assume it runs at full charge for 3 hours overnight then it's a case of multiplying the cost of each kilowatt hour by 3.3 by 3. Assuming a cost of 15p per kilowatt hour that's about £1.50 per night. Assuming the heating is on for 180 days in a year it's about £270 per year. You only use these in areas occupied all the time so you might only have 2 or 3 to keep the main living area warm and the others are likely to be smaller and a lower power consumption rating.
I use the Dimplex Q Rads for bedrooms as these only operate for short periods to warm those rooms. They run on the day rate so can be switched on and off as required on the timers.
It isn't as substitute for a proper gas central heating system but where that isn't possible it's a decent alternative. The technology has improved considerably over the last 20 to 30 years and they are far better at keeping a property comfortably warm now.
I use the Dimplex Q Rads for bedrooms as these only operate for short periods to warm those rooms. They run on the day rate so can be switched on and off as required on the timers.
It isn't as substitute for a proper gas central heating system but where that isn't possible it's a decent alternative. The technology has improved considerably over the last 20 to 30 years and they are far better at keeping a property comfortably warm now.
Pow-Lo something else to consider if you don’t already do it….bedrooms don’t need to be maintained at a temperature anything like living rooms ‘(personally I find a really warm bedroom uncomfortable during the night), , controlled by TRVs, or fiddling with the lockshields ……sor even better a split central heating system (may not be viable to adapt an existing system…but you never know!), one half covering living rooms, other bedrooms.
They lockshields are throttled back in the bedrooms as I can't sleep in a warm bedroom either. Mrs P gets annoyed with me because she likes it like an oven but, like most women, she was born on gas mark 6 and, again like most women, can't sit anywhere on this earth for more than 30 seconds without saying "I'm cold".
Another top tip is to leave the oven door open after you have finished cooking. Just keep the dog away! Can’t believe I said ‘keep the dog away from hot oven’ as it smacks of caring about an animal which obviously I don’t.
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Heating is now on all day, knocked down 1 degree when possible, I’ve throttled back a few more upstairs rads that I found unnecessarily hot. Yesterday, I found the gas meter down ten units on the previous week. I’m not getting too excited just yet because I think the meter is dicky; if it’s a similar reading next Saturday, then I might allow myself a mere suggestion of excitement.
Question to Mrs B about ten minutes ago ‘have you turned the heating up, it’s a bit warm in here’ (inside temperature showing 21c, 18c is normally regarded as comfortable in the evening without comment). So I had a quick look at the app…and she has turned it up to 26c.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Seems like you’re not refereeing her correctly, that’s a yellow card for the first offence.Question to Mrs B about ten minutes ago ‘have you turned the heating up, it’s a bit warm in here’ (inside temperature showing 21c, 18c is normally regarded as comfortable in the evening without comment). So I had a quick look at the app…and she has turned it up to 26c.
Just saying.
I’m way too chicken for that. I just agreed that 26c was ‘just about right’ and surreptitiously turned it down when she wasn’t looking.
Our heating control unit has a temperature offset option. Have a look at yours, very useful in scenarios like that.
No sure what you mean, can you expand?
It's normally used to calibrate the actual temperature in the room where the temperature sensor is (in the control unit) to the temperature the sensor is displaying.
I use it to offset the temperature by a degree or two, e.g. when it reads 20c in the livingroom it's actually 19c.
When SWMBO complains that it's a bit cold then I point to the temperature display and she stops complaining.
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18° that's sweltering my thermostat is only ever turned up to 15°, I watched a programme the other day which pointed out us women feel the cold more than menQuestion to Mrs B about ten minutes ago ‘have you turned the heating up, it’s a bit warm in here’ (inside temperature showing 21c, 18c is normally regarded as comfortable in the evening without comment). So I had a quick look at the app…and she has turned it up to 26c.
Just saying.