Central Heating - do you leave it on whilst at work?

[mackie1]

I have it on a timer. During the day it's set to 16C and it switches to 21C at 4:30 so it's nice and warm when I get in from work. If the wife is home during the day she manually overrides the timer. Works fine and probably saves us a few quid over it being on all day. Overnight I think it's set to 7C and switches to 21C at 6:30.

[theshrew]

I was talking about this when i got into work this morning.

Everyone gave different answers but some did say its cheaper to leave it on.

Someone did say he has got B&Q to do his Cavity Wall Insulation next week some time. He said they doing a special offer at the moment where most houses it only costs £ 198. fitted and everything. Have a look at the web site for details he said.

[Badgerboy]

Nah, programmed the Thermostat to warm the house up before I get out of bed, and then off all day until an hour before I get home.

I pay a fixed fee for my gas but I don't see the point in wasting it if I'm not at home.

[ZR1cliff]

My place is around 15 years old and holds the heat quite well, the boiler is serviced/inspected every year. The timer is set for two blasts, one at AM and one in the afternoon. If the temp drops in between these times I'll give the place a manual blast, like now ...brrrrrr.

[voyds9]

Mines on all the time at 20 C it makes about £12.00 a quarter difference to gas bill from 6 hours heating per day.

[Crusoe]

north of Scotland, for the winter months only I have my heating swithced on and set for 30min in the morning just before I get up, an hour in the evening when I get home and if it's going to be several degrees below zero I'll add a 15min 2am blast. Heaters on max for the time the boiler is running and house perfectly warm. Only other time it's on is for drying clothes if it's wet outside, yearly heating bill under £200

[Yugguy]

Can't stand CH above 20 as I detest the hot, stuffy, hermetically-sealed houses that most people seem to live in.

[theshrew]

Crusoe said:

north of Scotland, for the winter months only I have my heating swithced on and set for 30min in the morning just before I get up, an hour in the evening when I get home and if it's going to be several degrees below zero I'll add a 15min 2am blast. Heaters on max for the time the boiler is running and house perfectly warm. Only other time it's on is for drying clothes if it's wet outside, yearly heating bill under £200

Are you a Polar Bear ?

You must be freezing mate. Only under the covers fun in your pad

[Crusoe]

Benefit of a exterior fur coat at skin level maybe, was getting a few funny looks driving around in the car with the roof down when it was -6 outside this week though.

[coolcatmaz]

My heating is on 24/7 as i have an old cottage and it gets very cold very quickly. When I'm out it turn the thermostate down slightly to keep the place warm and then turn it up when I'm home.

I also have the added advantage of my heating costs being included in my rent

[RJE1966]

Yugguy said:

Can't stand CH above 20 as I detest the hot, stuffy, hermetically-sealed houses that most people seem to live in.

Come and live with me....20C and wind in your hair. Gas bills a bit steep though!

[Red Firecracker]

What central heating?

I did chuck a couple of briquettes on the stove before I left for work though just to keep it in.

[TWSTEEL]

Crusoe said:

Benefit of a exterior fur coat at skin level maybe, was getting a few funny looks driving around in the car with the roof down when it was -6 outside this week though.

They'll have to be quick to catch a glimpse of you during daylight

Mind you, midnight golf competitions at midsummer in Orkney make up for it

[MK4 Slowride]

coolcatmaz said:

I also have the added advantage of my heating costs being included in my rent

So does my tennant who also gets cold a lot.

[WhoreLex]

theshrew said:

I was talking about this when i got into work this morning.

Everyone gave different answers but some did say its cheaper to leave it on.

Someone did say he has got B&Q to do his Cavity Wall Insulation next week some time. He said they doing a special offer at the moment where most houses it only costs £ 198. fitted and everything. Have a look at the web site for details he said.

Is that available for old flats? (circa 1920?)

[Jetl3on]

daveake said:

miniman said:

My heating has been on constant for the last month at least, set at around 20degC. Frankly I would rather pay a few extra quid than have to wait for the house to warm up when I come in, or wake up in the night freezing my nads off.

We have a Honeywell thermostat that you can program with different temperatures for different times of day (and you can program each day in the week separately). So for example you can set it to 15degC while you're out, and 20degC for when you normally get back in. A smart feature is that it learns how quickly your house warms up, and it will put the heating on *before* a programmed rise in temperature, so by the time you get home the house is already up to your target temperature.

Dave

I own a typical manual radio knob style timer, which is annoying as im constantly changing it in accordance with mother nature, is it relatively simple to swicth to an electronic version like this Honeywell? Im talking about the timer on the wall, not rewiring the whole thing, is this possible?

Im surprised nobody else has one of these Oil filled Radiators that plug into the leccy though....

[central heating]

[Don]

I leave it on.

The wife complains otherwise.

[fatboy b]

We've got a programmable room stat, so I leave the timer on 24 hours now, and program the stat down to 17 during the day. If we're home, I just manually override it.

[Yugguy]

MK4 Slowride said:

coolcatmaz said:

I also have the added advantage of my heating costs being included in my rent

So does my tennant who also gets cold a lot.

Neil or David?

badumtish.