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[Sir Tigger KC]

STEMO mentioned that he has his boiler on all the time with the temperature set at 20 and then the heating comes on now and again to maintain the temperature.

At the moment, I have mine set using the timer so it turns on for half an hour in the morning just before I get up and a couple of hours in the evening, but as winter drags on and we get some properly cold weather no doubt I'll have the heating on for longer, so I'm wondering if STEMO's approach is more efficient/cheaper? 

I guess the thing with turning the heating off, when it comes on for its set period the boiler has to go like the clappers to bring the house up to temp?

I've always wondered which is best, so what do you guy's do/think?   

I appreciate however that some like Lord Opti have to sit round a candle to keep warm, poor devils!   

[tunnie]

Put it on for hour slots when needed, each time press the button it comes on for one hour. Now it's colder, usually have it on a couple of hours in afternoon. More so in the evening.

House is quite new, finished in 2012. So it's very quick to warm up, only needs to be on for 10/15 mins and house is nice and toasty

[STEMO]

I don't really take the economy viewpoint. I'm in most of the day and I'm fickin staying warm. 

But, having said that, my bills are no different now than they were when I used to put the boiler on in two/three hour chunks. On my energy plan, their is a daily standing charge, so that seems to iron it out. Plus, the wife and son seem to live in the bath, even though I find a shower perfectly fine.

I pay £100 a month gas and electric by standing order, seems to cover it quite easily.

[tunnie]

I was paying £75/m for both, now down to £55/m. 4 bed detached.

The house costs same as my old 1 bed flat to run, as that held heat like sieve!

[STEMO]

I was paying £75/m for both, now down to £55/m. 4 bed detached.

The house costs same as my old 1 bed flat to run, as that held heat like sieve!

Your house is new, so is your boiler. Your double/triple glazed units are in tip top condition.
Our house is ten years old, as is our boiler. Our double glazed units are starting to break down, showing condensation between the glass.

So...your house is more energy efficient than ours. You'll see if get less so over the years.




Plus....wait till the integrated kitchen appliances start to pack up. You can't just buy a new one, you have to fart around getting the bleedin things out and a new one in. Our dishwasher packed up, so I closed the door and pretended it wasn't there. 

[tunnie]

 

Yeah it's all very new, it's one reason we picked this place. With MrsT less than 4 months away from Little MissT arriving, we wanted something new.

This house has a boiler which looks like the warp core from the Enterprise, huge LCD panel on it, temp detail from roof pannels etch - other houses we looked at they were rusting piles of junk.

[BazaJT]

I don't bother with mine in the mornings,so if I feel it's needed [like last night] I put it on for an hour or so when necessary set thermostat to 18 degrees-or thereabouts-soon plenty warm enough for me and dog and then shut it off again.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I don't really take the economy viewpoint. I'm in most of the day and I'm fickin staying warm. 

But, having said that, my bills are no different now than they were when I used to put the boiler on in two/three hour chunks. On my energy plan, their is a daily standing charge, so that seems to iron it out. Plus, the wife and son seem to live in the bath, even though I find a shower perfectly fine.

I pay £100 a month gas and electric by standing order, seems to cover it quite easily.

Nancy boys the lot of you.

Pull on an extra coat or two and man up.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Nancy boys the lot of you.

Pull on an extra coat or two and man up.

Can you pay for your candle on a monthly DD plan M'lud?   

[STEMO]

Water is the one that I get upset about. £50 a month for the wet stuff

It costs more to get rid of than deliver. It's something like £2 a cubic metre to supply, then £2.30 for drainage per cubic metre, then further standing charge for surface water!


Not helped by the fickin water babies I live with.

[Nick W]

Water is the one that I get upset about. £50 a month for the wet stuff

It costs more to get rid of than deliver. It's something like £2 a cubic metre to supply, then £2.30 for drainage per cubic metre, then further standing charge for surface water!

I believe that the waste water has a little more erm  mass than the delivery?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Nancy boys the lot of you.

Pull on an extra coat or two and man up.

Can you pay for your candle on a monthly DD plan M'lud?   

Candle?

I'm not a Scot or from the north of England but even I know a candle is an indulgence.

Nothing wrong with sitting in the dark, Sir Tig.

[steve6367]

Our central heating (actually storage / panel  heaters with central control) is always on and adjusts itself as required based on temperatures. I deliberately sized it on the small side as I can't stand everywhere in the house being hot especially bedrooms.

Woodburner & fires get light if it's cold.

The house is 1920's with some original sash windows and plenty of vents. 

[STEMO]

Water is the one that I get upset about. £50 a month for the wet stuff

It costs more to get rid of than deliver. It's something like £2 a cubic metre to supply, then £2.30 for drainage per cubic metre, then further standing charge for surface water!

I believe that the waste water has a little more erm  mass than the delivery?

Wha? 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Water is the one that I get upset about. £50 a month for the wet stuff

It costs more to get rid of than deliver. It's something like £2 a cubic metre to supply, then £2.30 for drainage per cubic metre, then further standing charge for surface water!

I believe that the waste water has a little more erm  volume than the delivery?

Wha?