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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 22 November 2015, 11:03:36
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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! :P ;D
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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 :)
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I don't really take the economy viewpoint. I'm in most of the day and I'm fickin staying warm. ;D
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.
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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!
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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. ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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.
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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.
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I don't really take the economy viewpoint. I'm in most of the day and I'm fickin staying warm. ;D
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. ;D
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Nancy boys the lot of you.
Pull on an extra coat or two and man up. ;D
Can you pay for your candle on a monthly DD plan M'lud? :-\ ;D
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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. ;D
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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?
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Nancy boys the lot of you.
Pull on an extra coat or two and man up. ;D
Can you pay for your candle on a monthly DD plan M'lud? :-\ ;D
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. :)
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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. :y
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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? :-\
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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? :-\
;)
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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!
Ah..... :y
We're talking shite here, aren't we? ;D
I believe that the waste water has a little more erm volume than the delivery?
Wha? :-\
;)
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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? :-\
;)
Ah..... :y
We're talking shite here, aren't we? ;D
Here we go..... ::) ;D
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Interesting discussion.
We have oil fired heating and our boiler is around 25 years old. We have tried both routes. We used to have the boiler timed but hot water constant (can't stand wanting hot water and getting a tepid flow!) and then, on advice of a trusted friend and boiler engineer, switched to having it on all the time and letting the thermostat do the work. There was no cost difference! In fact, our costs went down slightly.
The stat is now in little one's bedroom and that controls the demand for heat with TRV control in all other rooms bar one hall radiator.
We do also have the wood burner that supplements our heating now. In fact, it may get lit soon!!
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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? :-\
;)
So you're saying that a cubic metre of mud has more volume than a cubic metre of water? How is that possible? It's the old which is heavier, a ton of lead or a ton of feathers? joke.
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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? :-\
;)
So you're saying that a cubic metre of mud has more volume than a cubic metre of water? How is that possible? It's the old which is heavier, a ton of lead or a ton of feathers? joke.
The point is that you only have a meter on the (clean) water supply - the waste flow is charged against the volume of clean water that is supplied (with the assumption that the customer increases it's volume by dropping turds in it)
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Set it to 20.5 and leave it to click on and off when the temp falls :y Uses less than keep switching it on and off yourself every few hours . Its like a freezer in here without it but it does tend to hold the heat better since the extra loft insulation .
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I believe that the waste water has a little more erm volume than the delivery?
So you're saying that a cubic metre of mud has more volume than a cubic metre of water? How is that possible? It's the old which is heavier, a ton of lead or a ton of feathers? joke.
No I'm not saying that at all. A cubic metre is a cubic metre irrespective of the matter. So the volume will be the same, but the mass might be different. In our example the waste water has more volume because of everything added to it, but to be fair a cubic metre of waste water will have more mass than a cubic metre of clean water. ;)
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I believe that the waste water has a little more erm volume than the delivery?
So you're saying that a cubic metre of mud has more volume than a cubic metre of water? How is that possible? It's the old which is heavier, a ton of lead or a ton of feathers? joke.
No I'm not saying that at all. A cubic metre is a cubic metre irrespective of the matter. So the volume will be the same, but the mass might be different. In our example the waste water has more volume because of everything added to it, but to be fair a cubic metre of waste water will have more mass than a cubic metre of clean water. ;)
It doesn't smell as nice, of that I'm sure we can agree. ::)
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I believe that the waste water has a little more erm volume than the delivery?
So you're saying that a cubic metre of mud has more volume than a cubic metre of water? How is that possible? It's the old which is heavier, a ton of lead or a ton of feathers? joke.
No I'm not saying that at all. A cubic metre is a cubic metre irrespective of the matter. So the volume will be the same, but the mass might be different. In our example the waste water has more volume because of everything added to it, but to be fair a cubic metre of waste water will have more mass than a cubic metre of clean water. ;)
It doesn't smell taste as nice, of that I'm sure we can agree. ::)
We'll have to take your word for it Kevin! :P ;D
Anyway back to the central point of this thread, before things get heated! ::) ;D
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Being down south i havent put my heating on in over 2 years :y
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Being down south i havent put my heating on in over 2 years :y
Wellard! :o ;D
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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. ;D
Can we charge the water companies when they are short of water? "I'll sell you my rainwater to help you refill your rivers and reservoirs?"
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My heating (and water) is on 24x7, with a programmable stat that varies the temp based on day and time.
I think my (standard rate) energy is about £120 a month, the vast majority being for leccy.
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Being down south i havent put my heating on in over 2 years :y
Wellard! :o ;D
No well warm ;D :D
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We have warm air central heating and it,s easier to just turn the stat up as and when required. :y
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My heating (and water) is on 24x7, with a programmable stat that varies the temp based on day and time.
I think my (standard rate) energy is about £120 a month, the vast majority being for leccy.
To be fair, you do have quite a good heating system in that there server room office of yours ;)
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My heating (and water) is on 24x7, with a programmable stat that varies the temp based on day and time.
I think my (standard rate) energy is about £120 a month, the vast majority being for leccy.
Snap, we have a Honeywell programmable stat (has a compensation algorithm which works very well), pay about £95 a month for a decent size 4 bed (includes gas and elec).
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My heating (and water) is on 24x7, with a programmable stat that varies the temp based on day and time.
I think my (standard rate) energy is about £120 a month, the vast majority being for leccy.
To be fair, you do have quite a good heating system in that there server room office of yours ;)
Rad is turned right down in there. When Mrs TB was pussy-less, kept the door open to heat the rest of the house ;D
Door now has to be closed, else I'm forever dragging pussy fluff out.
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My heating (and water) is on 24x7, with a programmable stat that varies the temp based on day and time.
I think my (standard rate) energy is about £120 a month, the vast majority being for leccy.
Snap, we have a Honeywell programmable stat (has a compensation algorithm which works very well), pay about £95 a month for a decent size 4 bed (includes gas and elec).
Can't remember make of ours. Quite old, got it shortly after moving in 15yrs ago. Nought fancy, you just program the temps and times, or lock it down to a low temp when not needed (summer, and going away).
I think our gas is about £30, the rest all being leccy. Cook by leccy though... ...and according to the energy thingy (though doubt its accuracy), house "idles" at about 600W, something I probably need to get down more :(
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With Doctor Opti not having any heating, is he getting some payment from go compare by having lady Opti on the advert not turning her electric fire on ;) ???
Keith ABS
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Blimey TB, all this talk of pussy is making me disorientated. :o
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'dangle berries'. Double 'dangle berries'. Triple 'dangle berries'.
My stat has just broke. Grrrr. Poxy Durex batteries have blown their load all over the internals >:(
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Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!
>:(
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Just replace it with a switch for the time being
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Just replace it with a switch for the time being
Yeah, trying to work pinouts, already ahead of you there :y
If the poxy pdf would download at more than a few bytes per year :(
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New stat ordered BTW, only shitfix in the entire world with one in stock is Milton Keynes (tried as far west as Gloucester, east to Cambridge, south to Brentford, north to Cov). And my success rate with MK branch having what they claim is about 10%.
Tomorrow will be a long day, as I need to get to Witney, completely the other direction!
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New stat ordered BTW, only shitfix in the entire world with one in stock is Milton Keynes (tried as far west as Gloucester, east to Cambridge, south to Brentford, north to Cov). And my success rate with MK branch having what they claim is about 10%.
Tomorrow will be a long day, as I need to get to Witney, completely the other direction!
But at least the same stat is still available, so don't even need to disturb backing plate :D
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'dangle berries'. Double 'dangle berries'. Triple 'dangle berries'.
My stat has just broke. Grrrr. Poxy Durex batteries have blown their load all over the internals >:(
For about 20 years I have used that well known brand of alkaline batteries secure in the knowledge that they never leak.
About three years ago they seemed to switch - anything and everything that I have with batteries in was fouled by the sodding things. >:(
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Happy days, cleaned up the crystalline shite from the PCB, and it works :D.
So started to clean up the battery contacts and ping, broke 2. 'dangle berries'.
Bodged it together taping batts in place and wedging the contacts in place, will see how that holds up overnight. Failing that, I'll grab a batt holder from Craplins as I pass tomorrow and solder something in place - that'll save a 50 mile round trip, and I can pick up stat next time I go into the office :)