03-03-2011, 08:27 AM
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Time to cool down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12606943I do not have a programmer for my central heating system, I find them a complete waste of money.
My central heating system is run from a single thermostat in the hall-way, coldest place in the house which means the rest of the house is warmer,and is switched on to 15°C on the 1st November and turned back down to 8 degrees on the 30th April.
I find that the house is as warm as a toaster sometimes but nice and comfortable most of the time.
Programmers heat the house up and then switch off leaving it to cool down so that it can switch on to warm it up again. Like boiling a kettle of water to let it go cold so that you can boil it again.
By leaving the heating on low all of the time the walls start to warm up and retain the heat so that the thermostat works the heating efficiently.
If it feels chilly in the morning after the cold temperatures of the night, we put another jumper on and remove it when the day gets warmer.
What do you keep your house temperature at and should we all try to live at lower temperatures?
03-03-2011, 11:06 AM
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Re: Time to cool down
We tend to keep the heating on all day in the coldest months. Fifteen degrees is about right for us and we turn it right down when we go to bed. Like AB we have a thermostat in the coldest part of the house which we adjust as and when necessary, so some rooms will be warmer than this. We have insulated about as much as we can which helps a lot. Only the hot water is on during the warmer months - no central heating until late Autumn when it gets cold.I think it is possible, and perhaps healthier, to live at a slightly lower temperature than many of us do. If I feel cold when I am sitting relaxing, I have throws on the settees to snuggle into.
03-03-2011, 04:12 PM
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Re: Time to cool down
Originally Posted by Antibrown
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12606943I do not have a programmer for my central heating system, I find them a complete waste of money.
My central heating system is run from a single thermostat in the hall-way, coldest place in the house which means the rest of the house is warmer,and is switched on to 15°C on the 1st November and turned back down to 8 degrees on the 30th April.
I find that the house is as warm as a toaster sometimes but nice and comfortable most of the time.
Programmers heat the house up and then switch off leaving it to cool down so that it can switch on to warm it up again. Like boiling a kettle of water to let it go cold so that you can boil it again.
By leaving the heating on low all of the time the walls start to warm up and retain the heat so that the thermostat works the heating efficiently.
If it feels chilly in the morning after the cold temperatures of the night, we put another jumper on and remove it when the day gets warmer.
What do you keep your house temperature at and should we all try to live at lower temperatures?
04-03-2011, 12:49 AM
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Re: Time to cool down
I have my thermostat set at 70 degrees F all the time. When it turns cold in Autumn, the boiler cuts on as needed; stays on practically thru the whole Winter, than gradually turns off as it warms up in the Spring. I feel the cold a lot, more so as I've gotten older.
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