This mornings cycle commute to work was in glorious sunshine. At 7.30am it was 11° so shorts and short sleeves on the bike. Current ambient temperature here now showing 18°.
Central Heating - on yet?
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This mornings cycle commute to work was in glorious sunshine. At 7.30am it was 11° so shorts and short sleeves on the bike. Current ambient temperature here now showing 18°.
Alex321
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- Location
- South Wales
Mine yesterday was 7° on the way in. Arm warmers definitely needed, and was only just about OK without the leg warmers, which I never expect to want in June.
Warmer on the way home, around 14-16° for most of it.
Started raining here now, and the forecast suggests it will be wet both ways for tomorrow's commute. But about 12°.
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
Central Heating on again this evening 😩
Mines been on briefly nudging the lounge up to 18 degrees, so far 84p of gas used today
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Put my hand on a radiator just now
looks like my wife has sneaked the heating on at some point!!!!
looks like my wife has sneaked the heating on at some point!!!!
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I'm holding off putting it on till 10 pm. It's 62 Fahrenheit in my flat as I post, but it feels much colder, probably due to me feeling so cold in the freezing affect wind and rain we've had here today.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
4pm was our 'on' time today.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
That says a lot about how cold it has been. "Very mild" should not be a June thing.
Indeed. Bonkers weather for this time of year.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I've just put it on for half an hour before retiring to bed. The temperature in my flat dropped to 74 Fahrenheit, which is far too for me.
for me.ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
CH not been on for a while - but it has been tempting
was wondering about putting the blanket back on the bed the othe rnight as the summer duvets are very thin!
was wondering about putting the blanket back on the bed the othe rnight as the summer duvets are very thin!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Heating related, sort of.
The new Drago Towers has some large garden doors with large floor to ceiling windows each side.
Looks classy, as befits a classy guy such as myself, but I've discovered a problem. The slightest whiff of afternoon sunshine beams through a d turns the living room into a furnace.
It has fitted aircon, but while it works very well it struggled as the room is being simultaneously heated while the AC is trying to cool it. The effect is like having the AC on with the fire lit. Troublesome.
Blinds or curtains woukd do the job, but they have their own drawbacks. Curtains are old fashioned, blinds fiddle and expensive, and I don't want to blot out the garden view every time the sun comes out.
So after some hese scratching I'm having solar film fitted. It'll cut out up to 80% of the solar heating effect, while retaining about 95% visibility looking out. An added bonus it acts as a privacy film and prevents folk looking in from outside (not that we're at all overlooked), even at night with the interior lights on. I'll let you know how it goes once fitted.
The Billy bonus of the AC is being able to run it in reverse, so during t the winter I can very inexpensively heat the lounge instead of the whole house while I'm home aline during the day.
The new Drago Towers has some large garden doors with large floor to ceiling windows each side.
Looks classy, as befits a classy guy such as myself, but I've discovered a problem. The slightest whiff of afternoon sunshine beams through a d turns the living room into a furnace.
It has fitted aircon, but while it works very well it struggled as the room is being simultaneously heated while the AC is trying to cool it. The effect is like having the AC on with the fire lit. Troublesome.
Blinds or curtains woukd do the job, but they have their own drawbacks. Curtains are old fashioned, blinds fiddle and expensive, and I don't want to blot out the garden view every time the sun comes out.
So after some hese scratching I'm having solar film fitted. It'll cut out up to 80% of the solar heating effect, while retaining about 95% visibility looking out. An added bonus it acts as a privacy film and prevents folk looking in from outside (not that we're at all overlooked), even at night with the interior lights on. I'll let you know how it goes once fitted.
The Billy bonus of the AC is being able to run it in reverse, so during t the winter I can very inexpensively heat the lounge instead of the whole house while I'm home aline during the day.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
External Venetian blinds would be the traditional solution in hotter countries, allowing you to still see the garden, but I'll be interested to hear how solar film works for you.
