Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I'd like to do Liz Hurley on the 1st of October, but it seems unlikely.
Central Heating - on yet?
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I'd like to do Liz Hurley on the 1st of October, but it seems unlikely.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
That's cherry-picking, though: in both cheap rate windows earlier today (4-7am and 1-4pm), our preset rate was cheaper that the fully variable rate. It's only the least useful late night slot where fully variable is cheaper today.
I expect you still come out cheaper if your battery is big enough and you either obsess or automate, but the headline extreme numbers are not representative.
Oddly enough I just did the same, I though I might as well before they put the price up on Tuesday.
I will ask her for you next time I see her.
Of course it's " cherry picking " That's why I mentioned the rates being exceptionally low overnight. I don't " obsess " over it, I'm on the Octopus Agile tariff, next days rates are published every day at 4pm, so I check and if favourable I will top the battery up and use the immersion heater instead of the gas boiler.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Yeah, I think checking the electric price daily is obsessive, but please yourself.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Mine's on more by the day as the temperatures gradually lower. 
The other day I actually thought it was November and had to be corrected by someone who told me it was 'only' September. 
The other day I actually thought it was November and had to be corrected by someone who told me it was 'only' September. Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I suspect most people would think that checking and adjusting daily is "obsessing" about it.
I'm also on Agile, but I certainly don't adjust it on a daily basis. I set it to charge the battery in the middle of the night from November to March, and that is about it.
We almost put the heating on last night, but decided a jumper was enough in the end. Though I'm already sitting here in a jumper today (WFH).
Perhaps it's just me then 😁
( I also check the weather daily, and adjust the clothing I wear depending on the report 😉 )
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I only bother with that if we are going away for the day and won't have access to my clothes at home.
Otherwise I just add or remove layers as necessary during the day.
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
Local air temp went down to plus 4 C last night. We are bugging out to the 'hytte' with it's plentiful supply of firewood. The schools are closed and we have the week off work, conveniently. When we come back I will address the issue of 'turning on the heating'.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Got down to 6°C here last night but the new super insulated chez Drago never got cooler than 17°C inside.
Result = heating remains off.
Result = heating remains off.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Still 20 degrees inside the house (at the thermostat) but I decided to test the heating last night.
Eek, 6 rads remained cold! One of them seems to have a jammed TRV. Maybe theres an airlock affecting the others; more investigation today.
Eek, 6 rads remained cold! One of them seems to have a jammed TRV. Maybe theres an airlock affecting the others; more investigation today.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Folks, just a reminder that there is a separate forum for political discussion. Differences of opinion regarding the winter fuel allowance belong over there.
Thanks.
Thanks.
