So how low does your household temp go then?…
Energy bill increases
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So how low does your household temp go then?…
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Lowest I’ve seen it drop is 16C past couple of weeks.
Regular.Cyclist
Über Member
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- South West Scotland 🏴
Modern, energy efficient, home helps.
And your happy sitting around in those temps ????
But your electric is low??? The above helps with heating i agree.
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
My stats on 18.5C 06:30 - 21:30. Comfortable with an extra jumper on.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Well half of that occurs overnight, boost when we get up, then it slowly dips during day till heating gives it a boost again for the evening. But yeah I’m happy at 16-17C during the day, nice fleecy jumper. I’m usually out for a couple of hours on bike some point during day. Always feel warm after I get back in. I’m rarely Sat still for longer than 30 mins at a time and moving around in house I don’t feel cold when I sit down again.
Same here……-+1/2 degree
midlife
Guru
Circa £3000 for oil and £2000 a year for electric was the expected cost this year judging by use over the last coupe of years....
Been on a strict energy diet like most on here so going to see what this year brings.......
What boost, you say your heating doesnt come on at all unless below 7c…..so whats boosting the temperature?..
Right so not an apples for apples comparison then…..but yeh still expensive
and over two years thats around 8k more based on his £80 dual fuel bill currently, which would be approx £960 for the year
Regular.Cyclist
Über Member
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- South West Scotland 🏴
156.3 kWh used in the last month so I guess it possibly is.
All lighting has been changed over to LED and lights are set to switch off when there is no one in a room. Mostly everything else used is at the more efficient end of their energy rating.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
No the control you can set minimum temperatures for about 5 periods during each day. We have it set to 7C overnight and 7C during day, hence it doesn’t come on. We have it set to min of 17.5C, from 5am till 7am and min of 17.5C from 4:45pm till 9:30pm.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
It also has a holiday mode so when away for a few days it’s just set to a minimum of 7C whilst we’re away. Stop any burst pipes etc if a sustained cold snap hits.
