presta
Legendary Member
Not by a long chalk, it takes about 4 mins to drop by 0.1C when the heating switches off:
Energy bill increases
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I just added it to her xmas list instead lol
Scaleyback
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
13.2C downstairs when my CH came on at 06:30 this morning. 2 hours later it's 16.8C. Thermostat is set to 18.5C. Can almost feel
my bank account balance decreasing.
my bank account balance decreasing.
13.2C downstairs when my CH came on at 06:30 this morning. 2 hours later it's 16.8C. Thermostat is set to 18.5C. Can almost feel
my bank account balance decreasing.
Thats a pretty low starting temp....mine was 16c, thermo set at 18c, heating came on at 6:30am and was upto temp by 8am, but still cost me £2.25 including standing charge, 19kwh's used
Mine started at 16c got to 17.5c before the heating switched off. It's gone back on again for another hour to try and get it to 18-18.5c.
My wife is home all day and has MS so trying to keep the house warm but not hot.
I tried to build up a balance with the energy supplier so that we didn't have to worry too much. Fingers crossed it sees us through to March.
My wife is home all day and has MS so trying to keep the house warm but not hot.
I tried to build up a balance with the energy supplier so that we didn't have to worry too much. Fingers crossed it sees us through to March.
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
-6C overnight here last night, and more of the same to come.
yeh it was -4 for us.....
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
So, you heat your house to 18C. And in overnight temps of -4 your indoor temp falls to 16C. Does your heating go off at 3 a.m ? 😄
Kingfisher101
Veteran
i feel sorry for all those people in Sheffield without heat, a mains water pipe has burst and flooded the gas network. Thousands including some in their 90s have been without any gas for nearly a week!.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Only -2c here last night and the house fell to 17c when heating came on at 0315, reached 18c at 0700 (behind the temperature target schedule, probably because of the 5 defrost cycles), cost about £1 excl standing charge, 7kWh used @ 15p (e7 night rate) to output 19kWh heat. Doesn't seem bad compared to how a lot of people are struggling, so we're lucky so far and this damp cold is probably the worst time for an ASHP.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
House temp at 08.00 14c, not sure what the outside temps were but heavy Frost.
Nearly 10.00, still at 14c inside, outside -1c.
We always had a good tolerance to the cold inside but have noticed this last year we 'like' it less and less but today, dressed and feel OK.
Grandkids are coming over till tomorrow so heating will be on shortly, maybe set it to 18c.
£1000 in credit, bills for us are OK, but again and again, I feel for those that are not so lucky.
I'm going to read the meter soon, see how many units we use today.
Nearly 10.00, still at 14c inside, outside -1c.
We always had a good tolerance to the cold inside but have noticed this last year we 'like' it less and less but today, dressed and feel OK.
Grandkids are coming over till tomorrow so heating will be on shortly, maybe set it to 18c.
£1000 in credit, bills for us are OK, but again and again, I feel for those that are not so lucky.
I'm going to read the meter soon, see how many units we use today.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Everything we do has a consequence is something I always think...
14c compared to some peoples house temps is very low, yet our house is quite well insulated and the heating system very efficient for a gas boiler
But because we have that tolerance to the cold, the house is never as warm as some peoples, add the fact the heating will go off at maybe 6pm, driven by the fact we can't stand an overly warm house to sleep in....consequence, the heat you put in the house during the day, almost every day...is lost.
Ironically jts always occurred to me a heat source system, pumping out a steadier and perhaps lower temperature might be better for us. But the initial installation cost, uncertainty of outcome, lack of solar panels, further cost to beef up insulation and solar simply don't make economical sense atm.
14c compared to some peoples house temps is very low, yet our house is quite well insulated and the heating system very efficient for a gas boiler
But because we have that tolerance to the cold, the house is never as warm as some peoples, add the fact the heating will go off at maybe 6pm, driven by the fact we can't stand an overly warm house to sleep in....consequence, the heat you put in the house during the day, almost every day...is lost.
Ironically jts always occurred to me a heat source system, pumping out a steadier and perhaps lower temperature might be better for us. But the initial installation cost, uncertainty of outcome, lack of solar panels, further cost to beef up insulation and solar simply don't make economical sense atm.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
We have the windows open overnight in bedroom. Can’t stand it being hot for sleeping, and like fresh air rather than stuffy.
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
You truly must have a tolerance to the cold if your keeeping your house at 14c when you have the wherewithal to pay your energy bills comfortably. Medical opinion recommends a minimum of 18c. You are obviously not youngsters (with grandchildren). Are you aware there are physiological changes to your body including changes to blood viscosity at such low temps which carry a higher risk of blood clots and strokes especially for older people ?
