Has anyone put their central heating on yet?

[KS55]

Many years ago, I bought a large house stretching my finances. Soon after winter descended and it was a very cold one. We sat in the kitchen all winter with dressing gowns, overcoats, scarves and woolly hats on. Heating which was a useless antiquated boiler hardly went on. Not recommended.
Yesterday was 5C here with real feel 1C. Heating on, on, on.
EDIT PS. If you are in the heat or eat trap, do what I did as a student. Go to your butcher and get a big bag of bones, usually free. Roast them a while to caramelise the sugars then boil up with dried beans and spuds. Add seasoning at the end or your beans will harden. Voila cheap soup. Ok, the cooking costs a bit but it warms your kitchen and is much cheaper than heating the house.

 

[i kne albert davy]

The heating in my bungalow drops quicker than a brick when the heating goes off.
Got a cavity wall insulation company to check my walls. The existing Insulation has voids all over the place. It will cost £3500 to have it removed and £2500 to have new insulation put in!!!!! May have to think about taking some money out of my pension pot to pay for it. Bloody ridiculous amount of money.

Sounds dear that mate must be a bloody big bungalow unless it’s UF foam and a bead installs £17 per square metre. Don’t be had over.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Don't do it.
In the cold wet, damp British weather, dampness is always a problem leading to possible mold problems.

By filling the gap between the two layers of brickwork you will inevitably create a bridge between the outer and inner layers and the gap is there for a reason! It creates a barrier between hot (inside your home) and cold (the outside temperature) and between the wet outside and dry inside of your home.

If water enters the gap, it’ll run down the outer layer of your brickwork and dry out (which is why airbricks are important). If you have retrofit cavity wall insulation the water should run down through the non-absorbent insulation balls and out at the bottom. That’s the idea anyway.

In reality, especially if you live somewhere as wet as , that may not always be possible. If it’s wet and windy, the exposure to rain may not give the cavity time to dry and therefore the moisture could transfer to the inner wall and into your home.

Either live with what you have got or look at external insulation.

Cavity walls are cheap to build and are just as likely to suffer from damp as solid wall properties, millions of properties have been insulated without issues. Shit companies fitting crappy houses to make a few quid have caused the majority of issues.If the house is in a good condition with a viable DPC Modern bonded bead won’t cause any issues as long as you remember the HIV rule, heating insulation ventilation. All houses built after 2004 have insulation in the cavities and loft.

 

[i kne albert davy]

I succumbed last night and left it on low overnight! But, as I’m going be out from about 10.00 this morning until 8.00 this evening it will be off all day today and most of tomorrow!

Not only do I get to see my beloved team for the first time in ages but I get to see my great-grandchildren (well 3 of them) today as well. Oh happy days. :-)

Grandsons birthday today, parties tomorrow understanding daughter:-)

 

[heslops barnet]

0c degrees outside……..no heating on……18 degrees in my 1st floor abode……the benefit of having neighbours who have their heating on…

Thats £500 heating allowance saved

 

[normskih]

I succumbed last night and left it on low overnight! But, as I’m going be out from about 10.00 this morning until 8.00 this evening it will be off all day today and most of tomorrow!

Not only do I get to see my beloved team for the first time in ages but I get to see my great-grandchildren (well 3 of them) today as well. Oh happy days. :-)

Wrap up well EB

 

[paulchapo]

Bloody brass monkey weather now.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Wrap up well EB

Michelin woman rides again!! 2 jumpers a tee shirt and my winter coat. Just bought a beanie hat in the shop outlet. :-)

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

No two ways about it in these temperatures, get the fucker on for an hour or two. Not healthy to be cold at home.

 

[kaz7]

Very cold over night so had an hour this morning and dressed in jim jams and gloves and a throw ! Just had a bill for july to today and i am still in credt and edf tried to double my dd , just rang them and asked them to put it back down and they did no bother , never just accept a big hike , question it always