Has anyone put their central heating on yet?

[Bill Walker]

Fucking scandalous reading this thread how people in the UK are scared to put the heating on. I mean how do they go on in Scandinavian countries and parts of Canada where it's on average much colder than UK in winter ?

 

[m7mcfc]

Fucking right I've put it on. It's fucking freezing. I'm not going to sit in my own house dressed like I'm going out for a night at the Christmas markets.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Fucking right I've put it on. It's fucking freezing. I'm not going to sit in my own house dressed like I'm going out for a night at the Christmas markets.

Fucking Rockerfeller

 

[Blue Maverick]

Had it on for 24hrs yesterday. £8.63.
Was expecting it to be a lot more. Had it set at 17°.
It certainly took the edge off things for the day.

We reckon it’s cheaper to stick it on all day or maybe costs £1 extra than doing it for a few hours in the morning and night because as the temperature reaches max it just needs topping up over the day so doesn’t have to work as hard

 

[Bill Walker]

We reckon it’s cheaper to stick it on all day or maybe costs £1 extra than doing it for a few hours in the morning and night because as the temperature reaches max it just needs topping up over the day so doesn’t have to work as hard

I think a big factor in that is insulation.
In a poorly insulated building the heat will just fly out so the boiler will have to work a lot more of the time.
Good insulation, the heat stays in longer so the boiler can sort of relax more.

 

[blue for life]

Just had an email from Eon that my monthly direct debit is going up by £50! Made my Christmas!

 

[Stephen Ireland's pants]

Fucking Rockerfeller

Put the heating on full blast for a week and it would still be cheaper than a night at the Xmas Markets.

 

[m7mcfc]

Put the heating on full blast for a week and it would still be cheaper than a night at the Xmas Markets.

Too right.

 

[idahoblues]

Fucking scandalous reading this thread how people in the UK are scared to put the heating on. I mean how do they go on in Scandinavian countries and parts of Canada where it's on average much colder than UK in winter ?

Most of the Northern hemisphere is colder than the UK, they’re soft as shite

 

[Blue Maverick]

I think a big factor in that is insulation.
In a poorly insulated building the heat will just fly out so the boiler will have to work a lot more of the time.
Good insulation, the heat stays in longer so the boiler can sort of relax more.

This year I’ve insulated the loft properly, after having a new roof. Converted the attached garage to a room, with shit loads of insulation it’s definetly made the house warmer, along with getting rid of the wooden floors and putting carpet down.