What temperature for your Central Heating
09 December 2008, 04:33 PM
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What temperature for your Central Heating
I used to live on a boat and it was toasty warm with a 750w radiator ( ok maybe bit fresh at the perimetres ) .
Now im in a 2 bed terrrace ( alone ) and im thinking PROFLIGATE if the thermostat is above 20 -( mainly 18 )
But iv just put it to 22
- i got MANFLU , so im not working in basement workshop today
Now im in a 2 bed terrrace ( alone ) and im thinking PROFLIGATE if the thermostat is above 20 -( mainly 18 )
But iv just put it to 22
- i got MANFLU , so im not working in basement workshop today
09 December 2008, 04:40 PM
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20 for me too but my housemate keeps turning the fekking heating off at 2pm when he goes to work so the house is freezing when I get in at 5pm 
by the time the house has warmed back up Im usually going out to play poker or off to bed for an early one. Then he turns it off again when he comes in at midnight and the house is freezing when I get up in the morning
by the time the house has warmed back up Im usually going out to play poker or off to bed for an early one. Then he turns it off again when he comes in at midnight and the house is freezing when I get up in the morning
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09 December 2008, 04:57 PM
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20 for me too but my housemate keeps turning the fekking heating off at 2pm when he goes to work so the house is freezing when I get in at 5pm by the time the house has warmed back up Im usually going out to play poker or off to bed for an early one. Then he turns it off again when he comes in at midnight and the house is freezing when I get up in the morning
by the time the house has warmed back up Im usually going out to play poker or off to bed for an early one. Then he turns it off again when he comes in at midnight and the house is freezing when I get up in the morning 
09 December 2008, 05:16 PM
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16 - I like a bit of a chill, I sleep with the window open too!
A ghost sometimes wiggles mine, but it soon gets turned down!
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(I don't fancy ghosts!)
A ghost sometimes wiggles mine, but it soon gets turned down!
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09 December 2008, 05:29 PM
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19 in the evenings, 'er indoors doesn't complain either
And to answer the post above, got a fancy thermostat that can be set to different temperatures throughout the day, so its kept ticking over at 16. Supposed to be more efficient doing it that way than letting you house get really cold and having to run the heating flat out to get it back to the desired temperature.
And to answer the post above, got a fancy thermostat that can be set to different temperatures throughout the day, so its kept ticking over at 16. Supposed to be more efficient doing it that way than letting you house get really cold and having to run the heating flat out to get it back to the desired temperature.
09 December 2008, 05:44 PM
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19 in the evenings, 'er indoors doesn't complain either
And to answer the post above, got a fancy thermostat that can be set to different temperatures throughout the day, so its kept ticking over at 16. Supposed to be more efficient doing it that way than letting you house get really cold and having to run the heating flat out to get it back to the desired temperature.
And to answer the post above, got a fancy thermostat that can be set to different temperatures throughout the day, so its kept ticking over at 16. Supposed to be more efficient doing it that way than letting you house get really cold and having to run the heating flat out to get it back to the desired temperature.
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09 December 2008, 06:01 PM
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I bought one of these :
Honeywell CM927 Programmable RF Wireless Thermostat
Sorts it all out for you
Chip
Honeywell CM927 Programmable RF Wireless Thermostat
Sorts it all out for you
Chip
09 December 2008, 07:31 PM
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18 degrees .Thermostat in living room .Door shut so the rest of house is freezing .Kids come in from their bedrooms now and again to warm up in the living room .
On for two hrs in morning 6-8 am and then on 3-9 pm at night.
Goes off when living room is at temp .Kids get told off if they leave the living room doors open !!!
Tight Wad .No .Just educating them !!!!
Im alright Jack !!!!!
On for two hrs in morning 6-8 am and then on 3-9 pm at night.
Goes off when living room is at temp .Kids get told off if they leave the living room doors open !!!
Tight Wad .No .Just educating them !!!!
Im alright Jack !!!!!
09 December 2008, 07:33 PM
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Storage heaters here, no idea on temps, but one of them is on max output, 1 on min output and the other one around the middle
i don't really feel the cold much, but the office at work is like a feckin fridge, so i fitted 2 X 2000 watt convector heaters to the walls and we blast them out at full pelt LOL
good job i don't pay that bill
i don't really feel the cold much, but the office at work is like a feckin fridge, so i fitted 2 X 2000 watt convector heaters to the walls and we blast them out at full pelt LOL
good job i don't pay that bill
09 December 2008, 07:36 PM
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Not a fan of it too warm, set at about 20C, usually have the bedroom a fair bit cooler as i cant sleep in the warm.
The eejits in my work tho insist on having the heating set at 25C......its fooking awful
The eejits in my work tho insist on having the heating set at 25C......its fooking awful
09 December 2008, 07:48 PM
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Thermostat is set at 19C in the hall.
Which puts the lounge to 22C and bedrooms to about 20 to 21C (all on a TRVs).
Beauty of it is the phantom temp increaser can set it as high as she likes: the other rooms won't get any warmer...drives her saft (especially now I've locked TRVs so they can't be turned up )
Which puts the lounge to 22C and bedrooms to about 20 to 21C (all on a TRVs).
Beauty of it is the phantom temp increaser can set it as high as she likes: the other rooms won't get any warmer...drives her saft (especially now I've locked TRVs so they can't be turned up
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18 degrees .Thermostat in living room .Door shut so the rest of house is freezing .Kids come in from their bedrooms now and again to warm up in the living room .
On for two hrs in morning 6-8 am and then on 3-9 pm at night.
Goes off when living room is at temp .Kids get told off if they leave the living room doors open !!!
Tight Wad .No .Just educating them !!!!
Im alright Jack !!!!!
On for two hrs in morning 6-8 am and then on 3-9 pm at night.
Goes off when living room is at temp .Kids get told off if they leave the living room doors open !!!
Tight Wad .No .Just educating them !!!!
Im alright Jack !!!!!
09 December 2008, 08:25 PM
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Thermostat is set at 19C in the hall.
Which puts the lounge to 22C and bedrooms to about 20 to 21C (all on a TRVs).
Beauty of it is the phantom temp increaser can set it as high as she likes: the other rooms won't get any warmer...drives her saft (especially now I've locked TRVs so they can't be turned up )
Which puts the lounge to 22C and bedrooms to about 20 to 21C (all on a TRVs).
Beauty of it is the phantom temp increaser can set it as high as she likes: the other rooms won't get any warmer...drives her saft (especially now I've locked TRVs so they can't be turned up
)- Who wears the trousers in your gaff ?
09 December 2008, 08:50 PM
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leave it off until about 30 mins before we get home and have it set to 20ish. It comes up to temp pretty quick.
Have dual zones, so can set upstairs to 19 and downstairs a bit warmer.
09 December 2008, 09:00 PM
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23 all day until I pit, assuming I'm in of course and when I'm not I turn it off. Spoken to enough people to come to the conclusion leaving your heating on and just turning it down as being better and more cost effective, a load of old ****** sacks if your house isn't riddled with holes or missing windows.
