PeteFTM
Winger
Some people have no choice but to put it on, regardless of whether it’s affordable
Energy Prices - are they taking the piss???
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Some people have no choice but to put it on, regardless of whether it’s affordable
dangermows
Striker
Agreed. Although the poster implied they've always do it.
This. It'll probably skint us but no chance am I letting my squad get ill or have the kip jeopardised.
It's baltic IMO (always felt the cold though)
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Sorry to give a vague answer, but it's going to depend on your home. A well insulated fairly modern property (cavity wall construction with insulation, double glazing, loft insulation etc) is going to retain the heat a lot better than an older property.
I have a reasonable home and a nest thermostat and still raising the temp by a degree or two can take a couple of hours.
So aiming for 19 earlier in the day and then letting it coast till an hour before bed is better than telling it you want it at 20 at 6pm and it only just getting there as you get under the duvet...
A bloke I work with has just shown me pics of his rented victorian terrace full of mould. Cold solid walls, no trickle vents in the old double glazing, no extractors in the bathroom, and paranoia about not turning the heating up /opening the windows and letting the heat (and moist air) out means he's destroying the house and his health of he doesn't get it sorted. It's a mix of lifestyle and landlord issues that I'll have to help him unpick.
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AndrewP
Striker
There's something massively wrong if it takes a couple of hours to heat the room up by two degrees.
To answer the earlier question, no insulation is efficient enough to mean it is cheaper to heat an empty house all day.
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summaz
Winger
mine is bad like. takes ages to get up to temp
how long should it take to go from say 15 to 20
Not if they have a ppm as it cuts the gas when the credit has gone.
That was my point.
googleboogle
Midfield
Depends on how you have boiler set. Lower temp will take longer to get hot.
summaz
Winger
68 degrees i think. has an efficient symbol so just have it there
googleboogle
Midfield
If you want it hotter. Quicker turn it up
But may cost more to run
It’s either lower heat. On longer or fast hot burts.
AndrewP
Striker
If you have a well insulated home then it'll be cheaper to run the boiler at a lower temperature. Set your water higher though.
Half an hour, or thereabouts, maybe an hour. It depends on the room and how many radiators and the flow temp etc.
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summaz
Winger
upstairs heats up instantly no bother. downstairs is all open plan with 3 vertical radiators.. which i think are shite. it takes them ages to even get warm and would take minimum 2 hours from 15 to 20
AndrewP
Striker
Ah yeah, big open spaces take a lot longer.
joemcdokes
Striker
It looks like you need to balance them.
surely it’ll get to the point where many people simply can’t afford the bills and just crack on using. I’d be amazed if companies started cutting peple off. There’d be riots. Be interesting to see if there are any major protests.
All they do if you can't/won't pay is convert your smart meter to a pre payment meter, they can do this remotely now and then the smart prepayment meter cuts you off when your credit has gone. It does the dirty work for the supplier.
Smart meters haven been fitted to peoples home just to have a fancy display on top of the kitchen bench.
joemcdokes
Striker
I turned mine down and my last bill was quite a bit lower in comparison, it hasn’t made one bit of difference in the amount of time it takes the heating to get up to the desired temperature.
Didn’t know that. ***** trick when it’s that or feed your kids
