laura2201 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Trying to get the most out of my heating for the money I'd it better to leave it on low constant or putting it on full as and when ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbusy Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I leave mine on low all day as i have a baby (around 21 degrees), then turn it off at night. In these temperatures its supposed to be best to leave heating on to prevent frozen pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 This was on the money programme on Jeremy Vine's R2 show last week (or the week before). A few people rang in to say that their heating bills had rocketed from leaving it on low all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOmpa Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 We just put ours on when we need it as the house is well insulated and warms up quickly, I don't see how it can be cheaper to keep heating on all the time but then I'm not an expert! We have a solid fuel burner too so usually just use that in the evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I leave mine on low all day as i have a baby (around 21 degrees), then turn it off at night. In these temperatures its supposed to be best to leave heating on to prevent frozen pipes. Low?? Thats what I have it on high!! low for me is prob 15 degrees. Anything over 21 and I would pass out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
investigate Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I have always left the heating on 24hrs as I never got time to set the timer, I also did a model study at Uni involving what was more efficient 24 hr or timed and the 24hr one showed to be more efficient. But it was obvious that 24hr was better if the house was occupied to keep a constant temp for the occupants. This year is the first year I have used the timer and the fuel bill was £279 cheaper, the kids slept better and I didn't fall asleep watching TV. So for me its going to be timer for the full year as that was only for 6 months, funny thing was British Gas have asked to raise my payment by £20 per month even though the previous one covered the gas used. Living Room 21ºC Bedroom 18ºC Kitchen 18ºC Bathroom 20ºC Toilet 16ºC Corridor 18ºC Entrance Hall 14ºC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbusy Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Low?? Thats what I have it on high!! low for me is prob 15 degrees. Anything over 21 and I would pass out.. We have just moved in so there are bits of carpet covering the living room, hallway and bedroom floors. We have a young baby so need to keep it warm. At the minute on this setting im still wearing a jumper, but little man is comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgrifterx Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 i have always wondered is on / off/ controlled/timed was cheaper but EBICO is more 'fuel efficient' ie cheaper for anyone who pays any gas bill their gas is 3.9p per unit! for anyone, normal meter or prepayment, no mattter how you pay. ethical billing company -they do elec too, but its a more comparable price to other suppliers google 'ebico' - they dont have shareholders, its a not for profit company and they have saved me a fortune. Our 3 bed semi costs £5 a week for elec and £5 a week for gas - perhaps £7 in winter - and we dont skimp on having heating on either. its been 'on' and controlled by thermostat for 15 days now - wish their was a smiles/emoticon for 'toasty warm'!!! i dont work for them, i am just suprised more people dont know about them. pass it on. and save yourselves some pennies - we could all do with that xgx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 i have always wondered is on / off/ controlled/timed was cheaper but EBICO is more 'fuel efficient' ie cheaper for anyone who pays any gas bill their gas is 3.9p per unit! for anyone, normal meter or prepayment, no mattter how you pay. ethical billing company -they do elec too, but its a more comparable price to other suppliers google 'ebico' - they dont have shareholders, its a not for profit company and they have saved me a fortune. Our 3 bed semi costs £5 a week for elec and £5 a week for gas - perhaps £7 in winter - and we dont skimp on having heating on either. its been 'on' and controlled by thermostat for 15 days now - wish their was a smiles/emoticon for 'toasty warm'!!! i dont work for them, i am just suprised more people dont know about them. pass it on. and save yourselves some pennies - we could all do with that xgx Hmm sounds like a great company?? http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=93798 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyR Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I wonder if the "leave your heating on" brigade come from the same camp as the "dish washers are more efficient than washing up" brigade. There's so many factors involved that its impossible to generalise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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