chopperfan Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We have three upstairs rooms that are not used in the daytime so my question is would turning the radiators in these rooms off during the daytime save money. I thought it would make sense to do this but others tell me it won't make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We have three upstairs rooms that are not used in the daytime so my question is would turning the radiators in these rooms off during the daytime save money. I thought it would make sense to do this but others tell me it won't make any difference. If you turned off all radiators the boiler would cut out saving £££££,so cutting out three saves££. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Yes, not heating rooms that aren't used will save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 You might find that the practical effect of turning off unwanted radiators might just concentrate the heat more into the used ones, and therefore your downstairs rooms get 2 or three degrees warmer. To actualy save money and keep your downstairs rooms at the same temp you should turn your upstairs radiators off and turn the heating water temprature down a little at the boiler as well. You wouldn't have to do this if your radiator system was 100% efficient with no heat loss in the connecting pipes, and your boiler was at the maximum heat output that your radiator system could take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It will save money, but depending on the building may take longer to warm these rooms up when you do come to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolster Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We sometimes use an oil filled radiator in one room only when it gets cold, but not really cold. This can actually work out cheaper than using the central heating if, like us , you have several radiators that will not turn off. The real problem here of course is the massive hike in the cost of fuel that this government have allowed to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xt500 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We sometimes use an oil filled radiator in one room only when it gets cold, but not really cold. This can actually work out cheaper than using the central heating if, like us , you have several radiators that will not turn off. The real problem here of course is the massive hike in the cost of fuel that this government have allowed to happen. The was no price hikes under Labour then? Yes Vote Labour and Diesel and domestics bills will be reduced ? In your dreams!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 You might find that the practical effect of turning off unwanted radiators might just concentrate the heat more into the used ones, and therefore your downstairs rooms get 2 or three degrees warmer. To actualy save money and keep your downstairs rooms at the same temp you should turn your upstairs radiators off and turn the heating water temprature down a little at the boiler as well. Unless it's thermostat controlled, in which case the boiler will just be regulated to keep the downstairs at the temperature it's set at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolster Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The was no price hikes under Labour then? Yes Vote Labour and Diesel and domestics bills will be reduced ? In your dreams!! Prices were bound to increase from the day that the tories sold our national asset. As well as paying it's own running costs it now needs to make massive profits for greedy shareholders. England freezes while shareholders get rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Buy some shares then, take your own share of the profit (to compensate for risking your capital). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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