Central Heating - on yet?

[lazybloke]

So much for 2 more weeks before considering heating: it's on now, as my better half didn't want to put some of her clothes through the tumble drier.
Ooh, it's lovely.

... But not the best way to dry clothes. We're back to sources of damp , again.

 

[Exlaser2]

My hearing's been off for years.

My hearing is a lot better than my spellchecking 😂😂😀

 

[Tenkaykev]

Ours went on for an hour this afternoon.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Still not on, house holding steady at min 19C

 

[numbnuts]

Still not on, house holding steady at min 19C

Mine dropped to 17c during the night and only 18c during the day

 

[Mike_P]

Heating came on around 4, downstairs was down to 15

 

[mjr]

Heating came on around 4, downstairs was down to 15

Yikes! Why didn't it come on earlier? That'll take a long time or a lot of fuel to warm back up to 19/20.

 

[Gillstay]

Gently lit the wood burner for te first time this year to take the chill off the room.

 

[Mike_P]

Yikes! Why didn't it come on earlier? That'll take a long time or a lot of fuel to warm back up to 19/20.

Only on a twice a day setting
Soon up to it's current thermostat setting of 18.

 

[Paulus]

I have had to cave in and put the central heating on. There is only so much meaning and groaning, threats and general nagging one man can take.
I am sitting here in a pair of shorts and a T shirt.

 

[GuyBoden]

Heating here is on this evening but the radiators aren't even reaching body temperature to keep the house warm.

Yes I agree, lower temperature radiators and lowering temp controls are the best solution, the boiler will then run for longer at a lower output. Another bonus is that lower temp water creates less corrosion in the metal parts too.

Having a higher temperature dries out the air more, which isn't good for people with eczema or breathing problems.

So, a lower temp for a longer time period is probably best.

 

[johnnyb47]

Heating still off and the living room is at 19 c.
It's surprising how much heat the TV gives out. Putting my hand over the top of it I can feel the heat rising from the back through the vents.
Its an old LCD flat screen that's about 16 years old but it's huge at 47" screen.

 

[Drago]

Still not on, house holding steady at min 19C

That'll be the 1934 vintage wiring glowing as you plug your phone in to charge.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That'll be the 1934 vintage wiring glowing as you plug your phone in to charge.

Nah I run a wire direct from the telegraph wire.

 

[lazybloke]

Yikes! Why didn't it come on earlier? That'll take a long time or a lot of fuel to warm back up to 19/20.

4pm might be a good time for heating to come on if people are out all day. (heat loss calculations, etc).