Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Not put the heating on yet. But have been closing all window vents over the last few days.
i think Ive found them all now.
i think Ive found them all now.
Central Heating - on yet?
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Yes, indeed, but Great British Central Heating normally has both a timer and a thermostat in conflict with each other controlling tiny radiators that are heated so hot that they glow, which prevents the heating source running efficiently (thereby giving the energy companies lots of income, which made the turnover look good when they were nationalised and attractive to investors when they were privatised) and maximises the stress on the heating system (thereby giving the plumbers who usually installed them lots of work fixing things), plus generates a never-ending stream of whinges about how much it costs and people finding the same building too hot and too cold in the same day, and an obsession with the weather and especially whether any hot and cold times of day will line up with when "the heating's on".
If more people used modern computer-controlled heating systems with sensible algorithms, efficient heat emitters and lots of monitoring, then some non-cycling Brits may run out of things to talk about before the end of winter, so it serves a social function(!)
It's somewhat easier for us European scum who have no such hang-ups about learning what works from abroad. The heating control is set to the same program as usual and it hasn't been for months, but the house has been slowly cooling over the last week and it looks from the long-range forecasts like it might start heating this week or almost certainly next.
New builds are now so efficient, you barely need any heating on
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
So efficient I've had solar film fitted to the sarf facing windows, otherwise its unbearable in the summer without the AC.
Must admit I was given thought to doing that on my patio doors that really get the sun and made my flat like an oven at times over the summer.
Noticed condensation on the inside of the kitchen / living room / bedroom windows post-shower for the first time yesterday.
Still airing the flat when I get back but the duration the windows are open is ever-dwindling.
Failed spectacularly to sort the leaking boiler over the summer so might just try to push through the winter with it as-is; not sure if the increased load of the heating will exacerbate the situation.
Probably also ought to give it a test soon as it's not been on at all since I moved in, the owners did have it set low before that although the place is pretty efficient so it probably wasn't on much during the spring.
Some curtains in the living room would probably help too; although this would require effort and choices; neither of which I'm at all adept at..
Still airing the flat when I get back but the duration the windows are open is ever-dwindling.
Failed spectacularly to sort the leaking boiler over the summer so might just try to push through the winter with it as-is; not sure if the increased load of the heating will exacerbate the situation.
Probably also ought to give it a test soon as it's not been on at all since I moved in, the owners did have it set low before that although the place is pretty efficient so it probably wasn't on much during the spring.
Some curtains in the living room would probably help too; although this would require effort and choices; neither of which I'm at all adept at..
Heating the flat will definitely help the situation, no heating, high humidity = condensation and black spot mould. Also make sure if your bathroom has a window you always open it when having a shower as extractors never seem to work that well. If the flat is not particularly well ventilated then definitely consider investing in a decent dehumidifier, they really do make a difference.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Technically mine is never off but the internal thermostat is set to something like 10deg and its still 22deg in here. I'm hoping it stays mild a bit longer. Whilst my I feet are like blocks of ice they are comfortably so whilst I'm trying to get light on my feet to regrow nerves damaged by chemo and I'm getting away with wearing no socks.
