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Re: Is it cheaper to leave your heating on?


  • Subject: Re: Is it cheaper to leave your heating on?
  • From: "domdevitto" <dom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:03:59 -0000

It's pretty easy to check with some 'science', if the weather is stable.

One thing that can really throw the 'on all the time' theories is the fact
that the water pump for the heating system tends to chew up a *lot* of
electricity, so for me, running for a few more hours a day threw out the
economics.

That and my chest freezer were the only two things that were on 24x7 and
chewed up much leccy.  The other *big* hitters (but averaged out, pretty
minor), was my shower, cooker and kettle.

It's very much a case-by-case thing though, so to be sciency and then
generalise over the whole of civilisation isn't really science :-)

One thing you can generalise with is that wearing a jumper almost always
pays off quickly.

Dom
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Kyle Gordon <kyle@...> wrote:
>
> I have absolutely no financial proof of this yet, as my winter bill
hasn't
> been calculated yet, but we left our heating on mostly 24/7 over
winter
> this year.
>
> Suffice to say, the house was like a greenhouse most of the time, and
we'd
> adjusted our radiators to the lowest possible setting, and also put
the gas
> boiler in the loft at the lowest possible 'summer only' setting.
>
> So, it certainly works at keeping your house warm, but cost savings
may
> best be answered once the bill comes out :-)
>
> Kyle
>
>
> On 27 February 2013 09:01, Howard <howardsixtynine@...> wrote:
>
> > I've heard this a few times, and it sounds like an old wives tale
to me.
> > Apparently it can use less energy leaving your heating on all the
time than
> > if you have it on a timer. Basic physics says this is rubbish,
but there is
> > something about it keeping condensation out of the walls and so
improving
> > their insulation.
> >
> > If there's anyone out there who has good data to confirm or
disprove this,
> > it'll be someone on Automated Home. Have any of you tried it out
and got
> > some conclusive results?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Howard
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Kyle Gordon - 2M1DIQ
> Web: http://lodge.glasgownet.com
> Jabber/Email/SIP: kyle@...
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




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