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  • Moved into a new place (3 bed bungalow) a couple of weeks ago and we seem to be using about 10m3 / 100 kwh of gas every day (meaning about £4+/day just on gas).

    Central heating isn't on all day but the boiler is burning constantly when the central heating is on. Thermostat is 21 degrees or so. Boiler is new but all the other gubbins is old.

    Seems crazily high to me, considering it's not even that cold outside - or is that normal for a house and I've just been spoilt til now living in flats?

  • Seems crazily high to me, considering it's not even that cold outside - or is that normal for a house and I've just been spoilt til now living in flats?

    It's detached ya? What kind of walls / insulation / glazing do you have?

    Set the thermo to 19.5 and put a jumper on :)

  • Set the thermo to 19.5 and put a jumper on :)

    I'm all for this, sadly after 3 days of thermostat tug of war we agreed on 21.

    Yeh detached, 80s build, so modernish but not efficient by today's standards. The odd thing is the boiler burning constantly. Not sure if it's because the cental heating supply is cold enough when it comes back to constantly need heating, or it's broken/inefficient. I think I'd be happier spending £loads on an efficient system than eye watering bills and constantly feeling shafted.

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