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What do you mean by 'on'? Does your boiler have to constantly be working to keep your place warm, or is it well-insulated enough to maintain temperature for a while?
If it's well insulated, the heating can be 'on' in the sense that the thermostat is set above the outside temperature, but you're not using much gas/electric because heat is retained.
If it's poorly insulated, 'on' means the radiators are all blasting out heat which is immediately leaving the building. I think it also takes a lot more energy to go from cold to warm than it does to maintain a given (reasonable) temperature.
Tl;dr: consider insulation as a factor in the cost of heating, it's as least as important as the thermostat setting.
It's also really fucking cold at the moment, so everyone's using more power for heating than they normally would...
Spxtz-
Thanks for the detailed reply.
The house is over 100 years old and poorly insulated and also has a poorly-thought out loft conversion that leaches A LOT of heat.
So yeah...radiators have to be blasting to maintain heat.It's on my agenda to look into better insulation and definitely try to improve the loft situation as a priority. Who would I speak with about coming to do an audit of sorts?
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You're assuming he has a thermostat; not everyone does. Ours is a dumb system that just has water temp and on/timer/off. Run it only 2 hours a day but that's because I'm an eco nut, frugal, and we're in a middle flat.
My flatmate puts it on constantly, then walks round in a t-shirt - infuriating
Quincy
frankenbike
How long do you have your heating on for at the moment?
I live in a 2 bed terrace and it's colllllllld. Heating is currently on for 2 hours in the morning and 3.5 hour in the evening. Is this more/less than others?
I only moved in on Saturday and it's the first house I have lived in on my own so don't know what's normal!
Thanks in advance...