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I have always hated a cold house, 17 Deg c would be unbearable for me
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That's mental, ours is 17°. I'd be in shorts and t-shirt at 21°
I wouldn’t rely on a heating stat to give you any kind of an accurate temperature reading. You can’t cross-compare them like that. If I set mine to 17°, I don’t think the heating actually comes on!
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Jonny69
Blimey, that is high.
My bill for December was £200 (£102 gas, £98 electricity) three bed 1960's detached house with 4 people living here (my wife and my son's girlfriend stay in the shower for ages). I maxed out the loft insulation a few years ago but the windows are shite.
Our heating only comes on for a couple of hours in the morning and then comes back on when I get home from work around 4.30pm (thermostat is set to 21 Deg C when heating is on). My son works from home but just has a small convector heater going in his room during the day.
Edit: I think I may still be on a lower tariff than most:
Electricity
Unit rate per kWh: 21.448p
Standing charge: 31.52p per day
Gas
Unit rate per kWh: 5.068p
Standing charge: 14.70p per day