[Misc] Have you had the central heating on yet [2019 and 2020 editions]

[WATFORD zero]

Here we are again, summer’s just ended.

I’ve just been out-voted and we have the central heating on “to take the chill off the air”.

A bit ridiculous, it’s early September and 20c in the house (prior to the rads coming on). Morally too, not good for climate warming.

Growing up in the 70’s, I would guess that my Dad didn’t have the heating on until the second half of October.

What on earth was this new fangled heating thing ?

When I grew up in the 70s, we used to light the fire

 

[Is it PotG?]

Windows open 24/7...enough room for the apparently considerably larger current vein of hairy arachnids to access the house and stomp across the floor.

 

[zefarelly]

I only started using a duvet about 2 weeks ago . . .windows still open. Rode to work this morning, 15 degrees outside at 7am, that is not central heating temperature.

 

[narly101]

Thread title update required to 2020 .

And yes had it on for one day when we had that drop in temp at end of Aug, but not since then.

 

[Chinman3000]

Temperature looks to be dropping at the weekend. Will try and last out past that as warms up again next week

 

[zefarelly]

our heatings packed up . . .got hot water though . . . . Might start an NSC sweep stake . . .pump or PCB ?

 

[Insel affe]

Windows open 24/7....

Have you tried switching it on and off

 

[spence]

I lasted until November last year. Don't think i will manage that this year.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The missus switched it on a couple of days ago. I raised an eyebrow. Only 2 weeks since I last swam in the sea (Camber).

 

[Madafwo]

I've not turned mine off since last year as it sorts itself out and only comes on as and when required. The control system decided a couple of weeks back that some heat was required so I noticed the radiators getting warm, last night the household control system told me she was a bit cold at night so I upped the night temperature from 15 to 16 degrees.

She's a lucky woman.

 

[zefarelly]

I've not turned mine off since last year as it sorts itself out and only comes on as and when required. The control system decided a couple of weeks back that some heat was required so I noticed the radiators getting warm, last night the household control system told me she was a bit cold at night so I upped the night temperature from 15 to 16 degrees.

She's a lucky woman.

thats basically how ours works, set at 17 . . . . very occaisionally I will crank it up of we've had a lot of rain and/or its very humid . . .a lot of wood in our house and it feels damp on occaision.

 

[Rowdey]

our heatings packed up . . .got hot water though . . . . Might start an NSC sweep stake . . .pump or PCB ?

Unlikely to PCB if HW still working..

 

[zefarelly]

Unlikely to PCB if HW still working..

Builders disturbed wiring . . .connection from controller was loose. checked everything over, reconnected wires, all working.

The old Worcester Bosch is a beatifully simple beast, runs a twin core heat exchanger so both systems are simple and seperate. I don't know if the PCB has separate circuits for each, but the operation is similar, but different obviously as the DHW doesn't have a pump.

Mrs Zef had the whole house like Calcutta within 20 minutes!

 

[mikeyjh]

thats basically how ours works, set at 17 . . . . very occaisionally I will crank it up of we've had a lot of rain and/or its very humid . . .a lot of wood in our house and it feels damp on occaision.

Ours is set to 18 for an hour in the morning and evening, otherwise the wood burners do the trick. Spent only £500 on oil in a year, pleased with that can get a bit chilly overnight though!

 

[Coldeanseagull]

As the average woman has the blood of an iceberg, our heating has been on more than I feel comfortable with

 

[pb21]

A couple of times have been tempted, but have held on so far...

 

[Birdie Boy]

On as and when needed, about 3 times so far, including today.

 

[Weststander]

Our CH has been on since late September (a record for us, by a long way).

The coldest October I can remember, many days peaking at just 10C to 14C, that's November weather for us.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Heating on and windows open, just like normal in my household..

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[severnside gull]

Wood burner on almost every night now.
That & a range cooker - no need for central heating