Without central heating on how cold is your home?
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We've had the storage heaters on to some degree since the last week of October this year, when outside it was dropping colder than 6C in Hampshire and inside it wasn't getting much beyond 16C in the back room.
We could have waited a bit longer if we only had to be concerned about us being comfy, as it's a bit warmer in the lounge from the TV and computer plus the fish tank's lights/filter.
But my three active fish tanks in the back room don't run heaters despite being occupied by "tropical" fish and they don't run lighting either because until the lounge tank they don't contain live plants. Their water was approx 18C, but I wouldn't want it to drop much below that for African and Asian species I have (Weather Loaches and Mountain Minnows would be fine, but I keep neither these days).
The back room only has a small storage heater, so that's been on maximum charge each night now for ~8 weeks.
Our flat used to get bitterly cold in the winter, especially when their was an easterly or north easterly wind. We then discovered our rental flat had paper-thin loft insulation and no cavity insulation, got both sorted on grants and it saved us ~£500 each winter!
On the flip side, my mum's bungalow just up from the North Wales coast very close to the place that shall not be named, doesn't get much direct sun from the south even in mid summer. With thick walls, her place rarely gets above 15C inside in mid summer, while in the regular heatwaves of recent years our lounge has hit 30C or more.
We could have waited a bit longer if we only had to be concerned about us being comfy, as it's a bit warmer in the lounge from the TV and computer plus the fish tank's lights/filter.
But my three active fish tanks in the back room don't run heaters despite being occupied by "tropical" fish and they don't run lighting either because until the lounge tank they don't contain live plants. Their water was approx 18C, but I wouldn't want it to drop much below that for African and Asian species I have (Weather Loaches and Mountain Minnows would be fine, but I keep neither these days).
The back room only has a small storage heater, so that's been on maximum charge each night now for ~8 weeks.
Our flat used to get bitterly cold in the winter, especially when their was an easterly or north easterly wind. We then discovered our rental flat had paper-thin loft insulation and no cavity insulation, got both sorted on grants and it saved us ~£500 each winter!
On the flip side, my mum's bungalow just up from the North Wales coast very close to the place that shall not be named, doesn't get much direct sun from the south even in mid summer. With thick walls, her place rarely gets above 15C inside in mid summer, while in the regular heatwaves of recent years our lounge has hit 30C or more.
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With 50cm thick stone walls, my old farmhouse takes a few days to cool down. Being south facing, any sun makes a considerable difference to how warm or cold the house gets.
Will compare outside with car, to my temp in the room tonight, I leave the dehumidifier on to scoop off excess moisture over 65 humidity so that adds a little bit of heat.
It's definitely not a warm house though for it's age
It's definitely not a warm house though for it's age
Isn't 65 a little high? My dehumidifier is set to 55.
Probably is tbh but I think it would chug away all day at 55 , I probably need to seal draughts better like my dog flap from way back ,.also the loft hatch as the roof had to be vented due to extreme heat up there
If it's freezing outside ours will lose about 1-1.5c an hour from memory if the heating is off, as long as the outside doors aren't opened and my father doesn't sit in the downstairls loo (no real insulation on it) with the door open and the extractor on whilst he smokes
I suspect our house loses heat a lot faster than many of a similar age with similar insulation because it's detached and slightly isolated, so not only is it losing heat from all sides but it isn't sheltered from the wind in any direction unlike the semi's etc on the other side of the road that tend to have one wall shared and often at least one of the outside walls given some cover from the wind.
I suspect our house loses heat a lot faster than many of a similar age with similar insulation because it's detached and slightly isolated, so not only is it losing heat from all sides but it isn't sheltered from the wind in any direction unlike the semi's etc on the other side of the road that tend to have one wall shared and often at least one of the outside walls given some cover from the wind.
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Depends on the outside temperature. Typically hovers about 10-12C. My 5090 soon heats up the gaming room. Heat pumps during the cheap ours usually keep the rest of the house at 17C minimum for most of the day. Just then give a little boost here and there during the day.
I set ours to 40, but then I only switch them on during the night tariff window.
I set ours to 40, but then I only switch them on during the night tariff window.
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well forgot to look but 10.5c on the way home so probably 9.5c at home and an unimpressive 13c in the living room , a quick blast with the oil ch and its toasty now although the heated throw will take over soon as i am quite tight
edit the throw alone is ok for me but figure the house benefits from the ch for an hour or so
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Haven't had heating on since this morning - outside temps have been around 10-11C all day after a freezing start. Currently at 17.5C though it is noticeably starting to cool off. 1970s build but with full modern insulation done recently. Overnight with no heating on it dropped to 13C IIRC.
Updating the insulation made a HUGE difference - my bedroom has a 20 foot long roughly north facing wall and in winter you could literally feel like all the heat was being sucked out through it - the room temperature would quickly drop without heating on potentially even to single figures overnight - now it takes forever to cool down which is a mixed blessing as in summer while it takes longer to heat up it tends to hold the heat unless you get a decent through breeze going.
Updating the insulation made a HUGE difference - my bedroom has a 20 foot long roughly north facing wall and in winter you could literally feel like all the heat was being sucked out through it - the room temperature would quickly drop without heating on potentially even to single figures overnight - now it takes forever to cool down which is a mixed blessing as in summer while it takes longer to heat up it tends to hold the heat unless you get a decent through breeze going.
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Must've been nice in the summer!
~1860s 50cm stone house. It drops down to basically the outside temperature.
My ktichen will get down to 5c in winter without heating. If it wasn't for the fact it was stone I'd look at externally insulating but it would ruin the look.
My ktichen will get down to 5c in winter without heating. If it wasn't for the fact it was stone I'd look at externally insulating but it would ruin the look.
3 foot thick stone external walls, but with orginal 18th century single glazed windows (obv not all panes are orginal, but some are). Given enough days will drop into single figures if cold enough outside.
No CH on the ground floor, just 3 wood burners. With all 3 lit the ground floor will remain in the mid 20s all day. Drops into the mid to high teens once the burners cool.
The upper 2 floors do have central heating, but we tend to just heat the rooms in use with an electric heater* (bedroom/bathroom). Rads are usually just reserved for guest visits. The log burners kick out enough heat to keep the 2 staircases and all the landings in the mid to high teens.
**14cents/kwh peak
10 cents off peak.
Running rads all winter drains the 3000l propane tank which now cost thousands to fill.
No CH on the ground floor, just 3 wood burners. With all 3 lit the ground floor will remain in the mid 20s all day. Drops into the mid to high teens once the burners cool.
The upper 2 floors do have central heating, but we tend to just heat the rooms in use with an electric heater* (bedroom/bathroom). Rads are usually just reserved for guest visits. The log burners kick out enough heat to keep the 2 staircases and all the landings in the mid to high teens.
**14cents/kwh peak
10 cents off peak.
Running rads all winter drains the 3000l propane tank which now cost thousands to fill.
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Just general 'life' - cooking, showers, appliances, breathing etc keep my house at about 17 degrees.
Lowest mine gets to is 13 in winter
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About 30-35 degrees C at idle - But the only temperature sensors I have are my CPU and GPU....
Cold enough that I'm shivering unless I turn the heating on, but been here 6 years and this is the first year I've turned the heating on more than 1-2 weeks a year. Maybe I'm just getting old (early 40s).
Boiler is running very low pressure but the taps on the fill loop have completely seized and I'm too cheap to pay someone to sort it out (although I realise it needs doing at some point)
Edit: also I let all the heat out when I open the window for a smoke a few times a day :/
Cold enough that I'm shivering unless I turn the heating on, but been here 6 years and this is the first year I've turned the heating on more than 1-2 weeks a year. Maybe I'm just getting old (early 40s).
Boiler is running very low pressure but the taps on the fill loop have completely seized and I'm too cheap to pay someone to sort it out (although I realise it needs doing at some point)
Edit: also I let all the heat out when I open the window for a smoke a few times a day :/
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