How much are you spending on heating per day during this cold spell?

Dave, have you a gadget to measure oil usage? We could do with one to save the guess work!

Cheers,

Tim

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timjh0
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The server in my living room runs continuously, and keeps it a toasty 17degrees with the heating off, doors and curtains closed. My OWL tells me the house uses 140W on standby - ie, server, cable box, central heating controller.

-- JGH

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jgharston

MOST savings on DG come from replacing leaky, rotten and draughty windows with ones that seal properly.

Not from the actual DG itself!

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The Natural Philosopher

Oh, I'd agree with that. The reason the original SG units were replaced is because the house-builder forgot to seal the bottom frames, and they all rotted.

Installing the DG evened out the temperature gradient across the lounge, which coupled with the reduction in draughts really raised the comfort level.

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Terry Fields

Just read the gas meter again after taking the reading on Jan 1st.

In six days we've used 102 cu m of gas, for a cost of just under £42, so that would be £6 per day atm. Lounge at 21.5 deg C during the day,

23 deg C in the evening.
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Terry Fields

Just the sight tube marked off in cm. A 2000l fill raises the level about 80cm. We are using 8cm of oil/week ATM. In the summmer it's

1cm/week. Not 100% accurate but good enough.
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Dave Liquorice

So do you reckon after tomorrow when my old draughty wooden tilt 'n turn windows are replaced by DG units ,coupled with my having put foam insulation behind the wooden panelling below the windows and when I connect up the two new K2 rads ( presently using one old double panel single finned rad supplemented by a Calor Gas heater ) that I'll see a difference in my Victorian high ceiling living room?

I think I'll need to leave the fitters a kettle and tea and coffee and biscuits ..don't envy them fitting windows in this weather .I'll go and sit in the bathroom where it'll be warmer .

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Usenet Nutter

I'm on the northwest coast of Scotland - high transport costs, and little competition.

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S Viemeister

I'd stifle in those sort of temps. 18.5 during the day and 20 in the evenings here. What saving to they reckon for each degree reduction in room temp?

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Dave Liquorice

I've no idea, but one thing I've noticed is those who don't have much red meat in their diet (like us) need more heating to keep warm (or feel the cold much more). A 'Mediterranean diet' might be all very well, but it doesn't provide much of an 'inner glow'!

When the kids were younger, we've sat fully dressed on a beach in South Devon in summer and felt very cold, while those around us were in beachwear.

When I get up in a morning to put the heating on, the lounge is never lower than 17.5 deg and it feels really cold. I work from home, and I couldn't do that in such a temperature.

PS: I'll put my hands up....six days for a total of £42 is £7 a day, not £6....

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Terry Fields

I have often wondered whether placing straw bales right around the outside of the house, up to the eaves, would retain enough heat to be able to switch off the heating even in this cold snap. Maybe two bales' thickness.

MM

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MM

That sounds quite good. However, I switch on the CH only as a frost precaution. Too darned expensive otherwise, until the full pension kicks in.

MM

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MM

Tell you what I'd like: a flowmeter on the pipe somewhere. Maybe where it runs up the wall and into the boiler (mine is in the garage).

MM

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MM

YES.

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The Natural Philosopher

that's not far off my calcs that *over* half the heating bill is in dec, jan and feb.

Basically 2000 lire tankl in three months, and another to last the other 9..

About £250 a month..so £60/week Plus just got in 250 quid of logs..

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The Natural Philosopher

In message , MM writes

We bought 928l 17th December, to top up the tank, and have 1/5th of a tank left. Tank holds 1200l, so that is 960l over 16 days, or 60l per day, at 47.8p per litre, plus VAT. £30 per day. Cold up here, on Royal Deeside!

To be honest, I think £25 per day is more accurate, because we cannot use the oil at the bottom of the tank. Still a lot of oil, though.

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Graeme

It's 15.5 deg in my living room at the moment, and I don't notice it, but then I've got clothes on. Other than turkey at the works christmas dinner last month I've not eaten meat in yonks.

JGH

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jgharston

Not enough fat in your diet then, I'd say, especially for the time of year.

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Tim Streater

Why not? I'm always interested to hear reasons why folk are vegetarians or just don't eat meat etc .

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Usenet Nutter

jgharston wibbled on Thursday 07 January 2010 15:04

I wake up to 14-15C at the moment and I must admit I don't mind getting up to that (when we had CH, I wouldn't get out of bed for less than 19C). It's definately a state of mind thing - and wearing a thermal vest to bed...

Then again, I feel the cold late at night when I'm wibbling on the computer...

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Tim W

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