On at 20 deg 24/7. Not interested in penny pinching...hearing my wee boy come home last week and saying "daddy I love my home, it's so cosy" means I know I'm doing it right.
We're about to get a new boiler and I'm wondering about smart room thermostats and fancy controls... what would people recommend?
Same as its set to all year.
19 for 5am-6am.
14 for the rest of the day.
And 19 for 7am till 8am on the weekend .
Fire does the rest or we put on demand if we are home late for some reason . Or out biking or something..
We're about to get a new boiler and I'm wondering about smart room thermostats and fancy controls... what would people recommend?
Tado. The way it works seems most intelligent to me - rather than trying to learn your routine it is purely location based. Routine based learning seems stupid to me, the whole point of a smart thermostat is that it copes with you being unpredictable. It does smart stuff on top of location as well; learning how quickly your house heats up, adapts according to weather forecast, can switch heating off for a defined time if it detects a window or door open, intelligently drops the 'away' temp the further you move away from the house.
Other plus points include, subtle hardware, excellent data views, very modular (get basic system and then can add smart TRVs to each rad as you wish), integrates with all the current home automation guff (Apple/Google/Amazon/IFTTT), excellent self-install instructions (tell it what boiler and current thermostat you have and it will walk you through it).
One thing I have noticed, is that it doesn't take too long to acclimatise to cooler temps.
Not interested in penny pinching...
Just think of the polar bears, maaaaaaan.
Thermostat set at 16, heating on constant all year round. My gas consumption has fallen using this method over the last 12 months compared to the previous 12 months, my electricity however has increased slightly due to the red light being permanently lit on the control panel. Previous 12 months we varied the thermostat and the heating ran from 05:15 to 08:30 and then from 15:45 to 23:00.
Currently set at 20, 05:45 - 08:30, 17:00 - 21:00.
Those with Smart Thermostats, do you think they actually save you money?
Recently moved and the house has a fairly old Potterton controller with limited functionality.
Those with Smart Thermostats, do you think they actually save you money?Recently moved and the house has a fairly old Potterton controller with limited functionality.
I reckon you get 90% of the savings with a [url= https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-22199sx-wired-digital-programmable-thermostat/6259g ]simple digital programmable timer[/url]....
^ this.
Or the previous 12 months where colder, you ran more baths, etc, etc.My gas consumption has fallen using this method over the last 12 months compared to the previous 12 months
Very difficult to compare usage unless you're in a controlled environment.
Set to 20C when we are in the house but only comes on to heat back up to that level when the temperature drops to 18C
Ours is set to "on", because mrsmonkfinger is at home a lot.
Also, (1) our house is old (200yrs+) and without constant winter heating its Mouldy McMouldFace time, and (2) it runs on coal; so once you're lit that's it you stay on.
Joys of country living.
By way of temperature control:
"a bit chilly" = lounge fire lit
brass monkeys = boiler on
snowed under = both going
I have no idea what mine is set to if its cold i just yet the expanding foam out and fill more holes.
