Is it cheaper to run central heating on low all day than higher in the morning and evening?

Answer 1

Get a programable thermostat.

Set the temp 15 minutes before you get up, to what temp is comfortable for you, and when everyone leaves, set it to very low.

(It actually doesnt take that much to heat a house up quickly, as it does in the Summer time to cool a house down!). Those programable thermostats will save you a ton of money...And its better to keep it in your pocket than the gas company.

Now, before you get home, have it get warm again, and you can program it to go low again at night, when everyone is comfy and under a quilt.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 2

At the moment as the weather is still mild I have my heating switched on and the thermostat turned to the temperature which I find the most comfortable. It will only kick in if the termperature drops. I often go away and leave my heating on continuously but at a very low termperature to ensure that should it get so cold the pipes might freeze the house remains above this so i can be assured that i will not return to a burst or frozen pipe. We live in a damp country and a low level of warmth keeps that smell of unheated houses away. All the furniture and carpets etc retain heat and so with a minimum of expense my home stays frost free and damp smelling free. It takes an enormous amount of heat to warm up the place if left to go cold and therefore is both economical overall and safer to keep the warmth even at a low level rather that keep hotting up from cold. A good thick insulating jacket on your immersion heater can keep its contents warm and so little point in keeping it on. Good home insulation i/e. double glazing thick curtains and a well insulated roof will go a long way to keep expensive fossil fuel consumption at a minimum.

Answer 3

Yes it is, but only if you have a house.

Flats - particularly modern, insulated flats, do not need constant heating. Make the most of the free heating provided by your neighbours (above, below and next door) and put your flat heating on a timer for when you need it most.

In your house, put the heating on 'continuous' at the boiler and control it by setting the thermostat at something sensible (18oC is OK for a light jumper) AND turning the radiators down to their lowest setting.

This way, you can turn up the radiator in a room where you need a boost (the living room in the evening, bathroom in the morning, etc.) and have instant heat.

Answer 4

Certainly to keep a thermostat at a constant is far more econmical than wide fluctuations in temp settings for comfort.

Ideally one should judge and choose a setting they can tolerate, while not suffering, but also with the economy in mind. Even a variance of 5 degrees can save quite a bit over a year.

It's really about personal comfort and choice, combined with your own budget.

Rev. Steven

Answer 5

Nope - verify your gasoline expenses, in view which you will possibly discover that your gasoline expenses much less at night than in the process the day. in case you desire to play with it in accordance with the expenses, then verify the main inexpensive situations to be working it and set it up that way. I particularly have mine set as much as return on some situations in the process the day for a million/2 an hour at a time, just to take the sting off the chilly in the homestead, then for some hours (back on and stale) in the night.

Answer 6

Yeah,

If you turn your thermostat down low and leave it on all day its alot cheaper.

When you turn on your heating on a high setting at night you are paying to reheat a full boiler of cold water over and over again. Therefore making your gas bill huuugggeeee!

If there is a eco button on your boiler press that - it will keep your water to a perm warm level and save on bills!

Answer 7

it is cheaper to run on low during the night and you house will stay warm with a minimal top up during the day .

Answer 8

i don't know. however, if you're not in the house all day, then why bother having it on all the time? just wasting electricity or gas that way! we have storage heaters with timers at home, which are really good.

Answer 9

its supposed to be better to keep it on low just the right temp when u have a jumper on in the winter , not on high so Ur too hot and just sitting their in Ur shorts and t.shirt

Answer 10

I remember my builder telling me yes - but we had a very big house. A little flat needs a timed thermostat.