2007-01-05 11:13:45 · 10 answers · asked by adam r 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
depends when you turn it on. Its cheaper during night time. otherwise, it really makes no difference at all although you could argue it takes slightly more power to heat the radiator to its correct temperature if you turn it on and off all the time as opposed to leaving it on and letting it adjust itself slightly.
2007-01-05 11:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by beanie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have thermostatic valves fitted to all our radiators except the one in the bathroom...(for some obscure reason one has to be without a t' valve). Like the previous poster, once our boiler is switched on in autumn/winter when it starts to cool down outside, it stays on until it's warmed up enough outside in springtime. The valves are set at a comfortable level for each room as needed, and obviously regulate themselves during outside temperature fluctuations. We have also fitted reflective material behind the radiators to reflect the heat back into the rooms. Offhand, I can't tell you what our bills are but they are not as high as our friends who live in a smaller house, and who think it cheaper to turn their heating on and off.
2007-01-05 11:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too am looking for the answer to this - we have high fuel bills and a cold house. What I intend to do now that everyone is back at work etc is to check my gas meter regularly and try out having the heating on all day low to see how it compares with having it coming on morning and evening for a while. I did this last year with the electricity meter and discovered very quickly how expensive our oil fired heater was to run!
2007-01-05 22:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by judy b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparently so - thats what I've been told, something about how much energy it takes to heat the room, and it uses less energy to maintain a temperature once it's been attained so if you have it on 4 times a day you have to heat the room up 4 times which is the energy consuming part, rather than just maintain temperature for 4 hours
2007-01-05 11:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would suggest getting some thermostatic rad valves put on all rads in your home then u can set the temperature to the needs for every individual room, the room that has your room stat in must not have a thermostatic valve (T.R.V.) as the boiler will cycle and never turn off as the T.R.V. will shut off which means that, that room will always be calling for heat and your heating will be on 24/7........ i thank you !
2007-01-06 00:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by gilz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cheapest way is to turn it on low and leave it, mine goes on when the weather starts turning cold and i don't turn it off till summer, i use £10 gas per week and i have to have my hot water turned on for my heating to work, and i cook a dinner on a gas cooker every day
2007-01-05 11:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THINK,IS IT CHEAPER TO BOIL THE WATER FOR 4 MIN.
OR TO BOIL IT 4 TIMES FOR A MIN AT THE TIME.
2007-01-05 11:20:00 · answer #7 · answered by yiannis the greek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is cheaper to leave on permanently
2007-01-07 19:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by The Heartbreaker. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it on when you are home and lower, but not off when you are out.
2007-01-05 23:46:31 · answer #9 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE START UP SURGE EACH TIME,BUT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING A WARMER CONDATION FOR LONGER.
2007-01-05 21:26:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋