Depends on your house though surely? My house has a gable end wall which faces north and it takes the heat away, it takes maybe 3 hours to warm up from cold. But my neighbours gable end faces south so he gets free solar gain from it when the sun shines. Just the same if you have north and south facing bedrooms, the south facing ones will nearly always feel much warmer. Also the reason the standing charge went up was primarily to pay for the cost of sorting out people who's energy supplier went bust, as many did about 3 years ago. It also covers some of losses made because some people refuse to pay their bills, so we all pay more as a consequence. The government stopped the force fitting of pre payment meters so there's not a lot the energy companies can do to get the money they are owed, it's often many thousands of pounds.

I agree, he does have some good common sense tips but he is no expert. He's a bleeding heart millionaire who falls for sob stories. Not everyone who uses food banks is 'starving' and not everyone who doesn't pay their energy bills is skint and deserves to be let off paying, there are a lot of scroungers out there!

Like most people you forget what the floor is doing, It's just as important as the walls ????

How does that work from a damp/condensation point of view? I'm thinking of warm air from the heated room passing to the unheated ones and causing mould etc. I heat the whole house for an hour or two in the mornings with all the interior doors open to try and even out the moisture content, and after that shut the interior doors and turn down the heat in the unused rooms (but I don't leave them completely unheated).

@@roberthuntley1090 Houses do not create condensation, heating or lack of heating does not cause condensation, ie. you will not get condensation in an empty house (unless there is a water leak maybe). Burning gas causes condensation but that should safely be vented outside anyway. Mostly, it's people that cause condensation, they breathe out moisture vapour, they sweat, they wash and shower and cook, all these things put moisture in the air, the difference is that in warm air that moisture can stay in the atmosphere, but in cold air or on cold surfaces such as walls, ceilings and windows that moisture will turn back into water and become condensation which can over time cause black mold. You won't normally get condensation in a cold dry room, I keep my unused spare bedroom unheated all winter with the door closed and never get problems. But all houses are different in terms of occupancy, insulation, air tightness, etc. You need to ventilate areas that are lived in, especially kitchens and bathrooms, open bathroom windows for half an hour after showering, even if you have an extractor fan. This might all sound like common sense but you would be surprised how many people don't understand it, I see so many problems caused by putting washing or towels on radiators to dry, don't people realise that when they take their washing out of the washer it is heavy because it is wet and all that wetness goes into the room if you dry your washing in there?