It is cheaper to leave your heating on 24/7, true or myth

[@CJR434]

I'm a senior, and I feel the cold. I leave my heating at 21 all the time. At night I turn the bedroom one off, and put it on again when I wake up. I refuse to be cold at 78. If they want to jail me for not being able to pay my bills so be it. Amen.

[@DavidRedshaw-i2h]

@@CJR434 good on you 👍✅

[@gregwatkiss8973]

Well done! I like your comment although this is not the video to make statements about pensioners. I was in the wrong to make my original statement about being cold. This video is about helping people and not a political platform. But have to say again, I do like what you have said.

[@dalfog2468]

​@gregwatkiss8973 The man has earned the right to comment however he chooses. This isn't North Korea. Not quite yet anyway. Don't worry you'll get your wish of ultimate censorship soon enough. And you'll be the first crying about it. Not comprehending you helped implement it.

[@gregwatkiss8973]

@@dalfog2468 You are quite right in what you say. Anyone has a right to there own opinion and I am truly sorry I made the mistake of making a frustrated comment on a video that was only there to help others. It was a shame that you then had to go and spoil your comment by your additional words. But then I suppose, hiding behind the internet, you just join a long line of 'not nice people'.

[@dalfog2468]

Only one who spoiled anything is yourself. And you know it. You and starmer have a lot in common,no consideration for pensioners.

[@robertjohn6354]

Top Tip , read your heating bill , this will raise your body temp by at least 5 degrees 🤣

[@ms3yc]

🤣

[@fullofhope2222]

[@davidmarshall5596]

😂🎉

[@Steinweg100]

Actually you are right! Read your bill, then get an expert to do so! I got legal help via which?

[@romystumpy1197]

😂😂😂

[@darrenj3267]

Such a refreshing change to see a video put out by someone who knows what they are talking about

[@propstand]

Like telling us the freezing point of water is 4c :) You could happily leave your water pipes at that temperature for ever, they will never ‘start freezing’ as he claims. Freezing point of water is zero.

[@darrenj3267]

@propstand frozen is 0c and below viscosity increases a few degrees above that as water begins so to freeze. In other words it starts freezing before it is frozen, just as at the other end of the scale water starts to steam before it boils. There are some very simple 7th grade physics books you may find a bit challenging, but I'm sure with perseverance you'll get it champ

[@lgparker4726]

I think that's what's known as common sense. ​@darrenj3267

[@christopher9727]

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[@andymarriott8150]

@@propstand he's actually correct snow is not formed at zero degrees neither is the slushy ice in Children's cold slush cups its formed slightly above at shall we say 4 degrees and becomes more icey as the temperature drops

[@clawrence6190]

I leave mine on all the time now at 17C on the hall thermostat. Gas combi boiler. I use a blanket for extra warmth when sitting in the evenings in the sitting room with the door closed. It works out about £10 a month more in winter to leave the heating on all the time, than when I used to run it at full pelt for 2 hours in the evening and off at other times. I'm now warmer, the house walls are warmer and it's much better. I feel the cold badly being on the older side of life!

[@aleluia01]

17?!?!? lucky you ....I cand do 19, less and I am freezing ..20.5 is about right for me

[@saraandivanevans6881]

Does it come on at 17degrees?

[@kimmcvitty3580]

​@@saraandivanevans6881ours comes on at 16! House sit at 14 with no heating but single storey extention that is new with huge amounts of insulation sits at 11. Edinburgh on the hills.

[@clawrence6190]

@@aleluia01 I used to live in Greece so getting myself used to a much lower temperature took a lot of willpower! I used blankets and jumpers and a hot water bottle in bed to help too.

[@clawrence6190]

@@saraandivanevans6881 The main thermostat in the hallway holds the temperature there at 17C - boiler switches itself on and off as necessary to hold that temperature. But the sitting room is a couple of degrees warmer if I keep the door shut. I also use a blanket when sitting reading, and a hot water bottle in bed.

[@Azureecosse]

I lived in Germany for a time it surprised me speaking to some people who use dehumidifiers to take the damp out of the air instead of running their heating system, the common belief is that the damper the air the colder the air and the harder it is to get the air to warm up as you are just heating the Moisture which then condenses so you feel colder, I tried this and it does work the dehumidifier extracted a lot of moisture and the rooms felt warmer with the heating off, I did save a fair bit of money, many Germans are strong advocates for good air flow in the building I visited many people who had a window cracked open a little in the winter at the front of the house and one to the rear. I still use this practice here in the UK ten years later ,I run a standard 20L dehumidifier for three hours in the evening and two hours in the morning it takes a lot of moisture out the house in winter and the air is Drier, & fresher without feeling cold, I also get less coughs and colds it sounds crazy but it does work the more you use the dehumidifier the less you need to have it on in winter also dehumidifiers after extracting the moisture pump out warm dry air which heats the room.

[@arekfpv3631]

It's so true. I do the same from the last three years and it makes a big difference. Also I have my heating set to 20 degrees in C all the time.

[@fredjones4163]

I have been doing this for about 20 years, works a treat.

[@CrazedFandango]

Dehumidifiers also give off heat.

[@mikewinston8709]

Correct. The Germans are right on the money.

[@baileysbritain]

Me too..works fantastic

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Thank goodness my wife is going through the menopause it’s saving a fortune with her hot flushes😊, I’ll get my coat 😊

[@Lanesplitter]

You’ll still need that coat for the icy chill in the bedroom. 🥶

[@FighterPilot1945]

😂

[@stevekelly5166]

When she stayed last night, I got naked and turned off the central heating. She'll be home soon, red faced and actually pregnant. Did the test in Tesco.

[@oioisweetheart3500]

😂😂😂

[@stevewhitmill2037]

My wife too ha ha

[@oliverdots]

Thank you for such a great video full of helpfull information. I am a site manager of a school and I keep telling the teachers to set their room thermostats to 21 and leave it there but they don't listen. When the room gets hot, all the children come in, they turn the thermostat fully down. Then when it gets cold they turn it up to 30. Then when it gets too hot they turn it back fully down. I keep telling them they are just chasing the heat. Radiators don't heat up or cool down any quicker by turning from 30 to 16. I'm gonna show them your video on my phone and hopefully they will listen to you. Thank you.

[@scotttownsley5972]

This is true, I had a friend who used to think turning the timer dial on the microwave all the way round to 45 mins heated the food faster. I had to laugh at that one. But its kind of the same mentality that exists I think. Its understandable when one is freezing they want MAX heat, atleast until they no longer feel freezing. They may be unsure whether leaving the thermostat valve set half way may impede the progress of said MAX heat, especially when they don't fully understand the workings behind the thermostat. Perhaps they think its a valve that will cut flow down to half when set half way... and if that were true, it would surely slow down the heating up of the rad. However with there non technical but freezing brain, they don't care and want MAX chance of MAX heat fast, and they dont want that to end until they decide they have had enough. Even I crank my thermostat to max then shut off fully when it gets to hot, and I fully understand how its supposed to work, but desire to control it myself.

[@PhilipHaseldine]

Yeah that's a false economy and I only got B at A-Level physics. Plus the more bodies in a room, the less the heating needs to be on (or not as high) as we are all mini-radiators

[@Jeanne7774]

I have learned more from you than from the annual gas servicers although they always mention 21 degrees on the thermostat. Thank you this was immensely useful.

[@tomkatgastraining]

Glad to help

[@PhilipHaseldine]

No house needs 21 degs on the thermo. Unless someone has medical conditions or it's an office.

[@MelliaBoomBot]

This year Ive discovered that Hot Water Bottles are massively underrated.

[@andrewcoxhead6451]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@philuribe7863]

Electric blankets - can't beat 'em.

[@DavidRedshaw-i2h]

Stick the hair dryer under the quilt for 30 seconds ✅👍

[@Christine-hr8in]

Yeah Hot Water bottles are OK Until they Split and Scale you, Ain't no joke! or you wake up in a Wet bed and it's neither you or the hubby!!

[@zen4men]

I wear a Woolly Hat indoors - really helps. ===============================

[@simonpeterbailey72]

The neighbours have a weed farm in the loft 😂

[@SteveN-pw4dj]

Surely it would be better in the cellar 😮

[@mermaid01]

Hang on to them, our neighbouring house got raided 6 weeks ago and we are deffo feeling the chill now 😂

[@maly2ts408]

That roof was higher than his bungalow so the sun would have been on it for longer

[@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer]

If they are through the wall next door move your bed up to your loft free heating ;)

[@andyxox4168]

Use LED grow lamps and you won’t get that problem, cheaper too! 😂

[@richfield4405]

Brilliant video, most sensible thing I've seen online this year 👍

[@tomkatgastraining]

Thanks 👍

[@pheart2381]

I can feel perfectly happy with 15 centigrade,with proper clothing layers. I dont have central heating so in winter I mainly stay in one room. People dont give themselves a chance to acclimatise to a cooler temperature.

[@frandean5112]

I am the same.I am happy unless temperature drops below 13c.Just layer up.

[@Kevin-gw6us]

Me too

[@emcarver8983]

Totally agree.

[@Jon-es-i6o]

UK energy supplies are rigged, costing more than they should do. Senior customers should not let their ambient room temperature go below 18-degrees. Less than that can have negative affect on body blood pressure. Your tip to take your thermostat to bed with you is an excellent piece of advice. I’ll try that, thanks.🤙🏻

[@hedgehoghogtel1694]

For the past couple of years, I have had my thermostat set between 17-19 deg. c during the winter (19 during cold snaps), with the boiler flow temp set at 60. I found that if I didn't have my heating on through the night (particularly during cold snaps), the temperature in the house plummeted to below 10 and it would take at least five hours for it to get back up to the ambient temperature. Also, sometimes I couldn't get the boiler to work as the condensation pipe had froze. I keep my thermostat in the room I use the most, i.e. where I work, and have my radiators set between 2 and 5. I can't say my bills are massively higher this way than just setting my heating to come on at set times. For me, this way is much more efficient.

[@mildredlindsey3144]

VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE. THANK YOU FROM FLORIDA, USA. IT IS COOLER HERE THE LAST FEW DAYS.

[@kristinajendesen7111]

I turned my heating right down, almost off when I went away one Xmas years ago. When I got back and turned the heating back up there was massive banging noises from above. One of the bedroom radiators had popped it's rivets & it was leaking everywhere. It also expanded outwards. Gas engineer said he had never seen anything like it.

[@YouRich92]

When we are around freezing temperature I pay attention that all my radiators have a minimal flow so that to prevent them from freezing. Otherwise it may cause crack in them and provide you nasty surprise later - and costly damages. I aim to be at least in the 6-8°C range.

[@johnf3326]

Never seen a rad with rivets!

[@kristinajendesen7111]

@johnf3326 spot welds then, something like that in between the vanes. I'm not technically minded. They popped and it deformed.

[@williamplatt9827]

Recently retired gas service engineer with system boiler & unvented HW storage tank. HW controlled via it's own time clock. CH is a programmable wireless affair and all rads with thermostatic valves. Two of us in house and retired requires a level of heating above what we needed when both working. Now CH on 24/7 with variable temps set which are bypassed in the colder evenings to a temp that is comfortable. Past month my gas bill has only increased by just over £30. For an extra £1/day and a really comfortable temperature, without resorting to layers of extra jumpers etc, I'm more than happy. Sometimes you just have to find your own way. My Worcester 30CDi System boiler flow temp set at 3.5 giving a 55 degree flow temp during the winter months to give a high enough rad surface temp to heat our space adequately.

[@Being_Jeff]

What System boiler flow temp have you set it at pls?

[@williamplatt9827]

@@Being_Jeff Currently running at 62 degrees.

[@Being_Jeff]

@@williamplatt9827 Okay thanks, checked mine its at 60 and that where the recommended mark is on the dial so I'll leave it as is and just recheck my radiator valve settings for each room.

[@DavidJones-dv7qi]

I recently retired and put my heating on 24/7. Today with an outside temperature of 10 degrees, my boiler with a minimum modulation of 5kw kept the property at a toasty 21 degrees at 37 degree flow temperature firing for approx 10 minutes every 75 minutes with a room temperature swing of 0.4 degrees. I’m quite surprised a heating engineer has a flow temperature of 62 degrees, you must have high room temperature swings !!!

[@DavidJones-dv7qi]

I have an EPH Combipack 4 and would highly recommend it, or a CP4i if you need control through the Ember app on your phone.

[@andrealegonidec7057]

I have mine on all the time (when necessary), set at just below 15°c on the thermostat; leave all the internal doors open so the heat is spread fairly evenly between rooms, and there is no rush of cold air in to a warm room and warm air out from doors opening and closing. Heating comes on less often and the damp stays out of the air. Layers of clothes, warm socks, and a blanket whilst sitting watching tv.

[@jaijai5250]

I leave all the internal doors open also for heat to circulate. I’ve bought a calor gas heater for the hallway as heat is lost near the front door. Old Victorian houses are expensive to heat. My problem is that my adjoining neighbours don’t turn their heating on ….so annoying.

[@MCorrigan]

Just below 15°? That's cold. I keep mine at 22° Don't suffer for the sake of the energy companies. I'm in arrears for my heating and electricty and I honestly couldn't care less. I'm not freezing for anyone.

[@hummus6150]

Thank you! Just changed my water down to 55, and adjusted most of the radiator valves too!

[@vinquinn]

The house will take forever to warm up. If you want to run at 55 degrees you need larger radiators.

[@bartsz6908]

Don't talk if you talk rubbish. My water is set to 55 on rads and my last year bill was 470. Winter time my house isn't colder than 21 during a day and not going down below 18 ever. It's 1900 home and I've insulated loft myself. I can't understand how people live and instead of spending couple of hundreds on insulation which is most important thing at home they prefer to spend or tons on gas or electricity or then for decorators to fix their mouldy walls and window seals.

[@bmyo-e4n]

Water has to be 65 to combat legionnaires disease so be careful

[@larey12]

My king size sleeping bag has been a game changer. I live alone so no one can see me sitting in it watching tv. It's not so tight that I can't move about in it - quite comfortable really. When I go to bed I sleep in this with a duvet on top and am so warm I leave the window open, even when it's freezing. I do have an eIectric radiater I use occasionally, but, whenever I watch tv or on the computer I just sit in my sleeping bag. It might feel a little inconvenient to some people but my low energy bill more than makes up for that.

[@PhilipHaseldine]

Yeah I've gone for double duvets now ha ha. Do what's best for you! :)

[@mikewinston8709]

My MP, Emma Reynolds, Labour obviously, uses her full winter £3.5k heating allowance for her constituency home; she told us this. She voted for the pensioner fuel cuts. All borne out by her voting record.

[@jonboymk1bridgemaryfront889]

bot account 👆

[@plasterer1672]

I thought it was for second homes only . That is double the amount of average consumption for energy usage . Think she is stealing off the taxpayer . Nothing new there . But you should challenge her on it and all her other bogus claims

[@mikewinston8709]

@ As she points out, she is claiming the same allowance as any other politician of any hue.

[@LindaGray-o7j]

​@plasterer1672 Every politician is on the gravy train, not just her. They get £3400 for heating. AND,,,£1700 for their second home if they have one. 😠

[@chriselliott726]

Just to set the facts right - Labour introduced the winter fuel payment in 1997. The levels which MPs are entitled to claim allowances were last set by the Tories. The removal of the winter fuel payments is one of the measures attempting to claw back money to keep out schools hospitals and other essential services running after years of neglect. Any pensioner whose income is low enough to entitle them to pension credits (levels set by the last Tory government) remain entitled to support.

[@ianross5019]

I’m a CIBSE low carbon consultant and a 30 year Building Energy Management System Engineer. Your advice is spot on. It’s the advice that has been given to business for decades. The key to remember is that the central heating is “available” 24/7. That doesn’t mean that it’s “on” 24/7. The fact that it’s available means that you minimise the losses that you would see if the heating was turned off. The key to energy efficiency is minimising and handling the losses. Not just “not using” energy. Think of driving your car with or without cruise control. We all know that, using cruise control, we get to where we’re going in a more comfortable fashion and use less fuel!

[@kabukidreamboy]

Low carbon consultant, lol. That's a totally unnecessary job title as net-zero is a myth and we will bankrupt ourselves in the mad pursuit of it. CO2 is our friend and we need plenty of it to sustain life!

[@boatybear1013]

"Low Carbon Consultant" Is that another phrase for "Universitard" So highly educated in Nonsense that you can't see the connection to life on this Earth and the result of "Low Carbon"? Carbon Based Life (yes all life on this Earth) requires large amounts of CO2. You are part of a Death cult and you don't even know it! As I said ... a Universitard!

[@joeycan6801]

Great video ! “ we are snowed in “ ?! Wow ! that’s considered a light dusting where I live, I’m in Montreal, Canada when we receive a storm dumping almost 2 feet of snow is when we say we are snowed in, and still all services keep running during that time. Have a great day from Canada ! 😊

[@tomkatgastraining]

@@joeycan6801 England can come to a stop with 2 inches of snow 😂 we live on top of a hill with steep roads so we had quite a few crashed cars stopping anyone moving. Yo too have a great day in Canada a place I haven’t visited yet but would love to. 🤞🏻

[@johncarlo7395]

I bet he's fun at parties.

[@sarahlyons2740]

Yeah we’re crap with snow in the uk. We are not set up to deal with it, it’s the same in a heatwave as no one really has air conditioning… except in the car! 🤪

[@dan-nutu]

​@@sarahlyons2740and the supermarkets 😂

[@dan-nutu]

​@@tomkatgastrainingI can't forget the utter chaos at Heathrow just because of half an inch of snow! Hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled, all because they were not prepared to deal with snow "based on a risk assessment"!

[@andyking05]

What a wonderful explanation, I'm a gas engineer too, I explain this all the time...... but I still don't think my wife will understand how the thermostat works! 😂😂

[@vonniescrafts1]

My thermostat is in the hall it’s fixed does that make any difference? I’ve been so cold today miserable!

[@Chris-mh3vf]

It is not possible to explain thermostats to a woman, it’s a genetic thing

[@j.master6688]

Thank you for the information. We don't have a central heating, I'm wearing five layers at the moment, including two woollen vests and woollen long johns. It does make a huge difference, but I can't wait for summer.....

[@jaijai5250]

How do you strip off in the bathroom if you don’t have central heating.

[@Johno143]

Genius ! Just what i was looking for 👌. Great Video, thank you. 🙏

[@DeeFay-fl1hs]

Brilliant. Clear explanation of benefit to all. Thank you.

[@pookievision]

Learned something there lad - the rad valve and stat wont make ya rads hotter - they dictated by the air in the room! Its flow temp on boiler heats the rads! Nice one! Now gotta try explain that to customers! 🙌😂

[@jacquib256]

Same here

[@Steinweg100]

I have a hot air system, via vents and very 'picky' thermostat!

[@PhilipHaseldine]

I like valves - they're rad!!! (sorry couldn't resist) 😉

[@iseeulysses]

I was bought up in a house with just gas fires (and nylon nightdresses 🥹). When I left home I had solid fuel heating - which was great. I now have a south facing, well insulated house with under floor heating downstairs and rads upstairs. Comes on twice a day. My low temp is set to 18deg top to 23deg (winter setting). We have log burners for winter. The back of the house gets hot if it's a sunny day (no fire days) Yesterday, 24th November - it was warmer outside than in. If I had the temps quoted in this video I'd feel utterly miserable - it would mean I went visiting friends or go shopping more, and therefore would end up costing me money in petrol and shopping. I'd rather stick the heating up for a while. I often wear my dressing gown or a throw wrapped round me. I don't drink or smoke and go on few holidays - these are choices - and I'd rather be cosy in my home if I can afford to. It's a home not a house.

[@dolceanstar]

As a single man, I only need the warmth of one room at a time. After checking through old bills and experience, I cut off my gas completely, bought a 3kw electric jet style space heater which takes about 10 minutes to heat a room to toastie and then the thermostat kicks in for a couple of minutes in every 10-15. Just the saving in gas standing charges is enough to take a little of the concern out of the monthly bill and any extra electricity consumed

[@DelTangBrav]

As a Kw of electricy costs four to five times more than a Kw of gas where available gas (despite tbe extra standing charge) still remains the cheapest form of heating. A Kw of gas or electricity produce the same amount of heat.

[@dolceanstar]

@@DelTangBrav Agreed, however the map is not the territory and, in my experience, 15-20 minutes an hour of a space heater provides a more tangible heat to a room than my gas radiators (cleverly placed under windows!!!). Also, by fitting electrically heated taps, I save on water and hot water, heated by gas, going cold in the pipes.

[@mikejennings6887]

Excellent advice, at exactly the right time of year. Will be implementing this (only minor tweaks required) tomorrow! Thanks (in advance) for future energy saving and comfort. PS we also have realistic gas 'fires' in our front room and separate dining room, so we have more local control. I'm also sure that closing doors to rooms you use less frequently, whilst maintaining a minimum temperature, is beneficial overall. Thanks for all the advice at an appropriate time of the year!

[@thelittlebluehouse5689]

Thank you for this. Clear,concise and informative. Best wishes. ps I'm a Manc just moved to small detached bungalow in countryside. Always terraces and flats previously. Handy insights! Cheers. Best wishes

[@TrishaRodgers-ng2xc]

When we lived in the UK we used to leave the heating on all the time at a certain level so the house never got cold and the theiry about thus then was you never needed to warm the house up when the heating had been switched off. The bills were ok not heavy. This guy us speaking good sense so listen to him.

[@PotatoPirate123]

Leaving the heating on all day at 21 degrees with all the radiators set to 3 would cost £7 a day. Vs £2-£2.50 currently. As. A single parent that’s a big deal, and I simply can’t afford for every room to be cosy, given that I spend most of my time upstairs anyway

[@station-7]

@@PotatoPirate123Ultimately, picking and choosing when you have your heating on will save you the most money. That’s what we have to do because we’re on a tight budget. If it’s chilly but not frigid cold outside, we don’t put the heating on. You cant get much cheaper than spending £0.00 a day because your heating is switched off.

[@PotatoPirate123]

@@station-7 this is it. The people who say theirs barely costs any more or costs the same probably live in a mega insulated new build. They get a bad rap but I would LOVE a new house. Don’t find my crumbly, damp, smelly, dusty Victorian house all that special and would rather be warm than gaze lovingly at the high ceiling and red brickwork. Last night I experimented with changing the flow RIGHT DOWN to 45 degrees. I turned all the heater TRVs down to reflect how warm I’d want each room to be (2 in some rooms and 3 in other). I set the heating to basically be ‘on’ all day in the sense that the programmer unit was set to different temps throughout the day, with 10am-5pm set to 17 degrees. Despite this, it still cost me almost double the cost of heating just the upstairs for 5 hours the day before, with those rooms being significantly warmer! This was also based on it being a quite nice day yesterday - a mild 13 degrees

[@SMTRodent]

@@PotatoPirate123 We set ours to 18C all day and 14C at night. I did a lot of watching the smart meter for weeks and that set-up was the cheapest possible, other than not heating the house at all (which was causing black mould). Otherwise the boiler was thrashing itself and the house was still freezing! It took months for the house to get warmed through, then our costs dropped massively. We air the house out as well, once a day at 9am, that helps.

[@martin2466]

Sensible and very good advice. Well done Derek.

[@martin2466]

I have just subscribed after that Masterclass video of yours. All the very best to you. 😁👍

[@Kellycreator]

I was married to a heating engineer for 16 years. It always surprises the engineers when they’re servicing the boiler. They tell me to leave it on and they’ll turn the boiler flow temperature down so it doesn’t blast the water but warms it slower. It’s something I’m very grateful to know. It has saved me getting stressed about paying my gas bill. I barely spend more than £15 a week in winter. It’s electricity that’s been the drain. My bill went from £40 to £100 a month on average. That’s ridiculous and practically a small second mortgage for a holiday home. It’s more frustrating as there’s proof out there free energy has been suppressed for decades.

[@Ramit16]

You are correct, free energy was being worked on by Nikolas Tesla way back in the day when he was the most prolific of inventors but it never came to fruition as the authorities / business made sure that if you could not put a meter on the consumer end it would earn nothing for them !!

[@Kellycreator]

@ we’ve been kept as slaves for too long. I keep positive things will change as more people wake up. There’s a guy in Africa that was powering a whole town from the “ether”. I worry that after his clip went viral (naively shared) that he may have been taken away somewhere. I’ve not seen or heard of him since. Others that have tweaked their car engines to run on water…. The first guy died after leaving restaurant where he had meeting with Ford I think. All stolen and patented. Porsche are releasing a car to run on water but obviously it’s not going to be affordable to everyone. There’s no profit in that. The final control is the electricity, all the internet and web 3 need it to run. Our “currency” will soon be reliant on electricity. We will have to choose what we can do with it before it expires. We have a huge fight on our hands.

[@Kellycreator]

@ I have a feeling that is exactly how we get out energy and we’re just lied to. You can get your own meter and have it exchanged….. there is no lawful contract of energy. They send you statements not bills. A bill has to have a signature on it. There’s so many loopholes to be taken advantage of if you’re able to find them and stand on your principles. I’m working on relocating to Scotland. “Hutting” is perfectly legal, as is setting up a forestry or eco school… bury some containers for extended living space, huts over the top. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@PhilipHaseldine]

My total energy for November was a shade over £86.

[@danielhayes3607]

Way before Tesla. We’ve had electricity for thousands of years

[@TheCho-k4m]

Worked for a major energy supplier for a decade and saw so many people get into serious debt for trying to keep the thermal mass above 20c. It's a great idea if you have a modern home with great insulation standards, if you live in a old property with poor or aging insulation you can end up owning many hundreds and even thousands extra when you are billed up to date. The advice given in the video is very solid, if you have the right setup then it can work. For the average UK sadly it is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@JamesWilliamson-w8y]

Tip. Most folk spend about one third of their day in bed so turn off all the heating and buy an electric blanket.

[@davidmiller4078]

Hot water bottl3s are amazingly effective and cheaper and safer

[@richardconnelly7141]

@@davidmiller4078 even cheaper put antifreeze in bottles and turn off the heat

[@MiddleAgedBrit]

I pretty much follow these rules already, However, if I set my flow temp to 55c and it's unusually cold outside it can struggle to get up to temp of 19 or 20c due to heat loss. Not much I can do about that as I live in a rented prop. but just turning the flow temp up 5 or 10 degrees sorts it out, which means the property heats up quicker and the stat shuts it off sooner.

[@serenashaw-q3y]

I live a very small house, listed, so not able to insulate. I live alone, no more winter fuel allowance, and only turn on 2 rads, (kitchen and bathroom) after 2.00 pm; never have heat in my bedroom etc. Gas boiler serviced every autumn. My plumber has never suggested I should have a thermostat controller - is that not odd? Sounds as though I am living in freezing hell for no reason???

[@arasf5236]

Get chinese diesel heater, cost pennies to run

[@bartsz6908]

Add more rads and in terms of loft you can insulate it yourself

[@MrRoblig1]

Great advice... Flow temp is getting a visit... Thank you

[@catrinalumley6628]

I'm so lucky, I'm housing association... We had our heating upgraded to a combi a couple of year ago... The engineers were lovely... They explained all this to me... I have my water set around 60-65 too, my son has special needs, the water still gets plenty hot for a bath and bits but won't do as much damage if he put his hand under it... Funnily enough I woke up to no heating today, rang housing, gave them the error code, it was pressure that had dropped... Soon sorted it myself... Engineer had me do it while he was present when he installed it... If it happens again, I just adjust, only I'll still ring it in so housing has a record... If I need to be doing it a lot that's usually an indication that something's not quite right... My first ever admin job was with a plumbing and heating installation company in York... Small family firm, I know the basics and know not to mess around with gas x

[@the_full_english]

Wondering if any this applies to dimplex electric heaters? I live in a relatively new build block of flats, ground floor so the insulation is good and last few years have had them set to just come on in the morning and evening when we’re at home. Not sure with this type of heater if it would be worth having them on all the time at a certain temp would be better or not 🤔

[@MrKlawUK]

we’re the same. when it was cold the other night I think it just about didn’t kick in overnight but the next morning when it was set back to 21c, it was close to that threshold. So as long as its no lower than 0c/-2c ish, a 15c setback won’t kick in its just a protection. We have the nest set to opentherm running lower flow temps like you so its less bouncing up and down

[@ange5673]

Great video, but it did make me chuckle when you said you’d had significant snowfall. That’s nothing to the snow we used to get in the 80’s. 😊

[@christopher9727]

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@Nettsinthewoods]

Excellent. Thank you. Great vid. Poor oaps are going to be living in damp houses while trying to heat a couple of rooms, then get pneumonia and pop off. Starmer hasn’t thought of that - or has he?

[@velvetindigonight]

Sadly I reckon all by design…… so wrong. He’s obviously sold his soul a long time ago…….. We all have to choose………. Go well and warm!

[@jsaunders8965]

There's method in the madness 🤔

[@Steinweg100]

Makes you wonder! my bedroom awfully damp, black all over some walls. My cancer has spread to my lungs, so carer is wiping and painting w special stuff, we have humidifier now, but it is more what we breathe in! It all seems very calculated, pensioner out, in boxes; migrants in via red carpet? I have longer history above!

[@rachelminall2121]

thats the plan 😡

[@Ramit16]

All in the plan, you have to realise we are seen as takers and not givers any longer therefore surplus to requirements !!

[@SandraMckay9528-z8f]

Hubby now a retired Plumbing manager has always said room temp should sit around 18 to 21, he told me to keep the heating on around 18, no turning up and down like you are saying, i put a thermal curtain over my front door and the room we sit in to watch tv at night , close the curtains on all the windows and the difference that alone makes is unbelievable. We also have the valves set low in rooms not really in use and higher in TV room.

[@memoumoumou2629]

I live in a modern apartment with underfloor electric heating . It is set on three different temperatures . 15 during the night , 19, and 21 different times throughout the day the day. I am always raising the lounge temp to 23. Then it gets too hot and I have to turn it down again😂 Never put it on the bedroom as never feels cold. I had period last winter when I turned it off in my lounge during the night and bill seemed to be higher . So I guess leaving it on constantly is the answer. Thanks for the video.

[@LemonPuf]

I’ve had to have the engineer round after a gas safety check as it was taking over 4 hours to get the house up to 20 degrees from 16. The gas service guy had turned the rads down to 60 degrees - so the engineer turned the flow temp back up to 70 and now my house gets lovely and warm. 60 degrees flow temp was awful for my house and it never felt warm. 19 degrees or lower and I’m freezing cold.

[@Strider9655]

I leave my central heating at 14-15 degees C all year, then heat individual rooms (depending on which im using) with a space heater set for 19 degrees (which is around 21 at body height) and keep the doors closed, at night i move the space heater onto the landing, set it for 17 degrees all night, then it switches to 19 degrees 1 hour before I wake up, just to take the edge off. Having thermostat control on space heaters is essential for reducing energy consumption. During the day I will quite happily over fill the kettle, and I use a normal oven to cook my tea, because despite the bad advice from the idiotic media journalists, it's not a waste of energy at all, it just goes into the house and supplements your heating, so your heating does slightly less work. They seem to think that we need to compartmentalise everything, "this is a heater it heats things, this is a cooker it cooks things, if we leave the cooker on for too long it's a waste of energy". What we should be thinking is "oh i'm sitting in a room with a PC that consumes 500w, that's probably 400w of heat, so therefore I need less heating to reach an optimal room temperature, so maybe if I shut the door I could turn the central heating down/off and require no extra heating at all". If we're going to stop wasting energy, be it gas or electric, we need to stop listening to advice from people working in a lab, passed onto journalists and passed off in a news article as "heating expert, Fred the plumber", and start listening to people with some practical real world knowledge.

[@MaryLove-d5w]

Thank you, this was really helpful and informative. Now keeping my house at 15 degrees all the time. 👍

[@corkion]

when we were kids there was just a open fire in one room no rads we be all around the fire in one room

[@MaryLove-d5w]

Me too, I’m Scottish and in the winter we’d put coats and clothes on our beds because it was sooo cold. 😂

[@johnf3326]

Open fire?! You were lucky! Dad used to suck extra strong mint and we all used to sit round his tongue!

[@EVALLOYD]

I have reversible air conditioning and the technician who maintains the system annually told me that in summer when the house needs to be cool - I live in the South of France - I can shut the air conditioning off when it's in cooling mode but in winter not to shut if off completely just to lower it for it would consume a lot more energy to get the room temperature back to 19°C so that's what I do.

[@keithspriggs7372]

another problem is below 12 c black mould will come to get you, 55c flow temp keeps ours at 21 c turn back to 16c over night for 7 hrs 24 hr at - 2 outside cost £5.87 including 5 minute shower baxi 800 combi ,in 2002 3 bed detatched low and slow the way to go if at home all day

[@explorer0213]

Get a dehumidifier or turn fan on all through the day it works.

[@andrewhoneywell5244]

Electric blanket for the bed is also a good low cost idea.

[@motormouthalmighty]

yes It is!I didn't go bankrupt until the end of the second week!

[@pennypink3759]

Ive left my storage heaters on at 21 C my bedroom is 18 C . I have spinal stenosis so i have to keep warm . The cold effects my spine its unbearable pain when I'm cold so its also the disabled that need help with fule payments.

[@PaulaGrace-g6t]

Thank you so much for providing such informative content. Can I ask if the same principles would apply if you're electric only?

[@kaytrundle9002]

Thank you very much for that! You have answered some of my questions that I have been debating with others for a long time!

[@gregwatkiss8973]

To Tomkat Gas Training. Please accept my apologies for starting the comments about pensioners and staying warm. I should have worded my comment differently. Your video is about helping to keep our homes warm. I did not release I would get the reaction. My error.

[@jacquib256]

You do not owe an apology you have mostly positive comments just one nasty individual who has managed to upset you! We are behind you so please I’m sure Tomkat feel the same. I found this video as I was concerned about my heating too as on a very tight budget due to the Labour Gov - sign the petition to get Starlin out! Use every opportunity to call them out as most subscribers are also doing on this channel anyway - I hope I am right that Tomkat won’t take offence 🙏

[@gregwatkiss8973]

@@jacquib256 Well said. I am very grateful for your comments. I and my wife have signed the petition. Thanks again. Greg

[@Steinweg100]

It is an emotive subject, you do no wrong! I am very seriously ill, no point saying less, because there are plenty of us. Some mornings are very cold. Was sent enormous bill of £10k just after they made profits. Contacted Which? Legal. Not expensive to use, was given a particular phrase to use. The British side of things comprised somewhat of jobsworths (Who can blame, we all needed jobs) Eventually, went on to next stage and call diverted to South Africa, the compassion was palpable. I have cancer etc, over here I was treated like a criminal; Over there, I was told "this ought not to be happening" Any unpalatable, sickening bills, Please contact Which ?! Legal advice!

[@stephenlawrenson2380]

35 to 40 flow temperature- TRV’s sat between 2 and 3 depending on room - running like this permanently. Turned the flow down tonight with it going milder. New boiler 2 years ago has paid dividends

[@imark7777777]

Yes yes yes I love how people tell you don't heat the rooms you're not in, but your interior walls are not insulated! Or turn the heat all the way off and then you're spending considerable time bringing everything back up to temperature.

[@goabaridreamer6659]

In the coldest months of the year l leave it at 21* 274/7 In thermostats control and it keeps the house nice and cosy. With remote control app l can change it from anywhere in the world as long as l have wifi. Love it 😅

[@kimorsler5794]

Thank you . Brilliant advice

[@tomkatgastraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jaredmiller8740]

Here in the U.S hydronic is only just starting to make a comeback with radiant heat and retrofitting old cast iron systems. Glad to see the U.K is still using what works best. I can say forced air and heat pumps are absolutely terrible on your wallet. Also I grew up in northern New York State. You calling that amount of snow "significant" gave me a good chuckle because I used to shovel and plow multiple feet per snow storm XD. Good info, thanks mate!

[@EssGeeSee]

We want our Winter Fuel Allowance back.

[@mikethebloodthirsty]

​@@McDan-d2tHiya Rachel Reeves haven't you got a country to destroy😂

[@jerrymcg3199]

@@McDan-d2t £500 per week is a fortune to most pensioners. Don't act the goat just because you are better off.

[@FighterPilot1945]

​@@jerrymcg3199👍

[@Dinadino994]

@@jerrymcg3199another I’m alright Jack . I hope he doesn’t end up alone & I mean that because then he’d know what it is like :(

[@stevenlowe1841]

​@@jerrymcg3199The money he is probably referring to is a total of 2 pensions, which would be about right , full credit to the guy for being able to live on that , far to many older people havie a sense of entitlement , they are owned a income above that of a state Pension, news is ,we are not .

[@-Pol-]

I'm a single occupier and work from home. I keep my central heating off by default. My controller is >20+ years old but I keep it for it's +1 hr button. If the house feels cold when I get up in the morning I press it to heat the house for an hour, but as often as not I don't need to. If I go out to work then I leave it off til I come home. Often when I come home in the evening, cooking is enough to heat downstairs, perhaps with the living room heated with the gas fire on low. If I feel cold I pull on a sweater first. I'm comfortable with room temperature at 18'C. It's usually only when I'm sitting inactive with the temp dropping to 16'C or so that I push the +1hr button again at which point, just the immediate sensation of warming air temperature is enough to make me feel comfortable again, even at 17'. The only time I leave my heating on is when I go away and leave the house empty. My energy consumption is about 2/3 lower than my neighbours.

[@Mcfads999]

Brilliant Thank you Being diabetic i can wake up so very cold Great explanation!

[@tonyfarrell6925]

I've never really understood the "lower boiler temperature" advice - given that a house, for any particular internal/external temperature, structure etc., will require a specific amount of energy to raise to and maintain the desired internal temperature. Surely lowering the boiler flow temperature will mean it takes longer to heat the property (the same amount of energy will still be required). I guess there would be less flue losses with the lower temperature but would that compensate for the additional electrical cost of running the pump and flue fan for longer?

[@neilcorcoran8233]

Very good the best advise I have seen yet good one number 1

[@russelltaylor7779]

If you call that a significant snow fall I would not take up fishing! The little gudgeon's would be 30 pound carp.

[@barrybarry6592]

How funny I thought exactly the same. Righteous insulation!

[@Love-c9l]

Very useful video Thank you. I like to open my windows for about an hour a day to circulate the air, how should I manage my heating in this instance. Should I keep it running on low or turn it off and back on again? Any advice on the best solution?

[@Traumahawk007]

For me it’s not about cost but being comfortable. Letting a house get too cold costs more in the long run. Heating never tuned off apart from around Mid May to Sep. I run boiler at 66c with with hall stat. 0730- 2200 20c 2200-0730 17.5 when away for longer than a day 17.5. UK homes are not the best insulated with undersized rads. The cost of upgrading systems in most cases will never be recouped.

[@adamauger6427]

I also have a programmable theremostat. when we go to work it lowers the temp. At night it also lowers to 15 C. When we are coming home it goes back up a half hour before we get home. It also comes back up just before morning showers.

[@RAT.MAN.]

I find burning 8 X 8 chunks of car tyres that I get paid to remove from local garages give off a excellent after dark heat

[@catherinehindle466]

What about the smell

[@DavidRedshaw-i2h]

@@RAT.MAN. I sneak into an illegal migrant hotel it’s boiling hot in there ✅👍

[@jacquib256]

I learnt a lot from this video thank you

[@MrAky4]

On the thermostat in the hallway I've set up at 20 the flow temperature on the boiler 35 it's hot and it costs me around £44 a month this time of the year. Just leave it ON let the boiler do the work. It never drops below 18 and Yes the radiators don't feel warm at all but it's working fine. My brother has done the same to a big house. Just keep the doors closed

[@eazyrat]

It heats the house at 35?

[@sageanimist48]

We are in a permanently cold house as it always in the shade of flats, it only has storage heaters which are horrendous things and expensive

[@JimWilkinson-el2hp]

Why have heating on when you are in bed,might feel nice and warm upon getting up in the morning but will i save anything.I live in a large 3 bedroom Victorian house with a 14 year old Vokera codensing boiler with thermostatic radiators,this past week we have had to put the electric fire on in lounge as well as radiator to get temperature up to 20c.Will try for a week on setting 15c for a week 24/7.

[@geoffhaylock6848]

I think people forget that it is not just the air that the heating has to warm up, it is also everything in the house. So if you let everything get cold, the heating system will have to warm everything before it stops sucking heat from the air. The greater the temperature difference the longer it takes.

[@gmo4250]

He does switch the heating off, the thermostat switches the heating off. He sets it at 15 for nighttime. So during the day the house temperature is at 19 or 20, at nighttime the heating switches off until the temperature drops below 15. If the house is well insulated and depending on the temperature outside, it may never switch on overnight.

[@CaptainProton1]

Damp, chest infections

[@beagle30]

Usually have the house at 23 degrees. On all day downstairs and only an hour morning and evening upstairs.

[@joesophie90]

The thing that people fail to mention is that when a gas central heating boiler is running, the pump is also too. This means not only gas consumption, but also electric. *The wattage of a gas central heating pump depends on the type of pump and its speed setting, but typically ranges from 50-200 watts* This equates to a running cost for electricity alone of as much as an extra £1 a day at the higher limit. This might not sound much, but in say three months - that is almost an extra £100 on top of your gas consumption. There sre benefits though of keeping your home at an ambient temperature, which is, it helps to prevent your home from becoming damp.

[@joesophie90]

You do need ventilation and too much insulation can cause humidity issues and mould.

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

@@joesophie90 Insulation and draft exclusion are 2 different things. Windows have adjustable vents for good reason and not just to prevent high humidity but to provide oxygen.

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

@@joesophie90 All electrical appliances create heat so the issue is purely the purchase price of said energy.

[@joesophie90]

@adrianchetwynd1334 Not all homes have trickle vents, for ventilation. In fact, probably most don't. Too much insulation, with no ventilation, isn't good.

[@edwinstar100]

God bless you! Great practicle tips, and insulate, insulate. Thanks!

[@ed393]

Next time a tenant ask me that 10 million $ question I’m going to send them a link to this vid, fed up of trying to explain this to somebody that’s never going to understand the answer,they usually say the man on the telly said if I turn my heating down by 1 degree I can save about £300 a year so they turn it down 3 or 4 degrees expecting big savings and call you up complain the heating is not working 🤔

[@florentinalily]

Insulation Insulation Insulation. Agree with you. We have an air source heat pump - the heating element of it goes on in late october and goes off when the last frost comes in the spring. The radiators are ticking over low heat so that our temp never goes below 20 in the winter. We have solar panels so all our costs are offset by those during the year. Turning it off means that everything has to heat from cold which uses far more energy. Sense at last. Thankyou.

[@mrbigvanlife7130]

If you turn off the boiler you use less gas - it’s physics and logic. My heat is off at night and then I boost it for an hour at a time during the day - tiny bills and warm when needed and cold when not.

[@geoffhaylock6848]

If only life was that easy......

[@pmac6584]

So using that logic.. drive your car at 100 mph for 1 hour, then drive same trip at 50 mph for two hours. By your logic the faster trip is more efficient because the car is running for half the time.

[@mrbigvanlife7130]

@@pmac6584no not that at all. What I’m avoiding is wasteful use of heat. There Is no logical reason to run a gas boiler ticking over just to be warm for the couple of hours you need the warmth. So in your analogy I’d drive 20 miles instead of 100.

[@ronniek3054]

Very good video just a quick question if your thermostat is connected to the boiler and its in the hallway which only has a little heater at the bottom of the stairs the temp always seems to never to desired temp as its cold there but rooms are warm what to do

[@marcusd2380]

After a few years of monitoring daily oil consumption and outside weather conditions for or house. I agree with what u are saying hear. Its more economical to keep heating on 100% of the time and let the room states do there thing. Insulation is key as is draft proofing. Them patio doors in the bed room will be a big source of heat loss for you

[@weaton25]

The flow thing was interesting I am old so I like to keep my place worm all of the time I have an oil outside boiler and use the wall mounted thermostat I just turn it on 16 at night and when I get up it goes up to 20 depending on the weather I may turn it down a bit humidity affects it a lot if its high then the temperature can be turned down if I am going out for a long time I may turn it down to 18 works for me I do have some of those Radiator thermostats but do not rate them much .

[@DavidRichards-n1m]

I don't think you answered the question in the title, unless I missed it. Is it cheaper to leave your heating on 24/7 or not. In a well insulated property I wouldn't expect the temperature to drop from 19°C to 15°C overnight, so you are effectively turning your heat off overnight.

[@tomkatgastraining]

@@DavidRichards-n1m you missed it so you will have to watch it again 😋

[@johns9673]

​@@tomkatgastrainingNo, he doesn't answer that question specifically though gives lots of very good practical advice on reducing heating bills. My answer: cheaper NOT to have heating on all the time. However, there are other cost considerations like keeping pipes from freezing or dampness away. My anseer is based on using a simple physics model where rate of heat loss is proportional to temperature difference. Yes, more energy may be required to bring a building up to a temperature BUT the constant higher rate of heat loss of keeping heating on will always be more. The savings will be smaller when the cooling/heating cycle is more frequent.

[@tomkatgastraining]

@ yes I do answer the question I say I leave the heating on but use a set back temperature for night time and when we are out and I explained that I have cut my gas consumption by half. Is that not answering the question?

[@paguk2000]

I have my house set to a minimum of 17 when we are not in and 20 in the morning and 20.5 in the evening. The reason for the 17 is that the house takes a long time to climb back from 14 to 20 c I don’t know if this is the most economical way to heat the house but this works for us

[@lw1zfog]

you don’t have an energy provider, you have a billing agent

[@michaeloconnor9465]

We put the heating on about 3 times a day for no more than 20 minutes. The house rarely drops below 20c even when the heating has been off all night.

[@SeanRidley-g7z]

If your cold in cold weather go for a long walk.. You will come home warm and the house will seem a lot warmer also.

[@S.Trades]

Not to mention the benefit of the exercise!

[@asilver2889]

Fine if you're able bodied enough to cope with snow and ice on the ground!

[@Brian-1948]

Some of us are unable, due to ailments, to go for long walks, sadly.

[@Reba-123]

Many of us are disabled and or old !!!!

[@ramsdenanna6794]

Do central heating systems with plastic pipes and fittings also risk freezing and bursting if it’s turned off when you’re out or away from home?

[@ajansson3361]

Ik gebruik een electrische onderdeken voor op mijn zitbank in de kamer. Heel lekker voor je lijf. Mijn thermostaat staat op 18gr 24/7

[@harrydavey9884]

Totally dependent on the home and the installation. If you've got a well insulated home with a well insulated installation, pipes are correctly sized, rads are well balanced etc, then leaving the heating on a minimum temperature and just letting it fire whenever it dips below is definitely gonna be fairly cheap.

[@kfardell5898]

This all made so much sense thank you

[@johnmac8084]

Good advice Derek. Is the reason you set the boiler stat to 55C that the boiler will operate in condensing mode more often?

[@tomkatgastraining]

@@johnmac8084 correct it will always be in condensing mode 👍🏻

[@davidjacobs828]

​​@@tomkatgastraining If I was a gas engineer my house would be 30 degrees C all winter and my gas meter would register about 10 quid a week . FACT.

[@Philip5478]

​@@davidjacobs828Utter cap

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@davidjacobs828 Wait a minute: 30 C but just 10 quid a week. How would you do that? Insulate extremely well and/or know how to manipulate the system, so you get gas that you don't pay for??? That last part would make you a crook. FACT.

[@davidjacobs828]

@gardenjoy5223 Yes , correct .. But NOWHERE NEAR as crooked as the thieving , corrupt gas suppliers . 🙂👍 Thanks for the reply. Merry Christmas

[@PotatoPirate123]

I’ve been experimenting for 3 years with flow temperatures, TRV settings and heating options. I have an Octopus Mini so I can get regular readings from my smart gas meter. By far the cheapest way to heat my house is to turn off the radiators in the rooms I don’t use very much and isolate them by shutting the doors. And I only turn the heating on when I need it. I have a modern condenser boiler and the flow is currently set to 60, which is the best balance. The difference between leaving all the TRVs between 2 and 3 and turning all all the radiators I would ordinarily set to 2 and isolating the rooms is about a 50% saving, which is a lot of money to me

[@Cornz38]

Significant??? One inch of snow??? Country grinds to a halt these days. Never used to AND the snow was far worse in the 70s and 80s...

[@Bee-rr6vo]

I agree with this video almost completely. The only thing I think may be wrong is the 10% difference for 1° on the thermostat. I've been experimenting for years with this, and I'd suggest a 3% to 5% difference depending on your set up. Also, I dont like to wear more clothing to keep warm as this can be a false economy. Keep the house nice and warm and dry which will help to avoid costly maintenance in the future caused by damp. Keep warm everyone🙂

[@Sue-t3h]

Totally depends on the construction of your house