I was brave and switch mine off yesterday lunchtime. Wasn't too bad last night, but that may be because the place was cooling down. I fracking hate the cold.
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Ours is thermostatically controlled. It's never switched off. (Except for servicing, and if we're away for more than a week ).Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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I'm getting a gas fire like this fitted next week.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Same here, but when I go away for any time I put the control unit into frost mode so that the 7 day temperature programmes don't run.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostOurs is thermostatically controlled. It's never switched off. (Except for servicing, and if we're away for more than a week ).Comment
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Ditto, was bloody freezing this morningOriginally posted by stek View PostJust got an £800 gas bill for last quarter.....
So it's off now!
Who has time? Who has time? But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?Comment
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Wife keeps it on year round - and has the fire on quite a bit of the time.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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