• Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
  • Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!

First one to break? That is the heating on here.

Collapse
X
  •  
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    #41
    Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
    7 degrees forecast as the overnight low. Do I crack and put the heating on?
    2 degrees forecast for Saturday night so that is a no brainer, but what is the cut off point? 6 degrees? 7?
    Jeez, you lot must be living in iceboxes.

    Central heating in my house is on 24/7 365 days a year (except leap years, when it's on 366 days a year), set to a nice tropical 26 deg C.

    I like to see the missus walking round the house in her undies, not 5 jumpers and thermal underwear!

    The best thing is it only costs about £800 a month for the gas bill too, so all in all cheap as chips!

    Comment


      #42
      Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
      Jeez, you lot must be living in iceboxes.

      Central heating in my house is on 24/7 365 days a year (except leap years, when it's on 366 days a year), set to a nice tropical 26 deg C.

      I like to see the missus walking round the house in her undies, not 5 jumpers and thermal underwear!

      The best thing is it only costs about £800 a month for the gas bill too, so all in all cheap as chips!
      Yep, it's quite common for old folk to feel the cold more. My gran always had the house roasting all year.

      Comment


        #43
        Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
        ....set to a nice tropical 26 deg C.
        We used to have our a/c set to drop the temperature down to 80 F (27C) and it cost us a fortune.

        When the night time temp dropped to the low 20's it felt chilly. It didn't happen much, maybe in bleakest mid winter and there had been a storm or something.
        How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

        Follow me on Twitter - LinkedIn Profile - The HAB blog - New Blog: Mad Cameron
        Xeno points: +5 - Asperger rating: 36 - Paranoid Schizophrenic rating: 44%

        "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to high office" - Aesop

        Comment


          #44
          I cracked on Sunday morning as there was a cold nip in the air. It struck me as a good idea to check that the heating is in working order before it really gets cold.

          Heating tested and ready for the onset of an arctic winter.
          Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

          Comment


            #45
            Boiler been knackered for a couple of months now and landlord/plumber still "waiting for the part"

            Is anyone else without heating or do I win?
            "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

            Comment


              #46
              Originally posted by Jog On View Post
              Boiler been knackered for a couple of months now and landlord/plumber still "waiting for the part"

              Is anyone else without heating or do I win?

              Comment


                #47

                and it's now cool enough to keep the drinks on the shelf instead of in the fridge. Win-win!

                Comment


                  #48
                  Last week I replaced the bedroom radiator, which sprang a leak last winter and out of action until now. Just in the nick of time for the recent cold snap!
                  First ever radiator job I've done and it was a complete **tch . Hiring professionals next time.

                  Comment


                    #49
                    Originally posted by CheeseSlice View Post
                    Last week I replaced the bedroom radiator, which sprang a leak last winter and out of action until now. Just in the nick of time for the recent cold snap!
                    First ever radiator job I've done and it was a complete **tch . Hiring professionals next time.
                    Don't forget to bleed your radiators!

                    Comment


                      #50
                      Got the underfloor of the house insulated at the weekend, made a massive difference.

                      Comment

                      Working...
                      X