When did you turn your heating on?

cherrybee · #26 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 08:34 AM

Havent put mine on yet and I am still sat here with a T shirt on.Evenings are noticably getting chillier but not enough for my gas fire yet.Warm slippers and a jumper is fine but even then I sometimes feel to warm.

littleT · #27 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 10:04 AM

Though I did put mine on for the first time two weeks ago, it went on for the second time this week. We've only had it on a couple of times - one hour max or it just gets too hot.

Are we going to do a poll on when it gets switched off too.

fbcpmike · #28 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by littleT

Interesting - Which underfloor heating? Water, cable or ribbon?

I'm glad that someone-else has high lighted the benefits, and that it can be reasonably priced too. We're still on the gas unfortunately, but are looking into getting the underfloor soon.

The system we put in was hot water. We were in the process of having to replace the kitchen floor due to rot when we put in a new kitchen, so opted for the underfloor at the same time. It's a system designed for conservatories but can be used in rooms under a certain size (about 20sqM). It's not fully pumped, but uses the existing heating system pump, it has a waterflow thermostat about 18in up one wall near to the tap off from the existing heating. It was bought as a kit of all parts required and cost me £350. If you need to do more than one room it might be better to go to a fully pumped system (that is one pump and control box per floor) but for us, doing one room only, that wast too expensive, the control box was over £300 before you factored in the heating pipe and installation. If anyone wants more info I would be happy to post photos and data sheet on a site for download.

Wild-Woman · #29 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 03:50 PM

Just now. The temperature has dropped like a stone here. Brrr! And it's precipitating down! Julie

hellsbells · #30 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 03:55 PM

Hi all,

Our heating has been on and off all summer as we cant get the water to heat without the heating on so as soon as the tank is hot it all gets swithed off. Will have to get a plumber in sooner or later!!!

Our fuel bills are atrocious this year and we are trying to econimise constantly ie standbys and lights off etc.

Would love underfloor heating as our ground floor gets freezing during the winter. We were discussing this at work the other night and someone said underfloor heating was bad for your feet. As i'm diabetic also and have to be careful i would have thought warm feet were better than cold. Can anyone put me right?

cherrybee · #31 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Just now. The temperature has dropped like a stone here. Brrr! And it's precipitating down! Julie

Was quite mild this morning when I took my gransons for a walk along the seafront No sun but very mild and the sea was like a millpond.When I arrived home at 1pm it suddenly changed started persisting it down and the wind came up and temperature has dropped.Although I still dont need the heating on just yet

Just adding a warm cardie

Belladonna · #32 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 04:27 PM

Had a new boiler fitted last year and it's really made a difference to the hot water bills. Put the heating on for the first time last week. But my buddleja and one of my rhododendrons started flowering again!

Garden Carpet · #33 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hellsbells

Hi all,

Our heating has been on and off all summer as we cant get the water to heat without the heating on so as soon as the tank is hot it all gets swithed off. Will have to get a plumber in sooner or later!!!

Our fuel bills are atrocious this year and we are trying to econimise constantly ie standbys and lights off etc.

Would love underfloor heating as our ground floor gets freezing during the winter. We were discussing this at work the other night and someone said underfloor heating was bad for your feet. As i'm diabetic also and have to be careful i would have thought warm feet were better than cold. Can anyone put me right?

I am not sure but isnt the danger for diabetics (like me) that they sometimes lose feeling in their feet and cant tell if something is too hot or not... but you, as a diabetic wouldnt be walking around barefoot.. would you

Besides, I cant imagine underfloor heating would become so hot as to burn your feet at all.. before that happened you would have damaged flooring.. and a sauna!!

Belladonna · #34 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 05:36 PM

Another diabetic. Me too. Nobody has said anything to me about underfloor heating so I shouldn't think it's a problem and as Garden Carpet says, we don't walk around barefoot anyway.

Susie · #35 (**permalink**) 23-10-2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Belladonna

Had a new boiler fitted last year and it's really made a difference to the hot water bills. Put the heating on for the first time last week. But my buddleja and one of my rhododendrons started flowering again!

My buddleia hasn't stopped flowering yet!

I haven't had to turn the heating on yet, in fact we still have the windows open for most of the time too ... but today it turned decidedly nippy so it could be soon.

fbcpmike · #36 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Garden Carpet

I am not sure but isnt the danger for diabetics (like me) that they sometimes lose feeling in their feet and cant tell if something is too hot or not... but you, as a diabetic wouldnt be walking around barefoot.. would you

Besides, I cant imagine underfloor heating would become so hot as to burn your feet at all.. before that happened you would have damaged flooring.. and a sauna!!

I’m a diabetic too, type II diagnosed five years ago. Yes there is a risk of loosing felling to the feet, but if you had got to that fairly advanced stage one would already be taking further steps (oh dear!).

Water under floor heating does not get that hot that a diabetic with no feeling in their feet would be burnt. Whilst it runs from the very hot water of the central heating system, both water systems (fully pumped / single room) regulate the temperature, fully pumped by mixing with the colder return flow, and single room by restricting the flow rate. The build up of heat is also quite slow taking several hours.

I've no experience with electric under floor, there would be the potential for high temperatures if the thermostatic system failed, but I just don't know.

With either systems the heating acts on the bottom two foot or so of the air mass, and your feet feel the benefit, it's a much more pleasant heating, your bottom half is toasty, top half is cooler but you just don’t feel cold. Having done it I would totally recommend it. running costs are said to be 20% or so lower.

littleT · #37 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by fbcpmike

The system we put in was hot water. We were in the process of having to replace the kitchen floor due to rot when we put in a new kitchen, so opted for the underfloor at the same time. It's a system designed for conservatories but can be used in rooms under a certain size (about 20sqM). It's not fully pumped, but uses the existing heating system pump, it has a waterflow thermostat about 18in up one wall near to the tap off from the existing heating. It was bought as a kit of all parts required and cost me £350. If you need to do more than one room it might be better to go to a fully pumped system (that is one pump and control box per floor) but for us, doing one room only, that wast too expensive, the control box was over £300 before you factored in the heating pipe and installation. If anyone wants more info I would be happy to post photos and data sheet on a site for download.

We're going for an electrical system, it can be fitted room by room with a seperate thermostat for each room. This system is also extremely thin so makes very little difference to the floor height. I'm willing to also put the URL on here or PM it to those interested.

nightshade · #38 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 09:52 AM

System upgraded last year,to condenser boiler combi,
hot water on demand no tank,heating only comes on at
temperatures below 20 degrees so far it has only fired up
on two days(radiators that is)since the 21st November
had the house walls insulated 23 years ago,money well spent

littleT · #39 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by hellsbells

Would love underfloor heating as our ground floor gets freezing during the winter. We were discussing this at work the other night and someone said underfloor heating was bad for your feet. As i'm diabetic also and have to be careful i would have thought warm feet were better than cold. Can anyone put me right?

I'll PM you the Url for the place where my husband works. I'm not going to attempt to answer any of the question about underfloor heating as I'm not an expert.
I don't believe it would get too hot - if it does then its down to a dodgy electrician not fitting it properly.

I suppose you could always do a google on it and see what conclusion you come to yourself.

nightshade · #40 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 11:19 AM

Only one downside that I know of with underfloor heating is ants colonising

Susie · #41 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 05:47 PM

Heating's on.

Garden Carpet · #42 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Susie

Heating's on.

Mine too.. all of em.. got freezing cold toes

My pa came round today.. put his jacket on to sit in my house.. guess its time to up the temp. lol

mrs fish · #43 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 06:10 PM

Mine has gone on to-day which means I must get my geraniums in for the winter

Oryx13 · #44 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 06:50 PM

We put our heating on a week or two ago although that was because my partner was complaining so much about the cold - I would have been happy continuing to put on more layers (including dressing down over clothes!)! But it has been getting a bit chillier as we have a 100+ year old house with very poor insulation and are battered by the icy winds from the North Sea that scream across the flats of Norfolk!

Interesting poll though and also interested to hear how cheap underfloor heating can be.

Owl-Light · #45 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 07:41 PM

Just realised the clocks go back this Sunday and it's the end of British Summertime.

We're still hanging on as its reasonably mild here still but we did have the second duvet on the bed last night for the first time since last winter. I expected one of us to get too hot and kick it off after a while but it was just nice and cozy with it on there after all.

Pitty the poll can't be broken down into locations. I bet that would have a lot to do with why some have heating on now and others are still ticking along without it for now.

Chalk Downlanders · #46 (**permalink**) 24-10-2006, 08:11 PM

I had to put mine on for an hour at tea-time today. Now the evenings here I have had to open the windows again as it is too warm.

Rainbowmum · #47 (**permalink**) 26-10-2006, 10:18 AM

Yep I have had mine on most evenings at the mo, mornings some days too. I am not a huge fan of CH as when it gets too hot and stuffy I get headaches. I usually only have it on min. till it is really cold, then I crank it up a bit more. My eldest dd was complaining how cold she was and requesting I put the heat on..but she was walking around in a t-shirt and leggings (and did not take too happily to my "get a jumper" commen)t! My Dad does this too. He and my Mum blast their heat so the house is like an oven and he walks aorund in shorts in WINTER! Me I do cold better than heat any day..though I miss the nice summer days already.

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