"Col" wrote in message ...

Seriously though, you never get anybody coming on here in early
September saying they had to knock the heating on for a couple of
hours because it was a bit parky when they got up, no it's all a
macho competition as to who can survive the longest without central
heating.....
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Hi, Col,
I have a stove in the living room burning smokeless coal. It rarely goes out
when we're at home and burns 24 hours a day and needs refuelling with just
one shovel three times in each 24 hours. In high summer I might let it go
out but often have it on in the evenings even then. It feeds the hot water
tank and 3 upstairs radiators. We also have full oil central heating / hot
water as a dual system which is on 24/7 all year. The room 'stat on the
heating is set at 18C as a base (never below) and we put it up to 20C in the
evenings when we're in. If the stove isn't coping (not often, even in
Copley) then the room stat kicks in for the oil heating - that's all
automatic.
I have a lovely warm house, lots of lovely hot water and one very happy wife
(and cat). Our three children and three grandchildren all seem to like it as
well and I expect the next one due in summer will feel the same!
I love to be comfortable for an average of about £3.50 per day (smokeless
coal, oil and electric).
Best wishes,
Ken
Copley, Teesdale.