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    • CommentAuthorSeret
    • CommentTimeApr 4th 2012
     
    I don't ever actually turn ours "off", it's just set so that it'll tail off to nothing as demand falls. I've got a thin-blooded wife and small kids in the house, so if we get an unseasonable cold snap I want that heating to fire up.
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    Off here Sun, Mon, Tues, Weds last week. Back on now - but the outdoor 24hr average is back down to 2-3C again. Wind chill temp was showing -7C at 7am yesterday...
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    I let the thermostat decide - at the moment, it's still set to "heat", but we had 27C weather just over a week ago (even had a day with some net cooling-degree-days - unprecedented for March - 24 hour average temperature of 20.1C). Then it snowed the next week. Will probably turn it properly off sometime in May, and then set it to cooling in June. Sometimes wish I had an auto-switchover thermostat so I could just set the temperature and forget it and let the machine decide whether heating or cooling is needed.

    Paul in Montreal
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeApr 4th 2012
     
    Tempted to turn my back on, maybe tomorrow, meant to be getting warmer for the weekend, nice seeing 'summer' levels of electricity use on the monitor. House was 16°C when I got in and Car thermometer was showing 7°C
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2012
     
    Never got above 4C here all day yesterday and the wind would cut you in half, and we're protected by trees all around.
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    OK I confess! Stove lit. (Sheffield). The IR thermometer says it's 16 deg in the next room (and not much heat gets from one to the other in this draughty pile) but it feels *much* colder than that on this wet, 'orrible day. Oh, and happy but moist anniversary, ma'am. At least your boat won't run aground.
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    :bigsmile:

    12.8C outside temp here (South Shropshire). Good news is that some of my lecturing/hectoring has got through. The wife just said, as she walked towards the bedroom, "Cold enough for a jumper!" In days gone by she would have turned the central heating back on. :wink:
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    OK, make me feel guilty. I have a sniffle or two, but I refuse to use Poo's honey! (If that means nothing, you have to find te tread re Shteamy's schniffles!)

    And I already have 2 pullovers on....
  9.  
    internal temperature down to 19.5C from 23.5C a week ago or so, so lit the stove for some extra comfort in this weather.
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    Apart from during over-enthusiastic stove-stoking, we haang out the flags when internal temp exceeds 19.5!!
    • CommentAuthorpmusgrove
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    Need to boast; still 22.4C downstairs and a trifle above upstairs. The thermal mass in the floor, lots of south facing glass and a thermal store still at 50C seems to be working.
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    Hi,
    Me too. Stove lit today. Outside temp struggling to get beyond 9 deg. Summer up here is like Bournmouth in November.

    Mike up North.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    22°C inside, says 13°C outside, drizzle, but wind has dropped, feels nicer now.
    Not had heating on for months, but was a bit stubborn about it.
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    me neither not used a heater since beginning of March
    • CommentAuthormartint
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    wood burner on all day today - even I was cold. 10 degrees outside (Cheshire).
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    Heating off since end of March, and today shut all windows and put MHRV back on to keep the house warm (~20C inside now) through this damp/cold spell (11C outside)...

    Rgds

    Damon
    • CommentAuthorGaryB
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2012
     
    I lit a candle this evening :bigsmile:
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2012
     
    10°C outside but 20°C inside, had the window open all night too.
    • CommentAuthordickster
    • CommentTimeJun 5th 2012
     
    Tempted...,but in the end didn't. Daytime just >20 C . Solar gain helped a bit. Hampshire.
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    Phew 30 deg today, and no clim in the office
    • CommentAuthorBeau
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012
     
    O dear it's July and have not seen the sun for days and it's raining and foggy
    Outside 13C 97% humidity
    Inside 18C 80% humidity

    I have given in and lit the fire :cry:
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012
     
    Was chilly here the day before yesterday, but made of sterner stuff, but did look at my thermals.
    • CommentAuthorskyewright
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012 edited
     
    Posted By: SteamyTeaWas chilly here the day before yesterday

    Figures?
    Here are our 24hr averages (degrees C, mean of 1 minute samples), plus highs & lows, for the last week or so.

    Jun High Ave Low
    26 20 14 10
    27 15 14 12
    28 19 15 13
    29 17 14 12
    30 12 11 10
    Jul
    01 14 11 8
    02 17 13 8

    HDD15 for 24/06/12 - 30/06/12 => 13
    • CommentAuthorPeterC
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012
     
    Up in the Staffordshire Moorlands I dont think ive seen "blue sky" since that week of it in May. My PV generation figures were 498kWhrs in May and only 317 in June....?!?!?!

    Truly Aweful Summer weather - and whilst ive managed to keep the heating off "most of the time" weve had to have a boost occassionaly as some days/nights have been so wet windy and cold... my pond has refilled itself the 3 inches that needed topping up back in May.... so thats a positive!
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012
     
    more like winter!
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012
     
    Jun high avg low
    24 17 14 12
    25 17 14 10
    26 20 16 13
    27 19 17 16
    28 19 17 15
    29 18 15 13
    30 17 14 12
    Jul
    1 18 15 13

    You all live in the wrong place
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    Seriously considered lighting the stove yesterday (I *have* been ill). Just avoided it. Mad! (The weather, not me. Well.....)
    • CommentAuthorSeret
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012
     
    Still fairly warm down here in Kent (under 3 degree days at 15.5º last week). Haven't needed any heat for a few weeks now, even in my old place. Sounds like we've got it easy!
    • CommentAuthorskyewright
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2012 edited
     
    Previous post edited to include daily high & low, & to add HDD15.
    • CommentAuthorGotanewlife
    • CommentTimeJul 4th 2012 edited
     
    Winning in my fight to keep avg internal temp below 28 deg. Have covered up 2 of my 5 FPs to keep temp in transfer fluid below 100 (mostly). Have to visit sick Mum in Norfolk tomorrow and have dug up winter clothes put upstairs for summer - Ryan Air means we are travelling without hold luggage so will have to wear long trousers to airport. UK going to be a shock!!!! Good news is BIG extractor in roof is working well, drawing in 'cool' (22 deg) air across hot sweaty bodies in bed and at around 12 ACH cooling the house a little too. In winter it is as cold here (mid-Italy 500m) as UK so waiting for big wood delivery...

    How did ST put it:

    "You all live in the wrong place" - couldn't agree more xx

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