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    • CommentAuthorwookey
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    Woodburner used on Monday 23rd as it got a bit chilly. So I guess that's 'heating on'. Flue works, and as well as being significanty noisier than before, it does also draw better (not that it drew badly before). Away Tue - Sat so can't say till after that to what degree this is one-off or normal state of affairs.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011 edited
     
    User,Heating On,Date,Latitude,Altitude,Heating Type
    Tony,No,--/--/---,?,
    Dimengineer,Yes,17/10/2011,51.5N,
    Nick Parson,Yes,18/10/2011,53.3N,--,Gas Combi Condensing Wood Burners
    DamonHD,No,--/--/----,51.5N,14,Gas Combi
    Timber,Yes,21/10/2011,51.6N,203
    JeffB,Yes,21/10/2011,51.9N,115,Wood Pellet Boiler
    Jamesingram,Yes,16/10/2011,?,
    Qeipl,Yes,18/10/2011,57N,5,ASHP+Solid Fuel Boiler
    Skyewright,Yes,13/10/2011,57N,100,Electric (Funny Tariff)
    Dickster,Yes,16/10/2011,52N,
    Orangemannot,Yes,18/10/2011,55N,50
    Steamytea,No,--/--/----,50.2N,101,E7
    JSHarris,Yes,18/10/2011,51N,70
    Gotanewlife,Yes,19/10/2011,42.5N,500
    Wookey,Yes,23/10/2011,52.2N,14,--,Wood TS?
    Paul In Montreal,Yes,12/10/2011,45.3N,50,GSHP
    Jules,No,--/--/----,51.2N,120
    RobL,Yes,17/10/2011,52.2N,14
    Martint,Yes,17/10/2011,52.9M,130
    Ecohome,Yes,18/10/2011,51.1N,157,Oil Combi
    Broy,Yes,21/10/2011,47N,80,Wood Stove
    JeremyS,18/10/2011,57.7,---,Oil Rayburn
    Joiner,Yes,??/10/2011,52.3N,82,Gas Combi
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011 edited
     
    Anyone else got more details/corrections for me to fill in?
    • CommentAuthorqeipl
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    You missed my heating type post: ASHP + solid fuel boiler
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    Thanks. Changed in the above
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    Yes! :wink:
    • CommentAuthorskyewright
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    Heating type: Electric

    It's what Scottish Hydro call a "Total Heating Total Control" system. See earlier post (just a few days ago) for more detail, should you be interested...
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    Posted By: JoinerYes!

    Any idea of your altitude Lofty?
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    At least 6' from the pictures, IIRC.

    Rgds

    Damon

    PS. As to his attitude...
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011
     
    You are naughty :bigsmile:
  11.  
    Gas-fired condensing combi and 2 7kW wood-burning room-heaters. Where do I find altitude?
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2011 edited
     
    Posted By: Nick ParsonsWhere do I find altitude

    Google Earth, keep zooming in till it goes no further and then look at the bottom middle of the screen. I use Decimal Degrees and Metre/Kilometres (they can be changed in Tools-->Options-->3D View).
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeOct 27th 2011 edited
     
    Attitude? Attitude? ATTI-BLOODY-TUDE?!

    6' 1" (lost 1/2" with advancing age)

    At a height of 82m, according to Google Earth.

    :tongue::wink:

    (Oh, and I'm back into long-sleeved shirts.)

    (Won't say a word about long trousers!)
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 27th 2011
     
    Changed in above table table, almost time for a new chart I think.


    Posted By: JoinerWon't say a word about long trousers!

    Short trousers are national dress down here :cool:
    • CommentAuthorjules
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2011
     
    I finally succumbed last night - core temp of the house was down to 15C, and at this time of year even mild sunny weather won't push that back up. So the UFH is on.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2011 edited
     
    User,Heating On,Date,Latitude,Altitude,Heating Type
    Tony,No,--/--/---,?,
    Dimengineer,Yes,17/10/2011,51.5N,
    Nick Parson,Yes,18/10/2011,53.3N,--,Gas Combi Condensing Wood Burners
    DamonHD,No,--/--/----,51.5N,14,Gas Combi
    Timber,Yes,21/10/2011,51.6N,203
    JeffB,Yes,21/10/2011,51.9N,115,Wood Pellet Boiler
    Jamesingram,Yes,16/10/2011,?,
    Qeipl,Yes,18/10/2011,57N,5,ASHP+Solid Fuel Boiler
    Skyewright,Yes,13/10/2011,57N,100,Electric (Funny Tariff)
    Dickster,Yes,16/10/2011,52N,
    Orangemannot,Yes,18/10/2011,55N,50
    Steamytea,No,--/--/----,50.2N,101,E7
    JSHarris,Yes,18/10/2011,51N,70
    Gotanewlife,Yes,19/10/2011,42.5N,500
    Wookey,Yes,23/10/2011,52.2N,14,--,Wood TS?
    Paul In Montreal,Yes,12/10/2011,45.3N,50,GSHP
    Jules,Yes,27/10/2011,51.2N,120,Gas
    RobL,Yes,17/10/2011,52.2N,14
    Martint,Yes,17/10/2011,52.9M,130
    Ecohome,Yes,18/10/2011,51.1N,157,Oil Combi
    Broy,Yes,21/10/2011,47N,80,Wood Stove
    JeremyS,Yes,18/10/2011,57.7,---,Oil Rayburn
    Joiner,Yes,??/10/2011,52.3N,82,Gas Combi
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2011
     
    What heating type you got Jules?
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2011
     
    ST: you have a missing field on JeremyS' line.

    Are we you, me and Tony the only hold-outs? I'm still trying for 1st Nov, but pressure is mounting!

    Rgds

    Damon
    • CommentAuthorjules
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2011
     
    ST
    I have UFH downstairs, rads upstairs, all powered by a gas boiler with HWT (topped up with solar thermal).
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2011
     
    BTW, look at the Temperature Data graph on here:

    http://www.bmreports.com/bsp/bsp_home.htm

    which suggests that the UK as a whole has had fairly normal temperatures over the last couple of weeks.

    Rgds

    Damon
  21.  
    Over the last 2 weeks we managed with the use of the wood stove in the evenings, but yesterday we gave in and switched our gas central heating on. Then again we had a lovely sunny and warm day today.
    Lat; 52.4 at 96m height (next to Shrewsbury)
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011 edited
     
    User,Heating On,Date,Latitude,Altitude,Heating Type
    Tony,No,--/--/---,--,--,--
    Dimengineer,Yes,17/10/2011,51.5N,--,--
    Nick Parson,Yes,18/10/2011,53.3N,--,Gas Combi Condensing Wood Burners
    DamonHD,No,--/--/----,51.5N,14,Gas Combi
    Timber,Yes,21/10/2011,51.6N,203,Gas Condensing
    JeffB,Yes,21/10/2011,51.9N,115,Wood Pellet Boiler
    Jamesingram,Yes,16/10/2011,--,--,--
    Qeipl,Yes,18/10/2011,57N,5,ASHP+Solid Fuel Boiler
    Skyewright,Yes,13/10/2011,57N,100,Electric (Funny Tariff)
    Dickster,Yes,16/10/2011,52N,--,--
    Orangemannot,Yes,18/10/2011,55N,50,--
    Steamytea,No,--/--/----,50.2N,101,E7
    JSHarris,Yes,18/10/2011,51N,70,Gas Condensing
    Gotanewlife,Yes,19/10/2011,42.5N,500,--
    Wookey,Yes,23/10/2011,52.2N,14,Wood TS?
    Paul In Montreal,Yes,12/10/2011,45.3N,50,GSHP
    Jules,Yes,27/10/2011,51.2N,120,Gas
    RobL,Yes,17/10/2011,52.2N,14,Gas Condensing Wood Burner
    Martint,Yes,17/10/2011,52.9N,130,--
    Ecohome,Yes,18/10/2011,51.1N,157,Oil Combi
    Broy,Yes,21/10/2011,47N,80,Wood Stove
    JeremyS,Yes,18/10/2011,57.7N,---,Oil Rayburn
    Joiner,Yes,??/10/2011,52.3N,82,Gas Combi
    Chippyclaus,Yes,15/10/2011,52N,96,Wood Gas
      Latidute 29-10-2011.jpg
      Altitude 29-10-2011.jpg
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011
     
    Not sure if anything can be made from this, but seems the wood burners are a hardy bunch and the HP people a bit soft.

    Date,Primary Heating,Secondary Heating
    12/10/11GSHP,--
    13/10/11,Electric,--
    15/10/11,Gas,Wood
    18/10/11,ASHP,Solid
    18/10/11,Gas,Wood
    18/10/11,Oil,--
    18/10/11,Oil,--
    21/10/11,Wood,--
    21/10/11,Wood,--
    23/10/11,Wood,TS
    27/10/11,Gas,--
    --/--/----,Electric,--
    --/--/----,Gas,--
    ??/10/2011,Gas,--
    • CommentAuthorTimber
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011
     
    Gas condensing with rads.
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      CommentAuthorJSHarris
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011
     
    Gas condensing combi with rads
    • CommentAuthorRobL
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011
     
    Gas condensing with rads. WBS used weekends as cosy.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011
     
    Changed in above table, but not the charts.

    As we have a weak correlation with latitude (this is to be expected) I am happy that the further North (or South but not much land in the Southern Hemisphere) people live the earlier they put the heating on.
    Altitude is a bit different, I would have thought that the higher up people are the sooner they would be heating, but seems the opposite (though sample is really too small). Could this been down to better insulation, the outliers (Gotanewlife) or more solar because of clearer skies. Thoughts anyone?
    • CommentAuthorskyewright
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011
     
    Posted By: SteamyTeaI would have thought that the higher up people are the sooner they would be heating, but seems the opposite (though sample is really too small). Could this been down to better insulation, the outliers (Gotanewlife) or more solar because of clearer skies. Thoughts anyone?

    Is the UK (or at least the bits covered by our sample[1]) simply too flat for it to make a difference significant enough to stand out above the many other variables?

    [1] Unless I've missed something, none of the altitudes seem particularly high. When we lived in the Derbyshire Peak District we were just about on the 1200' (365m) contour. It was quite noticeable that in wintery weather the snow line was often only just a few metres further up the hill...
    • CommentAuthormartint
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011 edited
     
    We have gas condensing combi with rads, but only the wood burner (5kw stove) has been used so far. Looks like we might make it into November without the gas being used! (Wood is 'free' from woodland behind the house)
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2011 edited
     
    National Grid gas graph also suggests that we're only slightly above 'normal' temperatures at the moment.

    Rgds

    Damon

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