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01-11-2006, 06:14 PM
Originally Posted by Foxy 
Yes mines a glow worm boiler Inca
Is yours a back boiler?
corgi man says constant temperature all over the house is more efficent and better for ya boiler
as long as the rads have some heat its fine and NO he isn't gorgeous just 35yrs experince with gas central heating thats why i love him
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01-11-2006, 07:01 PM
Originally Posted by Inca
...back boiler systems are great wish i hadn't taken mine out...
When the one here dies I think we'll invest in a modern back boiler system. You can get really smart gas fires to go with them - cost a fortune though 
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01-11-2006, 07:05 PM
Originally Posted by Inca
no foxy my back system was taken out ..its still gas but runs from a tank in the loft ...back boiler systems are great wish i hadn't taken mine out..... if your rad is the living room isn't on then the thermo will not shut off cos the room isn't warm enough
corgi man says constant temperature all over the house is more efficent and better for ya boiler
as long as the rads have some heat its fine and NO he isn't gorgeous just 35yrs experince with gas central heating thats why i love him
- except the kitchen where we haven't got a radiator 
Thanks for all yours and Corgimans help Inca
And also thanks to everyone else who has posted on this thread
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01-11-2006, 08:09 PM
Originally Posted by Foxy
Yes I never expected to get quite so many replies
Foxy i had probs last winter my kitchen has a rad but the new conservatory dosen't and i found trying to heat 2 rooms with one rad expensive so the thermo was saying it was too cold ............
welll we are all warm now so AMEN to that
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01-11-2006, 08:11 PM
Originally Posted by Inca
well thanks to corgi man we are all warm now lOL
Foxy i had probs last winter my kitchen has a rad but the new conservatory dosen't and i found trying to heat 2 rooms with one rad expensive so the thermo was saying it was too cold ............
welll we are all warm now so AMEN to that
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02-11-2006, 12:19 AM
I'll see if I can get him to read this and reply to answer some of the questions.
One thing I do remember is he agrees with this:
Originally Posted by duboing
Ah but, the more radiators you have in use, the more quickly the water cools, so the more work the boiler has to do to keep it at a constant temperature. Basically your rooms get heated by heat transferring from the hot water to the surrounding air, so wherever a room gets warmer, more enrgy is being taken from the hot water, so boiler does more and you pay more.
So it would be cheaper to switch off some radiators in the loop. Also look into getting thermostatic controls for each of your radiators. These go in place of the normal tap, but close off when the radiator gets hotter than it needs to. Means you don't have to rely on a central thermostat, and can have different rooms at appropriate temperatures - nice and cosy in the sitting room, cooler in the kitchen and so on.
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