Gas central heating vs oil radiators

[Juman islam]

I've changed the max temp to 22 C, will see how that goes.

As for 18 C which is on throughout the evening, is that considered too high?

 

[gmartine]

Thanks just switched the timer of the oil radiator to kick in at 9:30pm until 10pm. What do you mean by TVR?

I'm with your wife, leave the heating on til 10pm at 22C see how you get on. 18 - 22C is considered the normal range where TRV is a temp controlled radiator valve, 18C is the absolute min and 24C a little too warm for most.

 

[Rob Foster]

I've changed the max temp to 22 C, will see how that goes.

As for 18 C which is on throughout the evening, is that considered too high?

Do keep us informed how you get on please it’s good to see an outcome

 

[Juman islam]

Thanks alot with everyones contribution and help. Based on all the information provided I'm going to test the following setup:

5:30am-7:30am : 22 degrees C
4:30pm-6pm: 22 degrees C
6:10pm-9:20pm: 14 degrees C
Oil radiator (1500 watts) from 9:30pm-10pm.

Will also buy better bed blankets, currently have summer ones with are rubbish for this time of the year.

Will give it a week to see how it goes and then post an update.

 

[gmartine]

Huh?? Is that 14 c a typo? Just keep every time period set to 22C and run it til 10pm.

 

[Murdoch]

Why would you have your lowest temperature when you are at your least active? That doesn't make any sense at all .....

 

[Juman islam]

Why would you have your lowest temperature when you are at your least active? That doesn't make any sense at all ...

Around that time of the day we're still in the house and last month when we had the heating off, it got pretty cold. Now with the winter picking up, it'll be too cold to keep it completely off. It's only completely off during the night when we are asleep

 

[Juman islam]

Hi All,

Just an update roughly 7 days after adjusting my home temperature as discussed above. I had decided to trial the following set up:

5:30am-7:30am : 22 degrees C
4:30pm-6pm: 22 degrees C
6:10pm-9:20pm: 14 degrees C
Oil radiator for bedroom (1500 watts) from 9:30pm-10pm.

I had found that by dropping the temperature down by a couple degrees was not a significant change in comfort. The house still felt cosy and warm and im sure the small change will have a good impact on the bills!

With the oil radiator, even not using that at the typical full 3 heat settings was fine. I left it on setting 2, then when I entered the room, it was warm enough to drop to setting 1. Come the morning, it was simply set to setting 2 again.

Hope this thread is of help to anyone else in similar situations.

 

[gmartine]

Is that 14 deg C a typo, if it isn't it makes no sense at all that you'd be comfortable at that temperature in the early evening. Purchase an energy meter, it's the only way for to truely grasp what an oil heater costs to run verses what your central heating for another thirty minutes.

 

[Juman islam]

Is that 14 deg C a typo, if it isn't it makes no sense at all that you'd be comfortable at that temperature in the early evening. Purchase an energy meter, it's the only way for to truely grasp what an oil heater costs to run verses what your central heating for another thirty minutes.

Yep its deg C. It wasnt as bad as i thought, use to be 18 C.

Are you saying theres a chance an oil radiator for one room for 30 mins could be more expensive than central heating the whole house?