Energy bills

[xsport]

Originally Posted by MSS

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you were spot on first time mms !! 18 degrees just nice ... ( and i know you did mean centigrade ) fortunately

[Phil th Barrow]

Originally Posted by Saga Lout

I got the Wickes range of high energy radiators, they really do pump out more heat, I think it's the fin design that does it. The boiler you have is excellent at 94% efficiency and 6p in every pound lost isn't bad at all, if you can lag every pipe as I did you'll make it even better, I also fitted new windows with Argon filled units that help with sound deadening and are more thermally efficient. The glass units are from Eurocell and made a big difference. I've also over time torn out every internal wall in my house and rebuilt them with insulation as per modern methods, the gable end was rebuilt in 2002 the same way and so, although the house is 96 years old it's very good at retaining heat now.

Hi,

Thanks for info. Iv lookeed at those radiators and they are simalar design as mine. All pipes lagged with that grey foam stuff and loft as 12" of loft insulation.

Iv looked at insulating on th inside walls a few years back as i dont like cavity wall insulation. It stops th house from breathing in my oppinion. Ours dosnt have th 2" gap either. It varies in width due to th stone outer blocks.

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by Saga Lout

I got the Wickes range of high energy radiators, they really do pump out more heat, I think it's the fin design that does it. The boiler you have is excellent at 94% efficiency and 6p in every pound lost isn't bad at all, if you can lag every pipe as I did you'll make it even better, I also fitted new windows with Argon filled units that help with sound deadening and are more thermally efficient. The glass units are from Eurocell and made a big difference. I've also over time torn out every internal wall in my house and rebuilt them with insulation as per modern methods, the gable end was rebuilt in 2002 the same way and so, although the house is 96 years old it's very good at retaining heat now.

Were those solid walls you removed? If the rooms were big enough, would it have been quicker, easier and cheaper to attach battens to the solid walls with 2 inch celotex in between the battens and then board over the top? I think a neighbour has done something like this, I'm tempted on the outside walls to do it but I like brick walls for screwing into.

macafee2

[Saga Lout]

Originally Posted by macafee2

Were those solid walls you removed? If the rooms were big enough, would it have been quicker, easier and cheaper to attach battens to the solid walls with 2 inch celotex in between the battens and then board over the top? I think a neighbour has done something like this, I'm tempted on the outside walls to do it but I like brick walls for screwing into.

macafee2

The upstairs ones were a form of ash block from the 1920's and were in a poor state, I replaced all of them with wood and plasterboard, making sure to put wood in at the bottom for radiator mounts to have a solid grip. I used dab and stick in the living room area over brick, the only problems you get with adding on is that the door casings are then too narrow and you need custom ones, no problem for me but it needs to be thought out. I also had to rebuild the coving and that took me five weeks. If you use the dab and stick method you can put some holes in after setting and fill with expanding foam, it feels like solid walls if you do that, the modern foams stop expanding when they reach a surface, the old foams used to carry on pushing. I also used sound deadening boards in the alcoves between myself and next door, they are noisy but now I can't hear them.

[mileshawk56]

65f to 68f was the temperature in my parents home and remains mine so thats similar to Maninders choice. Initially achieving that was a struggle in the 1950's as most were on "back boilers" and partial CH (2 radiators}. Slightly off subject I see Hunderston B has closed down in Scotland,evidently had provided much power for Scotland over 31 years. Chris S.

[Borg Warner]

Oh dear:

ALL smart meters may need to be replaced https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...re_article-top

[coolguy]

Well at least I haven't wasted anyone's money as I refused to have one.

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by Borg Warner

Oh dear:

ALL smart meters may need to be replaced https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...re_article-top

According to the article, 11 billion pounds for 24 million smart meters that consumers have paid for, that is £458.33 a meter.
That seems expensive and if the article is write about being replaced, a huge balls up

macafee2

[gnu]

Originally Posted by Borg Warner

Oh dear:

ALL smart meters may need to be replaced https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...re_article-top

Fast obsolescence - That’s ICT for you. Surely no real surprise?

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by Borg Warner

Oh dear:

ALL smart meters may need to be replaced https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...re_article-top

From what I've read a huge number of cars that rely on 3G connectivity are due to be "Sunsetted" early this year too when it's switched off.