to ask the ssme question somrone else did earlier about heating?

[StillIRise]

Because I can't find it and I'm so cold I need the answer.

Is it more economical to leave the heating on constantly at 16° and turn it up if chilly in the evenings. Or have it on the timer?

[StillIRise]

Sooooo cooooold.

[StillIRise]

What do eskimos do?

[GoSakuramachi]

they post in chat.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

You get differing opinions here!
My thought is that it is better to leave it on a timer if you have large chunks when you are out. Heat loss is proportional to heat difference so the longer you have your house kept at a warm temperature the more you are losing out of your walls.

However some houses take forever to warm up due and so although I believe it is cheaper to do the above, some people find it very hard to actually get their house up to comfy temps on a timer.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Eskimos are actually Inuit and I don't know what they do. I am a pendant that lives in Canada.

[Sal100]

it depends on the house, how economical the boiler and radiators are. you could take a meter reading and leave heating on low for a few days and compare it to it being on timer and then decide what is best for you in your house.

[StillIRise]

That is no help at all. Not even the canadian pendants. I am cold, grumpy and in discussion with dh who thinks he is right.
I'm thinking it is best to have it on all the time. At least I night be warm then.

[vodkaanddietirnbru]

16 degrees is still cold though. I have mine on a timer for a few hours in the am and pm and the thermostat set to 18-20 degrees. If we feel cold at other times we can boost the heating to come on outwith the timer times.

[CreamOfTomatoSoup]

The eskimos don't have central heating, it would melt their igloos.