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Heating Settings at Night

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WinterVibes · 16/10/2023 11:45

During Autumn/Winter, I have mine set to come on during the night if it drops below 14 in the house, that way, when it's set to reach 18 at 5am onwards it doesn't use to much energy to reach that temp. That's my thought process anyway!

Eg if the house dropped to 10 overnight, it would have to use quite a bit of energy to bump it up to 18 in the morning so that the house is warm when we get up.

What temp to you have yours set to?

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User1786 · 16/10/2023 12:57

Downstairs heating is set to off at night and upstairs set to 16C. I don’t think it’s ever come on though

ScarlettSunset · 16/10/2023 12:57

megletthesecond · 16/10/2023 11:58

18° at night. I need the heat when I'm not moving.

Mine too.
I've tried setting it lower but it's just painful for me (even with a warm duvet)

SoupDragon · 16/10/2023 12:54

Mine only comes on at night if the house drops below 14. My house is quit cold and I don't think it's ever actually come on at night (I sleep over the boiler and usually wake up if it comes on)

my heating is never really "off" as the controller just has bands where you set the temperature - you set it low enough so that it doesn't come on rather than switch it "off".

Desecratedcoconut · 16/10/2023 12:54

Plexie · 16/10/2023 12:49

Set to 13.5 degrees overnight but it would be rare for the temperate to drop that low so in reality it doesn't kick in overnight.

It's not just the cost of heating your home from a low temperature to an acceptable temperature - it's the length of time too. In very cold weather I think it takes 30 minutes for our house to heat up by 1 degree. So if the overnight temperate is 16 degrees, it could take 2 hours to get it up to 20 degrees.

Yeah, the crazy cold, pipe-bursting, weather last December really illustrated the Herculean effort the central heating has to put in just to maintain a reasonable temperature on those days, let alone having to increase it.

Aitrop · 16/10/2023 12:54

It’s set to 18 and comes on if it drops lower than that. The sensor is in DD’s room, and that’s all we’re concerned about, as she tends to kick off her covers during the night. If we didn’t have DD, I wouldn’t have it come on at all. It rarely drops below 18 - we’re mid terrace and the house seems to retain heat quite well.

helpfulperson · 16/10/2023 12:54

Frost protection setting which is 7 degrees.

cariadlet · 16/10/2023 12:50

Always off at night. Even if the bed is cold when you first get in, the duvet traps body heat and it doesn't take long to warm up.
Socks and a hot water bottle if it's really freezing.

Plexie · 16/10/2023 12:49

Set to 13.5 degrees overnight but it would be rare for the temperate to drop that low so in reality it doesn't kick in overnight.

AmyJohnsonsplane · 16/10/2023 12:45

It's just off. Can bear it on at night

muddyford · 16/10/2023 12:41

Off at night on frost setting, so it comes on if the indoor temperature drops to 0C.

Ginmonkeyagain · 16/10/2023 12:33

Heating off at night unless it is predicted to get very cold (well below zero) and then I set it at 12 degrees as a safeguard against pipes freezing.

CacenCaws · 16/10/2023 12:30

Off at night whatever the weather. Extra blankets & warm PJ's needed sometimes

Desecratedcoconut · 16/10/2023 12:29

We have it set at 16c, but it's been dropping to two degrees here and there overnight and it hasn't kicked in at any point yet. My hive suggests it's been bottoming out at 17.8c.

But I do think those days when it's Baltic over winter then a warmer overnight temperature means that you don't spend all day with the heating on while it fights to get to a reasonable temperature and you still spend the day feeling cold.

Fightyouforthatpie · 16/10/2023 12:23

Ours is set at 15 overnight, but it never dips that low.

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WinterVibes · 16/10/2023 12:19

I'm clearly not getting this right 😂 I'm going to drop it down to 10 at night, so shouldn't come on really as we are well insulated.

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dementedpixie · 16/10/2023 12:12

Off at night and then on a thermostat and timer during the day

cartagenagina · 16/10/2023 12:12

Off at night unless it’s below zero

RaraRachael · 16/10/2023 12:09

We never have heating on at night, regardless of how cold it gets. As a PP said, we just wrap up warmly.
I can't bear waking up to heating on as it always means I wake up with a headache so find it hard staying with people who have theirs on overnight or first thing in the morning,

Snowpaw · 16/10/2023 12:09

Always off at night. First thing in the morning I always open all the windows and the front door to air the house through as well for 10 minutes or so, then close them all before putting heating on. I'm a big believer in houses needing to breathe - I hate stuffy air.

Insommmmnia · 16/10/2023 12:00

Mines on 14 overnight for my asthma and trigeminal neuralgia but I think it only comes on in very cold snaps anyway now we've sorted out the insulation and double glazing

TokyoSushi · 16/10/2023 11:59

Ours is on 7 at night, which I think is the default and basically 'off'

SlipperyLizard · 16/10/2023 11:58

Ours is off at night, always, that’s what duvets are for!

megletthesecond · 16/10/2023 11:58

18° at night. I need the heat when I'm not moving.

CobwebsAndCauldrons · 16/10/2023 11:57

I have mine set at 12.5c overnight - just simply as a safety net. However, I would be very suprised if the house dropped to that temperature. It's well insulated and the lowest it ever gets is about 15c overnight.

So, in reality, it is off overnight and comes on early morning.

DontBeAPrickDarren · 16/10/2023 11:57

Off unless it’s properly freezing

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