[Misc] Have you put the heating on yet? (2022/23 edition)

[LamieRobertson]

Has anyone used these?

Home - SpeedComfort

The smart radiator fan Save up to 22% on your gas usage Heat your room in half the time Whisper quiet Installed in an instant Suitable for radiators and convectors Order now More info Play Video More comfort & savings SpeedComforts blow warm air from your radiator into the room. The room heats...

www.speedcomfort.co.uk

 

[nsclurker]

I'm seriously considering putting on some longer socks...

 

[Bodian]

Has anyone used these?

Home - SpeedComfort

The smart radiator fan Save up to 22% on your gas usage Heat your room in half the time Whisper quiet Installed in an instant Suitable for radiators and convectors Order now More info Play Video More comfort & savings SpeedComforts blow warm air from your radiator into the room. The room heats...

www.speedcomfort.co.uk

No - but we bought a stove-top fan recently. I honestly can't tell whether it makes a difference or not!

 

[Rowdey]

Has anyone used these?

Home - SpeedComfort

The smart radiator fan Save up to 22% on your gas usage Heat your room in half the time Whisper quiet Installed in an instant Suitable for radiators and convectors Order now More info Play Video More comfort & savings SpeedComforts blow warm air from your radiator into the room. The room heats...

www.speedcomfort.co.uk

They do work well - Think the guys at Heat Geek did a test on it a while ago. Notice all sold out..!

 

[Bozza]

They do work well - Think the guys at Heat Geek did a test on it a while ago. Notice all sold out..!

I'd not heard of them before, but the theory makes sense to me.

I can find quite a few reviews, but I'm not sure how many to trust as most seem to be quite small sites who may just be looking to earn affiliate income from their write-ups.

Amazon seem to have stock of all pack types for immediate delivery - https://amzn.to/3UGKmsz

I'm tempted to give them a go in our coldest room.

 

[Curious Orange]

Ideal weather for fine-tuning the balance of the radiators and attempting to improve the efficiency of the boiler by lowering the target flow temperature...

Because they weren't, and it wasn't (still at the factory 75 C). No point in having a condensing boiler if it isn't.

 

[brighton terra]

Ideal weather for fine-tuning the balance of the radiators and attempting to improve the efficiency of the boiler by lowering the target flow temperature...

Because they weren't, and it wasn't (still at the factory 75 C). No point in having a condensing boiler if it isn't.

What target flow temperature would you recommend?

 

[nicko31]

No £25 cold weather payment for BN1, but 300 postcode will get it for the eligible

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[Curious Orange]

What target flow temperature would you recommend?

I'm not a heating engineer so probably not the person to ask, though from what I've read for a condensing boiler to work, and where the radiators are properly balanced, the flow temperature when it returns back into the boiler should be about 45 C. My target flow temperature (out of the boiler) is 65 C at the moment, and my radiators still aren't quite in balance, so it is a touch cold in the study at the moment!

 

[LamieRobertson]

I'd not heard of them before, but the theory makes sense to me.

I can find quite a few reviews, but I'm not sure how many to trust as most seem to be quite small sites who may just be looking to earn affiliate income from their write-ups.

Amazon seem to have stock of all pack types for immediate delivery - https://amzn.to/3UGKmsz

I'm tempted to give them a go in our coldest room.

Likewise tempted to try…I’d seen they were available on Amazon ..not cheap

Came across them when watching this

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'd not heard of them before, but the theory makes sense to me.

I can find quite a few reviews, but I'm not sure how many to trust as most seem to be quite small sites who may just be looking to earn affiliate income from their write-ups.

Amazon seem to have stock of all pack types for immediate delivery - https://amzn.to/3UGKmsz

I'm tempted to give them a go in our coldest room.

I assume their impact is dependent on how much air leakage you have in said room and how big it is. A smaller room that has a trickle vent or feels a bit draughty is presumably going to have enough air movement for convection to occur without assistance. A bigger living room like in Lamie's video where there isn't any ventilation, and perhaps only 1 rad, then can see them having a bigger impact.

If you weren't concerned with aesthetic appearance and could rig something DIY, then some computer fans would work just as well at a fraction of the cost? Amazon product

 

[WATFORD zero]

It has been bloody cold these last couple of nights. By happy coincidence I had thermostatic valves fitted to all radiators by one of NSC's finest three days ago.

As in so many things, timing is crucial

 

[Carlos BC]

Thermostat reading got down to 12.5C today, our new home record! And to think only a year ago, I would feel cold at 16C. Last night's radiator heat only took the temperature up to 16. Just had to get used to wearing more clothes and a scarf

 

[southstandandy]

Just got back from 3 weeks in the sun with no TV, mobile phone, or tablets and had an amazing time relaxing and re-charging the batteries with no World Cup football either. Probably the niceest 3 weeks I've had away from the 'tech'.

But, blimey the house was cold when we got in earlier. Have had to succumb to putting it on this evening for the first time. A slight change in temperature from Egypt.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I put my newly-installed heaters on 24 hour FROST (permafrost?) mode before I departed for warmer climes last monday. Be interesting to see what they've done while I've been away. Not very much I suspect on account of thick stone walls and dubious loft insulation that consists almost entirely of historical strata of squirrel shit

 

[Weststander]

I put my newly-installed heaters on 24 hour FROST (permafrost?) mode before I departed for warmer climes last monday. Be interesting to see what they've done while I've been away. Not very much I suspect on account of thick stone walls and dubious loft insulation that consists almost entirely of historical strata of squirrel shit.

They may’ve been too effective, contents insurance should cover it.

 

[zefarelly]

I spent nearly 5 hours in the garage tinkering with Lambrettas today.
Electric heater on flat out The whole time
Lifes too short

breaks into cold sweat thinking about meter reading

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I would break into a hot sweat if I were you. It's cheaper.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Likewise tempted to try…I’d seen they were available on Amazon ..not cheap

Came across them when watching this

At £50 to £100 a pack, they would have to save an awful lot of gas to be worth it.

 

[Mellotron]

This might have to become the “Have You Turned The Heating OFF yet? thread.

Absolutely brass