On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:09:09 +0100, David Hansen wrote:

And those that have mentioned doing the CH over seriously drafty
windows I feel have never lived in a place where the medium to heavy
weight curtains literally do move in the wind.

You may feel this, but it would just be a feeling.

Fairy Nuff.

What people suggested was ways of making the windows more wind
resistant cheaply and doing the heating.

You think our windows don't have secondary glazing, draft proofing strips
on the outer vents and the really bad ones the secondary glazing taped
up? Without those "features" there would be no point in putting the
heating on at all...

IMHO secondary glazing is a waste of money. I've had two places with it
and the only consistent thing about it is that it makes outer timber
frames rot. This down to the condensation you get in the gap, it's
impossible to make that air tight.

As the OPs place stands at the moment the boiler works and is just a bit
noisey, probably cured with a good descale. But the windows don't work
(as in keeping the wind out) and are causing a large energy loss. In our
case I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a 1000l/year (about £350) oil
saving by getting the windows done...

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