"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
We have gas central heating (seven rads) but the house is well insulated
so it's rarely on; two old Gas Miser fires in otherwise unheated rooms;
gas hob cooking and I cook a lot; and hot water. But of course gas is
rarely used for that because we have solar water heatiing. We're at
home all day.

The combination of good insulation, TVRs, solar water heating and
intelligent use of hobs seem to be our answer.

Can I ask what temperature you keep the house at?

The thermostat is normall set at 10C but I don't think it's 100% accurate.

The gas fires are in the dining and sitting rooms, which are the rooms we
use most. The fires are normally only lit when we're in there and it's cold.
We should get more efficient ones but I don't like any of the designs and
these are still working. Spouse wants to put rads in those rooms but I
don't.

When I'm in the kitchen (small) I'm usually moving and/or the cooker is on.

I forgot that over the drive is a carport - full width over ours and next
doors. That made a surprising difference to the kitchen comfort.

Mary