On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:34:55 +0100, Mark BR wrote:

I haven't turned it off from last season yet ...................

Nor me but that is normal, it's what thermostats are for! And as we've had
such an abismal summer it's had enough excercise to keep things moving(*).
A decent summer and the the stat will have it off all the time for a fair
while, maybe a couple of months.

(*) Must remember to do the gate valves.

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Cheers
Dave.