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Tim Watts[_3_] Tim Watts[_3_] is offline
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Default Mischievous question

On 18/03/18 19:44, Scott wrote:
I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)


Yes. The heat that will be lost going along the thermal gradient from
their warm ceiling to your cold floor (that was previously a very small
or non existent gradient) will have to be replaced by their heating.