Hello All

Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?

TIA

Cheers

Richard

On 10 Oct 2005 16:30:53 -0700, wrote:

Hello All

Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?

TIA

Cheers

Richard

There is a theory - that is ******** - thats its cheeper to keep a
room wharm 100% of the time, than it is to heat it, and let it cool
when its unused.

Rick

In article . com,
writes:
Hello All

Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?

You will save heating bills by not heating them.

However, you might cause other problems. These rooms would then
be the cold spots in the house, and there could be a tendancy
for them to form condensation and get damp. To avoid this, you
will need enough heating to keep all surfaces in the room above
the dewpoint, and/or have them well ventilated to the outside
and closed off to the higher levels of moisture in the house
air.

--
Andrew Gabriel

On 11 Oct 2005 07:32:27 GMT, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:

| In article . com,
| writes:
| Hello All
|
| Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
| thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
| I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
| trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
| efficiency. What is the most economical?
| I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
| just be a waste, am I missing something here?
|
| You will save heating bills by not heating them.
|
| However, you might cause other problems. These rooms would then
| be the cold spots in the house, and there could be a tendancy
| for them to form condensation and get damp. To avoid this, you
| will need enough heating to keep all surfaces in the room above
| the dewpoint, and/or have them well ventilated to the outside
| and closed off to the higher levels of moisture in the house
| air.

Just noticed that OP said (TRV) ?Thermostatic Room Valve? in which case
turning the thermostatic valves *down* could keep the rooms warm enough to
prevent condensation, while saving money.
--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
The London suicide bombers killed innocent commuters.
Animal rights terrorists and activists kill innocent patients.

Ok cranking the TRVs down it is. Cheers.........

On 11 Oct 2005 07:32:27 GMT, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:

You will save heating bills by not heating them.

Bit of a random thought, but if I had a room in a typical house with 1 or 2
outside walls, and I then closed the door and opened the windows up, I would
end up with outside inside, and the remainder of the house would have
several more effective outside walls as a result.

I suppose an answer is: don't let the unheated rooms get too cold. It's not
good damp-wise anyway.

--
No problem is too big it can't be run away from, Linus

wrote:

Hello All

Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?

I am put in this situation whenever our son pays us a visit.

He turns off the radiator and opens the window in the bedroom that he
sleeps in. This results in the room getting cold and this cold can be
felt in the room below it.

I would go with the flow and just turn down the rad temp a bit. Not too
much though.

Dave

Dave wrote:


I am put in this situation whenever our son pays us a visit.

He turns off the radiator and opens the window in the bedroom that he
sleeps in. This results in the room getting cold and this cold can be
felt in the room below it.

Stick the awkward bugger in the garage and keep your house warm.


--

In message , Dave
writes
wrote:

Hello All
Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I
always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?

I am put in this situation whenever our son pays us a visit.

He turns off the radiator and opens the window in the bedroom that he
sleeps in. This results in the room getting cold and this cold can be
felt in the room below it.

Sounds like there's at least one who isn't a wimp

--
geoff

In article ,
says...
wrote:

Hello All

Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?

I am put in this situation whenever our son pays us a visit.

He turns off the radiator and opens the window in the bedroom that he
sleeps in. This results in the room getting cold and this cold can be
felt in the room below it.

So insulate the floor.

Andrew Gabriel wrote:

In article . com,
writes:

Hello All

Should I turn unused room radiators (TRV) off to save money? I always
thought that this is the most economical thing to do, however recently
I had some women at BG harping on about it not being economical and
trying to get me to ring some number who would advise me about energy
efficiency. What is the most economical?
I have 3 bedrooms that are never used and thought heating these would
just be a waste, am I missing something here?


You will save heating bills by not heating them.

However, you might cause other problems. These rooms would then
be the cold spots in the house, and there could be a tendancy
for them to form condensation and get damp. To avoid this, you
will need enough heating to keep all surfaces in the room above
the dewpoint, and/or have them well ventilated to the outside
and closed off to the higher levels of moisture in the house
air.

In practice run them at frost settings or a little above. i.e aim for a
room temp in the 5-10C region.