I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)

On 18/03/2018 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? :-)

A bit, in theory. It all depends on how cold you let your flat go, and
then on the construction details. Were you planning to open all your
windows as well?

On 18/03/2018 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, but not by much.

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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


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On 18/03/2018 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? :-)


I wondered about this when my house was empty for 3 weeks during cold
weather. I live in a mid-terrance house and during that time I only had
the heating come on for a low frost protection temperature.

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On 18/03/2018 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? :-)

Very little. I'd be more worried if he turns his off.

On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:56:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

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

Depending on your reasons, a storage heater may be the answer and
would not entail you having to wear several layers indoors.

It would not affect his gas bill though and indeed may introduce a
slight drop.

Installation might be tricky, and an example of a suitable explanation
of why your storage heater was connected to the neighbours light
fitting might form a good request for uk.d-i-y though.


If fortune smiles on you, the neigbours light may even have the switch
in the neutral.

Time to cancel that holiday in the tropics methinks :-)


AB

Scott wrote:

I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)

It'd increase yours more if they turned theirs off ...

On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:18:06 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

Scott wrote:

I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)

It'd increase yours more if they turned theirs off ...

Interesting, because my former neighbour had no central heating and I
have noticed a definite warming effect on my flat since heating was
installed downstairs.

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.

In article ,
Scott writes:
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:18:06 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

Scott wrote:

I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)

It'd increase yours more if they turned theirs off ...

Interesting, because my former neighbour had no central heating and I
have noticed a definite warming effect on my flat since heating was
installed downstairs.

When you do full heat calculations for a house, a significant quantity
of the heat upstairs comes from downstairs through the floor.
If you are zoning and might want to heat only the upstairs, you have to
calculate on the basis of reduced or no heat from downstairs (depending
if you will have a setup or heating downstairs completely off), and
will require higher heat output (e.g. larger upstairs radiators).

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On Sunday, 18 March 2018 20:24:06 UTC, Scott wrote:
Interesting, because my former neighbour had no central heating and I
have noticed a definite warming effect on my flat since heating was
installed downstairs.

One of my former downstairs neighbours had a baby, and so kept their flat warm. I really noticed when they moved out!

Owain

On 18/03/2018 20:02, alan_m wrote:

I live in a mid-terrance house...

I know it's just a typo, but it makes me grin.

Cheers
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On Sunday, 18 March 2018 19:44:27 UTC, Scott wrote:
I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)


If the temperature in your flat fell to outside temperature, then significantlty.
Depending on the U value of your floor/their ceiling.

On 18/03/2018 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? :-)


It'll increase your air-conditioning bill in the summer and you'll keep
the lower flat much cooler.

On 19/03/2018 09:13, www.GymRatZ.co.uk wrote:
On 18/03/2018 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? :-)


It'll increase your air-conditioning bill in the summer and you'll keep
the lower flat much cooler.

Being on the top flat in general. Obviously nothing to do with your
original question.
Move on, nothing to see here.

How insulated are the floors and ceilings is the key I'd have thought unless
there is a direct path for air between the flats.
Brian

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I live in a top floor flat. If I turn off my heating, will this
increase my downstairs neighbour's gas bill? :-)

I am in a terrace, ie not the end house, and I notice that the house is
warmer as for a start i only have two outside walls, unlike the end
terraces, whether I am actually getting any heat flow through the party
walls is debatable of course.
brian

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On 18/03/2018 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, but not by much.

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On 19/03/2018 10:44, Brian Gaff wrote:
I am in a terrace, ie not the end house, and I notice that the house is
warmer as for a start i only have two outside walls, unlike the end
terraces, whether I am actually getting any heat flow through the party
walls is debatable of course.
brian

I live in a terrace house built in 1902. I can feel the heat coming from
both my neighbours as the party walls are solid.
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Dave W wrote:

I live in a terrace house built in 1902. I can feel the heat coming from
both my neighbours as the party walls are solid.

Paint them black and put fins on them ...

On 18/03/2018 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? :-)


It would if you installed a heat-pump with the exchanger below any
insulation.

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On 18/03/18 22:56, wrote:
On Sunday, 18 March 2018 20:24:06 UTC, Scott wrote:
Interesting, because my former neighbour had no central heating and I
have noticed a definite warming effect on my flat since heating was
installed downstairs.

One of my former downstairs neighbours had a baby, and so kept their flat warm. I really noticed when they moved out!

Owain


I had neighbours in the flat below: he was from California, she for
Thailand; they liked it warm, I certainly saved on heating bills that year.

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On 19/03/2018 21:13, DJC wrote:
On 18/03/18 22:56, wrote:
On Sunday, 18 March 2018 20:24:06 UTC, ScottÂ* wrote:
Interesting, because my former neighbour had no central heating and I
have noticed a definite warming effect on my flat since heating was
installed downstairs.

One of my former downstairs neighbours had a baby, and so kept their
flat warm. I really noticed when they moved out!

Owain


I had neighbours in the flat below: he was from California, she for
Thailand; they liked it warm, I certainly saved on heating bills that year.


Was the sound insulation any good?

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