Our CH goes off at 22:30 (just shifted yesterday from 21:30), goes on at 01:00. Then a break 12:00–13:00.
There is some debate as to whether it’s actually saving anything so I do this primarily so we have a temp drop to promote sleep. Lunchtime, I just get annoyed that my family are having showers that late so it’s out of spite 😉
Talking about a temperature drop to promote sleep,it was 1.9c when I got up,not sure what it was inside, outside,but the first night for I don't know how long without a hot flush.
There's another reason for radiators under windows, if you have a small room and lots of furniture - you can't put a bookcase under a window (unless the bookcase is very short, or your window is very high up) and it's therefore wasted space, unless you put your radiator there...
And re the noise of an air source heat pump: ours is about 1.5m from our bedroom window, which is open most of the year. It doesn't wake me up, even though I'm a light sleeper - though the thermostat, next to the bed, does so when it clicks on or off.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Our place wasn't built with CH. You can't put anything in front of the lounge window,it's almost wall to wall,floor to ceiling,and right next to the door,which opens across it.l do have a a couple of books cases in the conservatory in front of the window,never in the sun.
There's another reason for radiators under windows, if you have a small room and lots of furniture - you can't put a bookcase under a window (unless the bookcase is very short, or your window is very high up) and it's therefore wasted space, unless you put your radiator there...
When we had a radiator under the bay window in the dining room, we put the table there, but a bit set back and the curtains finished at the level of the windowsill and a bit nearer the window frames than the edge of the sill to reduce heat loss.
Now when the radiators are on another wall in both rooms with bays, we have floor to ceiling thermal lined curtains that help keep the heat in in winter and out in summer.
We have radiators under the two windows either side of the patio doors (installed by the previous owner). They are a pain 8n the backside, tbh. Any full length curtains which would cover the door would also cover the radiators, so there's only the inelegant option of two short curtains and a longer central one. My solution has been no curtains at all - we don't tend to be in there at night anyway, and we're not particularly overlooked. But it's not particularly satisfactory.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
This was a response to a question about it - as I understand it, it's not so much about when renewable energy is most plentiful per se, but when overall reduced demand means renewable sources are more likely to be the main sources... iyswim? If I've got that wrong then I'm sure someone more knowledgable will be along to correct me!
'Lower power demand during the night means that more expensive energy sources for electricity production (such as gas) are turned off/down so that renewable energy sources make up a larger share of the energy mix.'
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
Interesting. The current suggestion for London is to use lec this Sunday afternoon. I wondered if that is because the winds pick up. Or maybe people are out and about on Sunday afternoons and not doing their washing... It's mad to think we can halve our carbon use by changing the day we do washing. Good to know.
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There is some debate as to whether it’s actually saving anything so I do this primarily so we have a temp drop to promote sleep. Lunchtime, I just get annoyed that my family are having showers that late so it’s out of spite 😉
And re the noise of an air source heat pump: ours is about 1.5m from our bedroom window, which is open most of the year. It doesn't wake me up, even though I'm a light sleeper - though the thermostat, next to the bed, does so when it clicks on or off.
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I was going to.put a wash on tomorrow, but maybe I'll leave it...
Do we conclude that we should always use electric appliances when it's most windy?
'Lower power demand during the night means that more expensive energy sources for electricity production (such as gas) are turned off/down so that renewable energy sources make up a larger share of the energy mix.'