Two 40W GuerneyWarmerator™ Lites would each cost less than 45p a day or £3.15 = £6.31 a week or £25.24 a month to run 24/7 (plus standing charge) and would keep two of you very warm. Downside is, you won't be doing much moving about unless you get very long extension leads, and do a lot of hopping, like I do. I'm about to rubberise the thermostat with some of that 10m self-amalgamating rubber tape I bought the other week, to prevent that getting broken.
My strawberry plants have their own little 60W ceramic bulb heater on a timer, I can still get fresh strawberries any time of year.
I'll switch on the central heating every few days. I don't think my home will ever get below zero - loft insulated, thick black velvet curtains and (cr*p) double glazing. I've also put mylar space blanket over some windows.
Excuse my nosiness @soundwave but do you get a detailed report saying exactly what you're paying for, price per KWH, VAT, standing charge etc? £120 per month for gas, just seems insane.
My gas bill last month:gas is pre pay meter electric is free
I'd fill the house with electric oil filled radiators, perhaps set up an electric charging station and charge.gas is pre pay meter electric is free
Over many years, my experience has been that it's much easier to get paid by a poor client, than by a very wealthy one - money sticks to them. They don't get rich or stay rich by spending money. Pockets like closed bear traps.
Am doing £170 just on GAS for 4 weeks DEC/JAN - I worked it out 7 hours off heating day in theses temps(-6 "feels like"). I imagine it's non-insulated homes. I have no ceiling insulation or good cavity insulation, heat just bleeds out, once I turn the heating off our place goes down to 17 degs in 10 mins
Neither are ideal from the point of view of fire prevention, very flammable - but would old duvets (and pillows) and space blankets be cheap temporary loft insulation above the odd room you use most often? It's good to buy new duvets regularly anyway, as they lose air volume. 10 space blankets can be bought for about £7 on ebay.
I added foam strips and draught excluders to all the doors, they make a huge difference.
In my previous home 13 years ago, the windows were absolutely abysmal at retaining heat, which is why I originally bought 2m X 2m clear thick plastic bags - when cut open and stuck over windows, they trapped air and kept rooms much warmer for longer. You lose the view but gain heat. When I was a student in much worse accommodation, 20 layers of ultra cheap bubblewrap over the windows was extremely effective, stuffed into the inset and screwed in. The bubblewrap wasn't visible from the outside, because the first layer was cloth. It also reduced higher frequency traffic and crowd noise from the busy road outside.
any good on bike?
make sure you are chopping up some strawberries up when they burst through the door, the knife will go a long way in attaining your injury goals & maximise your compensation.
I think the regs did away that, so it's now up to the energy supplier or self tracking.
Hard as nails man... Do you have a log fire or is it just blankets.
I am frugal in most other things, but not energy, until I can't pay I suppose I have to bite the bullet. Even with loads of layers I still feel the cold. If my bloods get dangerously low at night I may need paramedics, cba with that in it's current state + if I don't sleep well I lose cognitive ability during the day, although some would say I lack that anyway. I also sweat at night if bloods are high and sweat in a cold bed is no fun. I need warmth to function & without it diabetic management becomes harder than the normal daily chore.
Love it, I doubt the actual roof loft has any, a few bats maybe - I am in a ground floor flat and I suspect I maybe providing my neighbour with subsidised underfloor heating.
Last month wasn't cold, so use of central heating was minimal and I was able to mostly get away with using just the 40W electric blanket, without the sleeping bag, hence the £14.54 gas bill for 37 days. This month, for the first time in years my feet are properly warm inside the sleeping bag containing both my body and the 40W electric blanket.
You really need to buy a couple of electric blankets and sleeping bags ASAP. Possibly also a couple of hats.
It could it be I suppose, a hat like that, but I use a rain cover over my jawguarded helmet which keeps it from getting draughty, and a very thin windproof and waterproof hat underneath because nothing else will fit, plus a thick KN95 covid mask keeps some of my face warm.
I'm pretty sure you can ask for a statement, if they are not sending you any. If not, send them a Subject Access Request and they have to comply.
Deffo stick space blanket to the ceiling! I would. Cheap wallpaper paste might work? I haven't tried sticking space blanket to walls with wallpaper paste, yet. A spray glue would certainly it on stick better.
I do this when it's 4-10 degs out side, but when I tried it this month the flat thermometer was at 18 degs, I am not comfy until 22 degs, as mentioned when the heating goes off this will drop in minutes.
It has crossed my mind, but money is getting tight & I have limited storage, I have ordered a higher tog duvet. Needing regular blood scans (CGM) and 6 injections a day puts me off wrapping up + it's hard to use my game controller with winter gloves on lol
