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Hi gang.

            When the heating is on is it better to shut all doors to contain the heat in each room as i do or as my mate

            says leave all the doors open so the heat circulates around the house ?.

                                                                                                                            Thanks all.

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I would have thought it would make a difference with how many rooms are not in use , how big your house is , how old the house is , insulated , double glazing, detached or semi detached , end terrace or mid terrace and the list continue . 

The only room in my house where I leave the radiator off is in my bedroom , I like a warm house but not in my bedroom .  MM

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I can answer authoritatively, as far as my heating bill is concerned.

We used to have standard TRVs on all the radiators in the house. The rooms we used all the time were set at a comfortable level, the unused rooms set low, and the boiler timer switched between day and night.

This year, I fitted Hive individually programmable valves throughout so that the rooms we use only heat up during the time that we use them.

My heating bill has dropped from £357/month to £216. 

Well worth the £850 investment.

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52 minutes ago, amateur said:

I can answer authoritatively, as far as my heating bill is concerned.

We used to have standard TRVs on all the radiators in the house. The rooms we used all the time were set at a comfortable level, the unused rooms set low, and the boiler timer switched between day and night.

This year, I fitted Hive individually programmable valves throughout so that the rooms we use only heat up during the time that we use them.

My heating bill has dropped from £357/month to £216. 

Well worth the £850 investment.

I’m sure a well setup smart thermostat would have achieved similar results alongside the standard trv’s set accordingly, if your old system merely switched between day and night? 
You must have a rather large house to heat though, to have been costing £357/month to heat! 
 

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1 hour ago, amateur said:

I can answer authoritatively, as far as my heating bill is concerned.

We used to have standard TRVs on all the radiators in the house. The rooms we used all the time were set at a comfortable level, the unused rooms set low, and the boiler timer switched between day and night.

This year, I fitted Hive individually programmable valves throughout so that the rooms we use only heat up during the time that we use them.

My heating bill has dropped from £357/month to £216. 

Well worth the £850 investment.

Strewth, our 3 bed is just over £130 month and we are nearly 800 in credit, and our solar panels pay most of that.

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Keep doors closed and regulate each room to the temperature you want, 14 degrees lowest,up to 20+ degrees centigrade. I aim for 20 degrees lounge,and bathroom,18 kitchen,17 bedrooms,16 hallway, Total annual consumption 1100kw/hour’s electricity,3,700kw/hours gas.(£803 a year)

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