Lorcan
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So for those who don't already know -
1 - My central heating system is ancient, it's not an exaggeration to say it was probably installed when my parents were born.
2 - The windows are single glazed.
3 - At least one window (the kitchen) and my front door are not airtight.
4 - The thermostat is downstairs, and downstairs is open plan.
5 - This means the ancient boiler has to work with a thermostat that's essentially useless.
So, I'm in a quandary, trying to keep the goblins relatively warm, not helped by the fact I don't like heat and prefer the cold, lol. I vape in my room with the window open and the door closed, vapour isn't like smoke and I wouldn't smoke in the house but I'd prefer the door stay closed for that reason alone, plus with the window open it makes the rest of the house too cold.
If I turn the heating up, I feel like I'm cooking myself. Turn it on for longer, and it doesn't stay warm enough upstairs. Back to 16C in their room after less than a couple of hours, and it can't be set to turn on and off automatically. Like I said, it's ancient.
So. Do I turn it up, bearing in mind the thermostat's in a room that's going to stay at least a couple of degrees colder than upstairs no matter how often the heating is on? Or do I just keep going downstairs and manually switch it back on again? Which I don't mind, to some extent, except a goblin's belly is never full and The Human just went downstairs.
1 - My central heating system is ancient, it's not an exaggeration to say it was probably installed when my parents were born.
2 - The windows are single glazed.
3 - At least one window (the kitchen) and my front door are not airtight.
4 - The thermostat is downstairs, and downstairs is open plan.
5 - This means the ancient boiler has to work with a thermostat that's essentially useless.
So, I'm in a quandary, trying to keep the goblins relatively warm, not helped by the fact I don't like heat and prefer the cold, lol. I vape in my room with the window open and the door closed, vapour isn't like smoke and I wouldn't smoke in the house but I'd prefer the door stay closed for that reason alone, plus with the window open it makes the rest of the house too cold.
If I turn the heating up, I feel like I'm cooking myself. Turn it on for longer, and it doesn't stay warm enough upstairs. Back to 16C in their room after less than a couple of hours, and it can't be set to turn on and off automatically. Like I said, it's ancient.
So. Do I turn it up, bearing in mind the thermostat's in a room that's going to stay at least a couple of degrees colder than upstairs no matter how often the heating is on? Or do I just keep going downstairs and manually switch it back on again? Which I don't mind, to some extent, except a goblin's belly is never full and The Human just went downstairs.