Central heating

Interesting that some people light fires and woodburners before switching on central heating whereas others do it the other way round and only use the fire as 'extra' when it's really cold.

We don't have central heating any more now we've downsized and our 12Kw woodburner heats the whole place - we leave the bedroom door open in the evenings so the heat spreads into there as well.

DD only lights hers at weekends if it's really cold.

Agree about the amount of logs they get through

Our boiler is really old but we do have it serviced annually and the engineer says it is fine. I suppose a new combi boiler would be more efficient.
Our neighbours have installed a wood burner but I do wonder how much work they entail.
Your electric fire sounds like my friend's Jane10 - I was very impressed when I saw hers - although, come to think of it, hers could have been gas, so not like yours at all!

Timely post here. Thanks to grannylyn I found video of how to rd pressure my boiler. Good job too as it was well down in the red!:Had trouble getting the key in but acwuick Google suggesting coating it in Vaseline...and it worked. Feeling chuffed!

Only tested my heating for ten minutes in my new flat. It's electric radiators, so fairly instant heat and they seem really efficient.
I'm still having the balcony door open for 2 or 3 hours in the sunshine, it's barely autumnal here.

Lona I do hope that you do not get a nasty shock when the bill comes in unless you are with the likes of EDF who change the amount I pay almost monthly.

It is more efficient to have a multi fuel stove. You can start it off with smokeless coal 'eggs' and get a good bed of embers. Then add the logs for the burning effect. As the whole stove heats, it becomes rather like a very hot radiator in the room. Also, if you have an internal flue that warms the air through the house.

charley I haven't had it on since I moved in, plus, I pay a fixed amount monthly at the moment.