2019 to 2020
I am now using Bulb with the Economy 7 tariff which was costing me a Direct Debit of £36 a month but I increased the payment from June 2020 to £42 to allow for extra electricity used while I’ve been staying at home instead of going out salsa dancing 6 nights a week and fixing the problems mentioned in my post: THE TROUBLE WITH STORAGE HEATERS!
“The average gas and electric bill for a 1 bed flat is in the region of £55 to £75 a month.” according to Gas and Electric Bill Average
I don’t have gas – just Electricity with the Economy 7 tariff which makes heating just as cheap as gas because the night rate for charging up storage heaters and the water cylinder is around half the price of the day rate although it isn’t as flexible as gas. My bill is quite low compared with the national average for one bedroom flats but this is no doubt because I don’t bother with hot water because I have an electric shower which I always use before 07:30 to make sure I’m using it with half price electricity. I do the same for my washing machine and tumble dryer.
As the food I eat under my Natural Low Density Eating regime includes hardly any fat I can do the washing up with cold water with good results either by doing it immediately after each meal or by soaking in water in the sink for a while first. Actually the water from the hot tap is quite warm anyway – the same temperature as the flat (around 25C) – so it’s not too bad at all and I probably save around £20 a month by not using the hot water system!
WINTER 2017
See www.wake.co.uk/summer-time-in-winter for the latest . . .
WINTER 2016
THERMOMETER READINGS (heat loss calculator)
Tuesday 27
24:00 22°C (Some heat released by open flap)
23:30 21°C (Set Out=3 to experiment with heat boost setting – 1&2 had no result so set to 3 which opened the flap)
19:30 22°C (After returning from Christmas lunch with Jennifer & Josh at 17:00 at Cocked Hat)
07:00 22°C (On switching on tumble dryer for one hour after washing machine finished at 06:55 after 05:30 start)
02:00 20°C (On getting back from Drift Boxing Day Party- still comfortably for sleeping -1°C in car at 21:00 Tue – screen frozen )
Tuesday 13
13:30 25°C (Overcast but bright 12°C)
09:00 23°C (On getting up: overcast 10°C)
00:45 22°C (On return from Drift – felt warm on entering – 9°C-car)
Monday 12 (maximum 24°C)
09:15 23°C (On getting up: overcast 12°C – SH 7.75 KW overnight = 60p per day)
Sunday 11
20:00 23°C (Dark 7°C)
13:30 24°C (Bright blue sky with some wispy clouds & bright sunshine 9°C)
02:00 21°C (On return from Basingstoke – feels a little chilly on the skin so reset SH Input=1.5 – 6°C-car)09:00 22.5°C (On getting up: clear blue sky bright sunshine – SH 8.3 KW overnight – amazing how much better an extra 1.5°C feels!)
Saturday 10
15:00 23.5°C (Overcast)
09:30 23°C (On getting up – SH 5.75 KW overnight)
01:30 22°C (On return from salsa at Putney)
Friday 9
14:20 24°C (Wispy cloud, darker cloud, murky 14°C-car)
10:10 26°C (Light cloud bright sun 12°C – SH 4.7 KW overnight – Washing/tumble 2.6 KW overnight)
06:45 25°C (Awoke to transfer 5am washed clothes to tumble dryer – murky 11°C)
Thursday 8
22:30 24°C (12°C)
19:00 23°C (12°C – Storage Heater Grill Closed = 42°C, Open 50°C – Convection = 26°C>24°C>23.5°C)
13:30 24°C (Overcast but bright 11°C)
09:00 22°C (Got up – Overcast 11°C, 5.5 KW used overnight)
Wednesday 7
24:30 22°C (Back from salsa 12°C – warm enough to be naked while checking my email & facebook before sleeping)
12:20 25°C (Overcast with some bright spots 12°C – mmm, pretty good room temperature for less than 50p a day to feed the night storage heater)
10:30 23.5°C (Sparse dark & light clouds with sun shining through 12°C)
09:00 22.5°C (Got up – Overcast with bright sun shining through 11°C, 6 KW used overnight)
Tuesday 6
20:00 24°C (Dark 11°C)
17:30 23°C (Dark 11°C)
11:00 24°C (Overcast sun peaking through 11°C – too warm even when naked)
08:00 22°C (Got up – Overcast 10°C, Out=0, In=3 – In=1 for tomorrow as 11.26 KW used & looking for 6 or 7)
Monday 5
25:00 19°C (Back from salsa – In=3, Out=0 still)
19:00 21°C (Dark)
11:30 21°C (Bright sunshine clear sky)
09:30 18°C (Got up – Bright sunshine clear sky, Out=0)
07:00 16°C (Out=3)
05:00 14°C (Storage heating circuit not switched on – switched it on! Lol
Sunday 4
23:00 14°C ((Switched night storage heaters on – In=3 Out =5 – 01:00 on 08:00 off)
16:00 14°C (On return from weekend in London – maybe the neighbours were away too!)
Thursday 1 December
23:30 18°C (Bed time 3°C)
17:30 18°C (Dark 4°C)
15:00 18°C (Bright clear sky 5°C)
11:30 17°C (Bright sunshine clear sky 2°C)
10:30 16°C (Bright sunshine clear sky 1°C)
01:30 16°C (Car screen frozen on way to salsa at 21:00)
Wednesday 30
14:00 19°C (Bright sunshine behind tree clear sky 6°C)
11:00 18°C (Bright sunshine clear sky 3°C)
09:30 16°C (Awoke to bright sunshine clear sky 1°C)
Tuesday 29
15:00 20°C (Bright blue-grey sky 6°C)
10:00 17.5°C (Awoke)
Monday 28
12:00 21°C (Bright sunshine in a clear sky 9°C)
24:00 18°C
Thursday 24
22:00 20°C (Outside 8°C)
10:00 20°C
08:00 18°C
05:00 17°C (On return from London)
Saturday 19
24:00 17°C
22:00 17.5°C
15:00 17°C
13:00 15°C (Overcast – on waking up)
Friday 18
08:00 18°C (Wispy cloud, blue sky, thick dark cloud with bright edges)
07:00 17°C (After a cold night 1-3°C)
Thursday 17
15:00 19°C (Overcast)
11:20 20°C (Blue sky with bright sun, wispy cloud, thick cloud)
09:15 18°C (Thick dull cloud)
Wednesday 16
24:00 20°C (Bed time)
16:30 22°C (Blue sky darkening, thin red wispy cloud, dark cloud)
12:00 21°C (Thin cloud cover with sun shining brightly through)
08:00 20°C (10% wispy cloud & bright sunshine)
Tuesday 15
23:30 20°C (Bed time)
13:30 21°C (Cloud 60% & glimpses of bright sunshine)
12:00 20°C (Cloudy & bright)
10:30 19°C (13°C outside)
08:00 18.5°C (On waking up)
01:00 19°C (On return from salsa at Drift)
Monday 14
16:00 19°C
10:00 18°C
09:00 17°C
Sunday 13
18:00 19°C (6°C outside)
16:00 19°C
12:00 18°C (Returned from London)
Friday 11
11:30 23°C (Left to do shopping & go to London)
10:45 23°C (It would seem that some of the heat is from the greenhouse effect of the south facing windows)
10:30 30°C (Thermometer in the sunlight – moved it to the shade!)
09:30 20°C (5°C outside & sunny)
07:00 17°C (3°C outside)
01:00 19°C
Thursday 10
23:00 19°C
19:00 19°C
15:00 20°C (12°C outside)
The best advice on room temperature I could find!
From Friday 18 November the thermometer readings were recorded at the top of the page.