ShadyBrady
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Thanks. What I do not underestand is a friend of mione nearby said he had pipes frozen in his attic last winter. Would leaving the heat on low all the time prevent that as in heat rising?The running tap helps to prevent the pipes outside the house from freezing - one tap is sufficient, make sure it's one that's connected to the mains (e.g. kitchen). It doesn't need to be a strong flowing tap, a trickle can work (it did for me last night, -5 and no frozen pipes!).
Even though we have the central heating on all day it got down to 0.8°C last night, and that was only with an outside temperature of minus 5°C. We really don't design houses in this country for low temperatures.
I have been monitoring my attic temperature with a projector clock I bought from Argos. It has a remote temperature sensor which I put near the tank in the attic and it projects the temperature on to the bedroom ceiling overnight.
Even though we have the central heating on all day it got down to 0.8°C last night, and that was only with an outside temperature of minus 5°C. We really don't design houses in this country for low temperatures.
Just a tip for anyone experiencing -10 like I am here.
I have a well insulated attic space but have removed some extra insulation (fibre glass) in the immediate area under and beside the cold water storage tank to let more heat from the rooms below filter up to it.
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