15-01-2013, 04:35 PM
Tom, haven't read most of the thread but, this may be difficult for you, but it might be worth trying a flatshare. At least with that people tend to keep themselves to themselves, which may be better than struggling to get on with your family, a lot of the young professional flat shares mean people are out nearly all day and only come home to sleep / eat!
Also immersion heaters are near enough the most efficient way of heating water at night time. It works out cheaper to heat hot water / underfloor heating with an immersion heater instead of oil. In the daytime its obviously a no no - hence the use of an oil fired boiler.
But free wood for a nice open fire ftmfw!!!
BTW uni gas & elec bill for Dec & January was £150. Unfortunately we have a housemate who is nearly always in the house and is forever turning the heating on and so I keep turning it off!!! Does my head in, put a jumper on!
Also immersion heaters are near enough the most efficient way of heating water at night time. It works out cheaper to heat hot water / underfloor heating with an immersion heater instead of oil. In the daytime its obviously a no no - hence the use of an oil fired boiler.
But free wood for a nice open fire ftmfw!!!
BTW uni gas & elec bill for Dec & January was £150. Unfortunately we have a housemate who is nearly always in the house and is forever turning the heating on and so I keep turning it off!!! Does my head in, put a jumper on!