Laurence Payne wrote:

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:15:00 +0100, Eiron wrote:


Anyway, in a country which needs central heating for nine months of the year,
kit on standby merely means less gas, oil, coal or wood used to maintain the
same temperature.


How is a heating system "on standby"? It's on or it's off.

Or are you referring to that old myth that it's cheaper to leave the
heating on when you aren't in the house?

Do keep up at the back. We're discussing all the electrical kit that could be
turned off or left on standby. Leave it on standby and the central heating
will be on for less time to maintain the same temperature. This of course
doesn't apply in summer, which this year in England was between late June
and the beginning of August.

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Eiron

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