In this very cold weather is it advisable to prevent leaks in an unoccupied house by turning the stopcock off and draining the taps but leaving the combi central heating on a couple of times during the 24 hours?
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I would leave heating on permanently with the wall stat turned down to about 10°C.
There should be no need to drain the cold water, but you could if you like because IF there was a power cut you would be back to square 1... and prob burst pipes.
There should be no need to drain the cold water, but you could if you like because IF there was a power cut you would be back to square 1... and prob burst pipes.
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leave it on 24 hours ,room stat at about 10
No room thermostat but stats on rads. Would having heating on a couple of times per 24 hours not be sufficient?
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Try it and find out! And get a wall stat fitted! That alone would save approx £100 per year on unnecessary fuel.
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