Turning down heating when a guest is out?

[Tim4418]

Hi all,

Is it acceptable to remotely turn down the central heating when the guest is out?

Background: the heating is set to between 18 and 21 degrees during the day and 16 degrees at night. But the guest has set it to 33 degs day & night - even though it will never get to that the temperature.

I'm worried about the strain on the boiler running constantly instead of the thermostat and of course the cost of the gas, hugely eating into the revenue (after tax it may well end up costing me!)

Also I can tell from the amount of light outside they have the blinds and curtains open all night whilst in, which can't help!

So I don't mean turning it off, but just turning it down to 21.

Is it worth mentioning in the house rules? I didn't think I would've needed to.

Any thoughts?

[Helen3]

33 degrees is ridiculous. What temperature is it actually getting to?  @Tim4418 

Personally I find 21 too low particularly as weather is so cold in the UK at the moment.  Are the guests older or from abroad? 

I would suggest you have a friendly chat with the guest and say you know it's unusually cold in the UK 

 
but it will help keep the heat in if they close curtains and blinds at night and that setting the heat at 21-22.50 c during the day and 16 c at night will keep the property at an ambient temperature. 

of course this might make them feeling you are snooping on them 

having suggested temperatures in your house rules is a good idea x 

[Fiona256]

It wouldn't necessarily be snooping, as some systems give an alert when temperatures go up to such ridiculous levels.