sharing, really quite upset

laurel7172

I know a lot of people worry about them, but have you considered an electric blanket? They cost pennies to run, and you can buy washable ones, and use them to preheat the bed so that it's really toasty when they get in. Then unplug the blanket and take the cable with you. I find that if my room is cold, it's the warming up of the bed that takes time and is uncomfortable, but if the bed is preheated, I'm warm all night.

So_Sad_Angel

Awww Miche....sorry to hear about the coldness & it really effects us parents when our children are cold.,,,its natural to want nice cosy rooms.

I agree with all advice that has been offered....get yourself an electric blanket ( they are absolutely fantastic!!) ...I have one & never need my bedroom radiator on at all. Good old fashioned hot water bottles & wheatbags are great for warming beds up so getting to sleep is easier than them getting into cold beds.

Also.....try the local charity shops for curtains, fleece blankets & thick jumpers...there are some fantastic bargains. If thats not your thing then Ikea do fleece blankets at under £2 that are ideal for curtain linings.

I am due to move in January & you have made me contemplate the `reality` of the 17th century draughty old place that I am moving to!! Better get lining my curtains too!!

Angiexx

philnicandamy

Last winter we had a knackered old boiler & the weirdest CH system EVER cost a fortune to run (when it worked) and when it didnt I grabbed a little oil filled radiator from argos (around £20) costs around 85p or so a day to run & some nights now even since they replaced the CH system I still use the radiator in the bedroom if its cold..

So_Sad_Angel

Poundstretcher/Instore & Lidl have convector heaters that just quickly add a bit of instant heat & are not expensive for a quick burst of heat.

I got 3 oil filled radiators last year for £15 ( brand new) on a car boot & they get really warm too. Think I shall be needing them again soon:eek::eek:

MicheH

I cannot believe the helpful advice that you've given me on here.. I know you're always there with all things to do with bankruptcy but the response and ideas for me to try have been absolutely fantastic. Thank you each and every one of you

We've found 1 radiator that we think might need bleeding so when I get a key Dh will try that out. I'll be off to ikea as soon as I can to get more fleecy blankets and what a fab idea putting a blanket on the mattress! My hot water bottle is winging it's way over from my mams house at the weekend (hope it hasn't perished) and my mam is going to buy the girls a hotwater bottle each for chrsitmas Thanks for the oil filled radiator tip and the electric blanket (some kind soul has offered to buy my little girl one in a pm.. isn't that wonderful and kind ) i'm going to really look into these ideas..

for now little DD has the radiator set to low, there's fleecy blankets up at the curtains tucked in behind the radiator, she's got her new fleecy sleepsuit on and has happily got her dummy and her blanky

Again, thank you!

confused76

MicheH wrote: »

I cannot believe the helpful advice that you've given me on here.. I know you're always there with all things to do with bankruptcy but the response and ideas for me to try have been absolutely fantastic. Thank you each and every one of you

We've found 1 radiator that we think might need bleeding so when I get a key Dh will try that out. I'll be off to ikea as soon as I can to get more fleecy blankets and what a fab idea putting a blanket on the mattress! My hot water bottle is winging it's way over from my mams house at the weekend (hope it hasn't perished) and my mam is going to buy the girls a hotwater bottle each for chrsitmas Thanks for the oil filled radiator tip and the electric blanket (some kind soul has offered to buy my little girl one in a pm.. isn't that wonderful and kind ) i'm going to really look into these ideas..

for now little DD has the radiator set to low, there's fleecy blankets up at the curtains tucked in behind the radiator, she's got her new fleecy sleepsuit on and has happily got her dummy and her blanky

Again, thank you!

aww she sounds very cosy:) i'm glad you've got a plan x

moneysavermum_2

I am a skint mother of 3 on my own. I have a gas fire in the living room I heat one room only and put electric blankets on our beds apart from the babies i put a hot water bottle in her bed before she gets in. I dont put the heating on when im not in or in bed.

If the house was freezing. I would find the warmest room and stay in there or go to bed very early. i would put a towel under the babies sheet on the bed and put extra blankets tucked in across bottom of her cot . On her hands id put gloves or socks if she is really cold. Start usin hot warter bottles or electric blankets. Having the heating on constant will cost you alot. Hope this helps....plenty of warm drinks too oh and a hot toddy cos you deserve it!!!!

kerrypn

aww micheH, sorry you felt so down before

I know what you mean, I am the same in our new place. I have found that tucking a duvet around the cot mattress and lie her on top of it works wonders for our DD-I know Lady mentioned a blanket, but this really keeps her toasty. She has one of those sleep bags too.

HTH

MicheH

I've been reading a lot about the most economical way to run the boiler and it seems that having it on constant (not really constant though) so it only kicks in when it falls below a certain temperature, therefore the house has that edge of 'freezing' knocked off. At the minute we were having the heating on 4 times a day for a hour each time. In the middle of the night to take the edge off, morning when getting ready, kiddies bathtime and our bathtime. Because the house is cold each time (loses heat v. quickly) the boiler kicks in it is working solidly for nearly 45 of that hour then 'tops up' regularly. I have had the heating on now since I typed the first post this morning and although the boiler has really worked alot today (need a tough resolve to not panic and switch it off) the house is at a steady temp now and the boiler is rarely using gas right now. I feel we've got to try this way. We have a budget for heating and would love to stick to it but if we have to spend a little more on the heating well then something else has to give. I have to give this way a try, the way I see it is the boiler was working for 3hours plus in a 24 hour period the way we worked it before, now as it stands now the boiler comes on for a minute every 10 minutes - 6 minutes in an hour, in a 24 hour period thats 2 hours plus.. got to be a saving plus a constant comfortable temperature

Kimitatsu

MicheH wrote: »

I've been reading a lot about the most economical way to run the boiler and it seems that having it on constant (not really constant though) so it only kicks in when it falls below a certain temperature, therefore the house has that edge of 'freezing' knocked off. At the minute we were having the heating on 4 times a day for a hour each time. In the middle of the night to take the edge off, morning when getting ready, kiddies bathtime and our bathtime. Because the house is cold each time (loses heat v. quickly) the boiler kicks in it is working solidly for nearly 45 of that hour then 'tops up' regularly. I have had the heating on now since I typed the first post this morning and although the boiler has really worked alot today (need a tough resolve to not panic and switch it off) the house is at a steady temp now and the boiler is rarely using gas right now. I feel we've got to try this way. We have a budget for heating and would love to stick to it but if we have to spend a little more on the heating well then something else has to give. I have to give this way a try, the way I see it is the boiler was working for 3hours plus in a 24 hour period the way we worked it before, now as it stands now the boiler comes on for a minute every 10 minutes - 6 minutes in an hour, in a 24 hour period thats 2 hours plus.. got to be a saving plus a constant comfortable temperature

We found as well that it took a while for the house itself to warm up. Because our house had been empty for a while the house was a bit damp, but once we had warmed it up it has stayed warm.

Dunelm mill are great for fleecy blankets and Primark do thinner ones for £2 each at the moment (and in some fab colours too!) I interline my curtains too - its like sewing a duvet into them but it really works, the only problem being that you have to almost remake the curtains :rolleyes: If you know someone that is good with a sewing machine though its definitely worth it.