Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

sammyjig

morganb wrote: »

Anyone else joining me in the bid to keep the heating off until 1st November??

I will succeed, I WILL.

Count me in :j

bertiebots

sammyjig wrote: »

Count me in :j

Me too ...thats my goal, even dh is on board. But its going to be tough as the temp has really dropped here:eek: .
But I am also a pretty determined person when I set my mind to it so bring it on lol:D

buxtonrabbitgreen

If my oh has his way it will probably only be on for 2 weeks in January. I hate being cold. I did think it was colder last night. I was lying in bed with cold feet but too lazy to put the extra quilt on. I mght tonight though.

[Deleted User]

it is 13 outside and 19 inside, with no heating on. I can`t see me putting the ch on until november because I think my body has acclimatised to being cooler :j

moneysavingfamilycomp

kittie wrote: »

it is 13 outside and 19 inside, with no heating on. I can`t see me putting the ch on until november because I think my body has acclimatised to being cooler :j

same here even though i normally feel the cold im ok at min and inside temp is only 18 i think once i put ch on and feel warm i wont want to do without so im hanging on to the bitter end anyone got any ideas for a nose warmer thats the bit of me that always gets cold if i say im cold OH always touches my nose to check lol must have bad circulation i think :rotfl:

rchddap1

With me its my feet...a problem easily solved. However, I suspect my little one has the same issue, but she won't keep socks or anything else on her feet.

I am determined that the heating will stay off.

sammyjig

moneysavingfamilycomp wrote: »

same here even though i normally feel the cold im ok at min and inside temp is only 18 i think once i put ch on and feel warm i wont want to do without so im hanging on to the bitter end anyone got any ideas for a nose warmer thats the bit of me that always gets cold if i say im cold OH always touches my nose to check lol must have bad circulation i think :rotfl:

Thats always the bit of me that gets freezing, my nose!

greenbee

I'm aiming for Nov 1st - last year I was having work done on the house, and didn't have heating until mid-November. Until my parents came to stay it wasn't an issue!

My thermostat is usually set to 17 degrees anyway - this is warmer than what I grew up with, and although it can feel a bit chilly if I'm sitting around doing nothing, if necessary I can close the door and set the radiator thermostat higher for that room. I only heat the bedroom if I'm ill. There's no point in having heating on in the mornings, as I'm supposed to be up, out of the door and in the gym before I've had time to notice the temperature, and if I'm out after work, that helps too!

Mostly when I'm at home in the evening I'm doing things (cooking, laundry, housework etc...;) ) so am moving around enough to keep warm. When I'm doing paperwork or working from home I always have the option to wear thermals, sheepskin boots (one of my favourite items of clothing - and they're pink ), wristwarmers, fleeces, scarves etc. Plus I try not to sit still for too long, and vary what I do to keep warm.

bellaquidsin

Our thermostat is set at about 16deg so the heating will click on if the temperature in the hall drops below that. It has only done so three times so far and has only stayed on for about 20 mins. I would prefer to have it turned off completely until Nov. 1st but DH reasons that if it is really cold we need to keep the house aired. I suppose we could get some really cold days in October and some milder ones in November so perhaps it will even itself out.

If I were to sit in the lounge in an evening I would need to use the gas fire. It is a large room and north facing and VERY cold. I have put an easy chair in the dining room which is south facing so gets any sun when it's going and has the added benefit of the back boiler behind the gas fire. I don't need any heat in here other than my lap top, my knitted cardi and a thin scarf round my neck and I am very warm.

When DH drags himself away from his computer upstairs he will join me in here and sit in a garden chair. Aw bless...., At least he has gone that far in joining in with my efforts to conserve energy so I guess I have to meet him half way and let him have the thermostat on.

Bella

Freyagirl

I'm in for the 1st November challenge too, have got a woodburner for back up though.

freyagirl