Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

cheerfulness4

Not finding it too hard yet without heating - even managing to get washing dry indoors thanks to everyones tips to hang it over doors, round ovens. in windows etc.

Socks firmly on and little mats on laminate by sink, cooker , pc (naturally) and sofa. Great at keeping those little tootsies warm.

RHYSDAD

Our water is heated by gas and so we only have that on once a day in the morning and we also share a bath (saving water) and the heating is on for an hour and a half in the morning and 3-4 hours in the afternoon, but with a 10 wk old baby, we can't skimp too much!! And get rid of prepament meters, especially for gas, they cost the earth!!!

goonlord

I put the heating on a week or so ago but turned it off after about half an hour because I was too hot (and I usually really feel the cold). It hasn't been on since. Hopefully won't need to put it on for a while yet (and hoping it means my new house is well insulated - this will be my first winter in it).

I have started wearing long sleeved pyjamas to bed though!

sammy_kaye18

have just done ten ton of washign so im going to get bakign today with my littel one i think and then ill use the heat to dry some of the clothes etc. pop the airer up in the kitchen after im done - can barely swing a squirrel in my kitchen let alone a cat

mirry

lol sammy,
i havent put any heating on yet, in the evening ive got inside a sleeping bag whilst watching telly.
my hubby said we will put it on at xmas lol, dont think i could last that long!!!

infact, lets see how long we can keep this up.

voguemonkey

nicki wrote:

The problem we have is our house is damp and regularly has mould/mildew on the walls upstairs, especially in the bathroom. Airing the rooms works to some extent, but the windows need to be left open for a couple of hours which then makes it cold! If I have washing to dry as well I need to have the heaters on to get the stuff dry as quickly as possible so as not to encourage the mould/mildew so I end up with the windows open a bit for ventilation and the heaters on the lowest setting. Even then the house can get too damp and I have to go around with a bottle of bleach to get rid of stuff.

Not sure if this will help you because of initial outlay and running costs but...

When I was a student in York, living on the knavesmire which is basically a big reclaimed marsh, my room was in an extension to the main house and clearly they hadn't put a damp course in. As soon as the summer was over the walls to my room were soaking wet to the touch and I was constantly freezing. After suffering like this for a few weeks my flatmate finally told me that there was a dehumidifier in her (not at all damp) room! It made a huge difference. I had it on for a few hours a day and would throw out several litres of water from it every couple of days.

I had a quick look on Argos and they are around £100. Our bills were included in the rent so not sure how much they cost run, but it might be worthwhile for you.



Actually, went to find you a link and they are reduced to £50!

nicki_2

voguemonkey wrote:

Not sure if this will help you because of initial outlay and running costs but...

When I was a student in York, living on the knavesmire which is basically a big reclaimed marsh, my room was in an extension to the main house and clearly they hadn't put a damp course in. As soon as the summer was over the walls to my room were soaking wet to the touch and I was constantly freezing. After suffering like this for a few weeks my flatmate finally told me that there was a dehumidifier in her (not at all damp) room! It made a huge difference. I had it on for a few hours a day and would throw out several litres of water from it every couple of days.

I had a quick look on Argos and they are around £100. Our bills were included in the rent so not sure how much they cost run, but it might be worthwhile for you.

Actually, went to find you a link and they are reduced to £50!

Thanks for that but you see we're moving in a few months (hopefully before Christmas depending on workmen) so we're not going to be here long enough to warrant going out an buying one. :rolleyes: Last winter we didn't have the money to buy one. :rolleyes: We just can't win.

susank

I think if your house is getting black mildew and damp patches you really need to consider putting on the heating - for a start its not good for us to ingest the mould and its also not good for the fabric of the house to get damp either.

immoral_angeluk

Get pregnant. All the extra blood running through your body will make december feel like July guaranteed!
Failing that put a jumper on!

halloweenqueen_2

Think I'll pass on the first and go for the jumper!
Still not putting the heating on, but not missing it!