Is your heating ON or OFF?

tessie_bear

ours hasnt come on today and its been ok 16 degrees...kept turning its self on yesterday and we reached 17.5 degrees...balmy

what temps do people have their lounge set at ?

WantToBeSE

Had it on for an hour earlier, but its been off since 4pm. It's not too cold here at all this evening.

reddleman

Mine is off until the temperature in my room gets down to single figures. Presently 12 degrees so a bit to go yet. (That's the gas fire, not the central heating). Central heating is far too expensive to contemplate switching on!

scheming_gypsy

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

Still not too bad here in Preston. No heating and the back door is still open, bit of a chilly breeze coming in but not too cold.

still the current status.

Although if i close the door you can guarantee that one of the dogs will want a wee!

Living_proof

I admire and pity all of you in equal measure. Warmth is my luxury and planned into my retirement as a major expense as I have poor circulation like Mrsdwhite. My latest house is new so excellent insulation which means I can just turn the heating on morning and night and unless exceptionally cold manage the rest of the time without it. During my adult life the cost of housing/rates or community charge/utilities has swung right round and is now utilities(mainly heating) then council tax and now at last housing is bottom of the pile, as have no mortgage. I hope you all manage to get through the winter without incurring debt, but I think the emphasis is on 'manage'. I will be one of the old dears heating but not eating for sure.

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definitely on now as the weather has changed.But I put it on only for an hour at a time as and when needed and that way I have cut down on consumption.I am in and out during the week so its not worth heating an empty house .It goes on for and hour in the morning when I get up then if needed in the evening for an hour and I have found thats more than enough to keep my little place warm

robgoingcrazy

I don't know how people manage to put the heating on for an hour, my house usually takes 2-3 hours to get warm when the heating is on.

Have had the heating on occasionally, mainly to test how much difference it makes to temperature.

I think I need the insulation in the loft topping up.

But at the moment, the thermometer in my living room says 13C and am quite happy to cope with that without the heating on.

My feet do feel chilled while the rest of me doesn't so got some thick thermal socks which seem to be doing the trick for that!

WantToBeSE

robgoingcrazy wrote: »

I don't know how people manage to put the heating on for an hour, my house usually takes 2-3 hours to get warm when the heating is on.

My house is a TINY 2 bed terrace, so takes about 15 mins to heat up

Jacksmummy

Heating still off here, we are coping well in the evenings with just wrapping up warm, having candles lit, onsie on Ds, thick throws on the sofa it feels really cosy and manageable at the mo, thinking about popping the electric blankets on the beds soon tho as the last few nights it has got really chilly when we first get into bed.

Butterfly_Brain

We had a multifuel stove fitted yesterday and had it on last night ................lovely, can only burn logs at the moment because we need to temper the stove for a week then we can burn coal