Is your heating ON or OFF?

phoebe1989seb

Never did have ours on except that one occasion at the end of January

That said, we've had one wood burner lit virtually every evening from about 6pm till 10pm. There's only been a couple of nights when we lit both wood burners and now it's starting to become too hot/stuffy if the one in our snug is lit for more than a couple of hours.

Hopefully that indicates spring proper is on its way!

VfM4meplse

I'm pleased that my month on month fuel bill has come down by 14% - but am trying to work out whether this is down to the milder weather or whether my new loft insulation has actually made a difference. Can anyone offer me their monthly percentage difference - assuming both gas and electricity are used and there has been no change in tariff or usage for non-heating purposes - to compare with? (Calculation below vv)

100% x [1-(cost last month / cost the previous month)]

Sharon87

Mine's still on, I have a housemate who likes to put the heating on whilst I go bed, so keep having to turn it off! Might suggest turning it off automatic soon, then just turn it on when needed.

VfM4meplse

This is shameful: its 19th May and I switched my heating on again at 9.30pm. Its just too cold!

t14cy_t

mines off. jumpers not put away yet though!!

Primrose

We may have switched to the lightweight summer duvet but I feel the cold badly so there have still been times when the heating has gone on. I didn't scrimp and save all my working life to shiver with cold in my increasing old age !
My grandmother was still saving for her old age when she was nearly 90! I'm still a fair hike from that age but "cold means cold" at whatever age you feel it!


I wish on the warm summer days when I sit out in the garden soaking up the warmth on my back there was a way of storing the heat for those chillier days.

dan958

I moved into a top floor flat 2 months ago, and have yet to turn the heating on. Don't even need a jumper yet. Thank you everyone else below for keeping me warm I might need to flick it winter though, we'll see.

flubberyzing

I put it on for a couple of hours, maybe 3 nights ago. Although I don't like it if the thermostat reads below 20C!

I'm just in a t-shirt at the moment, but would put a jumper on before the heating this time of year! It is nearly June after all!

VfM4meplse

I made the decision to switch energy suppliers recently - that was just to pay what I paid last year for the same usage (dual fuel in a remarkably hot year), rather than make any savings. The incumbent provider tried to woo me back but their deals couldn't get anywhere close. I was told that I am a very low energy user.

So why on earth am I paying over £500 pa for it? :huh:

janb5

I`ve changed utility providers a lot. I now choose the companies that have better customer service. Currently with Bulb and quite happy so far.