Is your heating ON or OFF?

Wednesday2000

15.6 in my living room. I am trying not to switch the heating on during the day when it is at this temperature as I feel warm enough. I have lots of layers on and I'm having cups of hot tea. I bought a green fleecy top from a charity shop that was a good buy as it feels very cosy on and it has pockets too. I will put the heating on later when my husband gets home from work. I seem to be comfortable at this temp as long as I don't sit still for too long.

Primrose

 There's always a danger your body can get so chilled that you don't realise the biological changes that are actually taking place when the temperature drops as low as 15 degrees.   Fine if you are constantly on the go but pretty dangerous if you're not very mobile and can't move around much to keep your circulation going.

Spies

Still 43kWh used today, I don't want to go any lower than 16c as my fallback temperature really 

If I make it any cooler, it will be uncomfortable and I might as well turn it off entirely at that point. 

mjm3346

I put the fan heater on while eating dinner as the meal gets cold too quickly without so it's still over 13 now as the warmth has lingered for a while - really could do with some sunny days soon - post lady was still wearing shorts on her round today, said she doesn't feel the cold, I was wearing jeans, a thick coat on top of a hooded tracksuit top with a t-shirt underneath and another t-shirt under that. 

KxMx

I'm in double layer mode now, thin leggings & thin long sleeved top under thick trousers /leggings with a long knitted top or heavy jumper.
Plus winter coat (long) if I'm outside. 

London_1

I put my heating on for an hour in the morning so I will have a warm bathroom for a shower and it warms the rest of the house up nicely. my sitting room is around 18-21c.During the day if I'm sitting watching tv or reading or knitting I have an electric heated throw which is brilliant and the last few days I have managed very well with just using it and not needing the heating on apart from first thing in the morning.

I keep the doors and curtains closed, especially as soon as it gets dark, and layer up as much as possible. I use my slow cooker a lot more, and am always keeping an eye on the lights etc. Fuel and energy is like gold dust today so must be used sparingly 

JackieO xx

Rosa_Damascena

RobM99 said:

30 mins CH on - cost 96p!

To what temperature?

I switched mine on again last night - just to 16°C, nothing extravagant! - after airing a room that gets little light and smelled musty and all is restored to normal. I can do without mould!

Primrose

Tomorrow until next Monday  look like testing times for power consumption as the weather forecast Iis for a particularly cold spell so just hoping we don't experience the first power cuts of winter. Need to do a quick reminder check on where all the torches are located around the house in case we're caught out suddenly after dark.

our village has just opened up three "warm spaces" in various public buildings where people can go if they can't afford to heat their homes. Unfortunately none of them are accessible after normal office hours but i  imagine many people, particularly the elderly would rather be tucked away safely at home after dark,even if their rooms are cold.  Having an early night with a hot water bottle seems like one of the cheapest options in this scenario.

How  large are the electrically heated wraps?  Are they big enough towrap right round your body like a blanket?    Not sure how long the cables are for plugging into a socket so if your armchair is located miles away from a power socket I assume they,re a little impractical?

whenever I start to feel a little chilly I keep reminding myself how miserable  life must be in Ukraine right now with bombed out buildings snd no light, heating, power or water.   

Singlespeeder

Spies said:

Still 43kWh used today, I don't want to go any lower than 16c as my fallback temperature really 

If I make it any cooler, it will be uncomfortable and I might as well turn it off entirely at that point. 

Yowsers .... is this Gas? we only used 168kWh in the whole of November! 

Singlespeeder

Primrose said:

How  large are the electrically heated wraps?  Are they big enough towrap right round your body like a blanket?    Not sure how long the cables are for plugging into a socket so if your armchair is located miles away from a power socket I assume they,re a little impractical?

Sizes vary as does power consumption, but they're the best thing at the moment. 
I have one over my legs in my unheated box room / office and it's brilliant. The power cable is a couple of metres long, but just use an extension lead. I've got the setting on about 3 which I think is about 40W ( '6' is 80W )  so while it's more than enough, it's drawing nowt through an extension.
I bought one each for our adult kids to try and help them with their heating costs this winter.