Is your heating ON or OFF?

Primrose

Find going to bed early with a hot water bottle and listening to radio is cheaper than having the heating on throughout the evening.  However the last two nights have been bitterly cold and we,ve been woken at various times during the night with the central heating boiler clicking in to keep the minimum temperature at 16.

mumf

  We simply turn an electric radiator on in whichever room,and later light one of the multi fuel stoves,depending on the room. In fact,it’s lovely and warm in here. Works for us. Later,hot water bottles in bed,lovely bedding and a lovey night sleep. Grand! 

luvchocolate

Central heating on about 4pm was 12 degrees and cold 
Set at 16 until about 6pm then watching TV in bed under a beautiful feather duvet 

mjm3346

Lounge/Kitchen is down to 8.8 now, outside hasn't gone much above freezing all day and minus 4 is expected tonight, went for a walk about 4pm and the lanes were covered in ice. May need to put the fan heater on for a bit when tea is ready otherwise the meal, even a mug of tea, gets cold so quickly. 

Rosa_Damascena

It was literally freezing all day long - but bizarrely I still felt heat through the window when it was sunny this morning.

Cherryfudge

mjm3346 said:

Lounge/Kitchen is down to 8.8 now, outside hasn't gone much above freezing all day and minus 4 is expected tonight, went for a walk about 4pm and the lanes were covered in ice. May need to put the fan heater on for a bit when tea is ready otherwise the meal, even a mug of tea, gets cold so quickly. 

That really is worryingly cold, @mjm3346. Hope you're okay.

mjm3346

Cherryfudge said:

mjm3346 said:

Lounge/Kitchen is down to 8.8 now, outside hasn't gone much above freezing all day and minus 4 is expected tonight, went for a walk about 4pm and the lanes were covered in ice. May need to put the fan heater on for a bit when tea is ready otherwise the meal, even a mug of tea, gets cold so quickly. 

That really is worryingly cold, @mjm3346. Hope you're okay.

I must admit when I came back indoors after a walk it felt quite warm inside and it wasn't until I glanced at the thermometer I realised how low the temp was - had the fan heater on 1Kw for a while and got it up to 13.1 before putting it back in the bedroom where it will be on for 5 mins or so before going to bed - takes the chill off and with a hot water bottle under the duvet it's nice and warm

Rosa_Damascena

^^ I bet no one living in Downing Street is having such conversations.

I really feel for those without shelter in this weather, and can quite understand why they turn to alcohol to warm themselves up.

Datchet

Interesting thread - it’s really tough. We had to suffer the outlay of a new boiler in October, but hopefully the payback will be lower bills. But have also taken a very hard look at usage. We have reduced thermo to 18 default for 2 reduced time zones a day. We boost when v cold. We’ve asked the boys to flag when they’re cold in their rooms - which they are not. They like throws anyway. We have a wood burner plus side, but live in a leaky timber frame bungalow down side. Healthy credit balance on energy bill still there and DD has reduced with subsidy, so must be working?

Cherryfudge

mjm3346 said:

I must admit when I came back indoors after a walk it felt quite warm inside and it wasn't until I glanced at the

 thermometer I realised how low the temp was - had the fan heater on 1Kw for a while and got it up to 13.1 before putting it back in the bedroom where it will be on for 5 mins or so before going to bed - takes the chill off and with a hot water bottle under the duvet it's nice and warm

It's still below zero outdoors here: in fact some of the ice I tipped from the birds' bowl is still there from yesterday. I brought the bowl in overnight and set it out again this morning - the robin noticed it the other day and came for a drink straight away.

I'm glad you've got a warm bed and can take the chill off elsewhere.