Is your heating ON or OFF?

Indout96

Ours is on 3 hours in the morning @21deg and around 6 hours each evening @22deg
Mrs Indout also has fire on in main room if needed during the day. she has pulse problems and is extremely cold most of the time so it is needed.
running at around £9.00 / day for gas & electric at the moment which is £1 down on last winter but can see that going up with the weather forecasted for the next week (not getting past 2deg until next Tuesday and down at -4 at night.   

MikeJXE

My heat was at 18 when I got up, down from 20 last night 

I pushed it up to 20 as soon as I got up and now I'm thinking of pushing it up another degree or more if needed 

Coffeekup

Mins is still off but temps forecast this week the possibility of putting the heating on is highly likely.
Ambient temp's in my house have been a steady 12-13° for about 4-5 weeks now, however since Saturday they've dipped and I'm getting reading's of 10.6-11.4°. Closer to 10° is where I start to feel the cold.

But when I'm not actively doing anything around the house i feel a chill and either sit with a blanket over me or a fleece dressing gown.

Rosa_Damascena

Florenceem said:

My heating is on at 19 now - I could not cope with 16C.

I'd rather keep it low and top up with other methods, given that I can only physically be in one room at a time. Zoned heating also helps in this regard. I'm feeling the cold this evening despite multiple layers worn plus fleece blankets, HWB, so it's time to stick the heating on I think whilst I get active. (Just checked my desktop and it is all of 0degC outside!!). ETA: I checked the temperature before I flicked the switch - just 12°C.

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Florenceem

12C is not good for your health.

London_1

Mine is definitely on as my joints just won't work if I'm cold. I looked out this morning and my car looked like an igloo its quite a frosty day here in north Kent today. 
I'm not even going to venture out when its this cold and icy I've had enough of hospitals this year (I worked it out I've had over two months since last Christmas in them ) and certainly don't want to see another one for a good long while So I put mine on, and keep all the doors shut to keep the heat in, lots of hot drinks as well

JackieO xx

Rosa_Damascena

Florenceem said:

12C is not good for your health.

You are quite right! I didn't realise quite how low it had dropped. This cold snap is set to last for another week before it picks up.

mjm3346

Still off but the recent weather with it overcast and cold has been a real tester (46f in the lounge/kitchen this morning). The water bottle has been handy the last few days, fits snugly over a jumper and under a fleece - have also  treated myself to a pair of slippers arriving tomorrow as the laminate flooring is not the warmest even with socks on. Forecast is not great with barely above freezing for 3 days and minus 4 or 5 for a couple of nights and no sign of sunshine

catz4m8z

I dont have central heating but Im keeping my little electric heater on all day now in my front room (its where me and the pets hang out all day!). That gets me up to about 15C which is fine with plenty of layers on.
Rest of the house is about 11C though, which is flippin' freezing. I have an electric blanket for the bed though and 3 small dogs/hot water bottles so its nice and toasty.
My only issue is the kitchen....if it gets too cold in there the freezer turns itself off!

Wednesday2000

I haven't been outside yet, but my husband has been out to the garden with our dog and he said it is very cold. I went downstairs to make a cup of tea and it is 14 downstairs according to my thermometer so I just switched the heating on. I think having the small cracks in the upstairs and downstairs walls fixed over the summer has helped a lot as it got down to 11 or 12 last winter in the house.

I was looking at my OVO bill yesterday and we are spending about £6- £7 a day on gas and electric. That is having the heating on about 5-6 hours each day.

Having a fleecy blanket on the sofa really helps in the evening and I will break out the hot water bottles tonight as well. I know how to live!