Is your heating ON or OFF?

Auntycaz

@Rosa_Damascena Don't forget that over £1 of the energy charge per day is standing charge. Do you have anything running overnight above the usual fridge freezer etc that could account for using extra energy. I don't fully heat the whole house,.my upstairs radiators and the kitchen one are all on low and only the living room and hall are on high and hopefully it wont be this cold all the time we are having a cold snap. it was -5 outside at 6 am this morning (I forgot to put my bin out last night) and had to do it this morning. I pay extra during the summer months so I can have the heating on on days like today. Also have you bled your radiators and checked the pressure on your boiler if they're full of air they don't work efficiently and if your pressure drops too low your boiler won't work  Stay safe and warm everyone.

sammy_kaye18

Afternoon all

Weather is currently showing 5 degrees outside and my son was met with -5 when he left for work this morning in South Wales. We did have a bit of a snow flurry but it seems to have gone and the sun is back out.

I have hung my door curtain as the council saw fit to put no doors in downstairs so from the front door to my back door there is only 1 door! so now door curtain is hung and the front room is nice and small so it turns into a little snug when the fire is on for a quick blast. Not to mention I have a vivarium which takes the nip out of the air with its heat bulb and there is just me home and my 3 dogs most of the day so at the minute I am getting by with blankets and dog cuddles. Im recovering from a minor op as well so I can stay and in comfy pyjamas most the day at the minute :-) 

Last night was the first time all year that I have closed the hallway landing window. It was noticably chilly in the stairwell but still have bedroom window open. 

I dread the coming winter but today I am going to have my son give me a hand and lag the outside pipe for the boiler before any more cold weather creeps up on us. 

Wednesday2000

It was icy this morning, but it is lovely sunshine now. I went for a short walk and didn't need a coat yet.

I think we were spending £5 a day last winter when we had the heating on. Now my husband is retired it seems much easier to make sure we are keeping warm. As he had to do shift work before I had to heat the house at odd times of the day and I did feel cold quite often. The past few days I have been airing out the house with the windows for an hour after we get up and then putting on the heating for usually an hour until the house is at 18. Then we usually keep it off until it gets dark and then maybe have it on for an hour in the evening.

When it gets properly cold I will probably need the heating on for longer, but I will use our two portable halogen heaters and close the internal doors more.

Nelliegrace

A design fault with combi boilers. We have been out in icy weather, up a ladder, pouring hot water on the frozen, insulated plastic outlet pipe because the heating has gone off. 

catz4m8z

Def feeling the cold here. My little desk clock says its 12C in here (I only have electric heaters but they have been on for a couple of hours).
My front door opens directly onto the street which is annoying for trying to keep heat in. Situation made worse by very elderly dogs who have to go out for walks several times a day and take an age to actually get out the door!
But I dug my hot water bottle and Oodie out today so Im ok. Also have my electric blanket for telly watching tonight so we should be ok.
(TBH Im more worried about my poor house plants....they didnt sign up for this!!LOL).

Rosa_Damascena

Nelliegrace said:

A design fault with combi boilers. We have been out in icy weather, up a ladder, pouring hot water on the frozen, insulated plastic outlet pipe because the heating has gone off. 

  I'm shocked!

@Auntycaz - I appreciate the advice. My difficulty is that even though its now a well-insulated home, it is actually far too large for me so the resentment is about heating rooms that I cannot use. Anticipating this, I got the place zoned - but the underfloor heating is a killer. I'm not usually too bothered about money, but this feels like shredding notes.

This was the kitchen when I got home at 6pm this evening. Luckily, the place heats up fast!!

 

Nelliegrace

I thought it felt cold today. 11°C indoors. The batteries had gone on the timer/thermostat. DH used to remember to change them regularly. 

Rosa_Damascena

Freezing today - max 1degC although the sun has made an attempt to show its face. It was too cold to stick the clothes on the line to dry so I confined myself to heating the kitchen only to get them dry and keep me warm whilst working from home. Its not yet 4pm and the meter says £7.45 (dual fuel). 

Am hoping that days this chilly are few and far between this winter!

MikeJXE

Mine is now on 24/7 set at 18 

I have enough in credit to get me through the winter without increasing my direct debit even if my usage doubles 

I’m 84 not rich but I won’t be cold 

Wednesday2000

Rosa_Damascena said:

Freezing today - max 1degC although the sun has made an attempt to show its face. 

It was very cold here today! 🥶