Is your heating ON or OFF?

code-a-holic

Its still off here - quite pleased with myself!

We have big draughty sash windows and have gone to some effort to reduce the draught. excluder foam in the joins and film covering the window - working really well. We have a aga so have a contant heat in the kitchen and a heater in the bathroom which i think helps.
I saw it said 6 on the temprature controls in the hall yesterday. we must have hardened to it! We have 4 children between 7 and 6 months so have had to find a balance between being economical and not freezing the children. The beds are warmed by a hot water bottle before bed and i replaced the kids duvets with 10.5 tog and baby has her sleeping bags and blankets.
We collected 2 kittens today to join the family, hopefully once they have settled in they will keep laps warm as well as keep the mice away!

SarahNeedle1872

freakyogre wrote: »

I've had it on for a couple of hours to help dry my washing today.

I found a new way to dry the washing.... on an airer in front of the oven once the cooking's done

Sx

A_fiend_for_life

SarahNeedle1872 wrote: »

I found a new way to dry the washing.... on an airer in front of the oven once the cooking's done

Sx

Good idea.

Potential message

DH,

Your grundies are in the oven.

xx

bezybee

i dont post often but really please with self about our heating

for last week i have it on timer for 30 mins first thing and 30 mins before kids go to bed. (but have sometimes turned it of earler)

we all have 12.5 tog's on our beds so nice and cosy, and laura has her sleeping bags.
this is the first yr i have really tried with the heating (even makin a small dent in ma elec (runnin behind everyone swithing lights of ect)

hopefully will see the benifit in ma gas/elec bill start of dec. (have managed to clear all out previous bills, so by time we get the bill will be 40 in credit befor they add the bill, instead of 300 in debt!!!!)

A_fiend_for_life

Heating was on for a few day last week but still less than last year.:beer:

kemo_2002

hi guys, ive got an oil heater, we spend most our time in one room so will this be a benefit to warm the room, or will it cost more

Rebekah24

It seems to be mild again

so all off bar the spare room..got to dry togs for work!

A_fiend_for_life

kemo_2002 wrote: »

hi guys, ive got an oil heater, we spend most our time in one room so will this be a benefit to warm the room, or will it cost more

Is this a plug in thing that looks like a radiator?

It will use the same as a convector heater, fan heater or any other electric heater since all the energy is converted to heat.

The difference is the pattern of heating you need. Fan heaters are great for a boost and directional heating in the bedroom but would be noisy in the living room watching tv.

A low setting and keeping an eye on consumption should be ok.

At the risk of sounding silly do you have gas central heating?

SarahNeedle1872

A_fiend_for_life wrote: »

Good idea.

Potential message

DH,

Your grundies are in the oven.

xx

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

BallandChain

Heating still off here!