Is your heating ON or OFF?

SalAmander_2

My heating is off, sort of. What I mean is that I've had it on twice for an hour each time, to take the edge off the evening. But it will go on timed on a regular basis in a while. Right now, it doesn't feel cold enough to me that I should switch it on timed already. I don't heat all the rooms, though.

Usually I don't heat my bedroom because I like a cool bedroom, but in the depths of winter I can have the temperature up to 25 degrees and still be shivering. This is regardless of the number of personal "power surges" I experience! :embarasse

lil_me

My partner figured out I'd switched it off at the boiler so he's had it on twice in the last week, when I was out, came home to a 23 degree sauna. Personally I hate being too warm! Anyway I've bluffed him off again today so hopefully stay off a bit longer.

For those who have not used it at all yet please check it! On my facebook been at least 10 people who've gone to use theirs for the first time and it doesn't work. If you're holding out for the real cold to start please do check it.

MrsRogers

Well we wanted to hold out until 1st Oct which we have done. We have blanket in the lounge for warmth and have put the electric fire on for a blast of warmth which has helped.

Not sure how much longer we are going to last with the CH off as we are starting to feel it now. :snow_grin

Britneyspears

Mine is on

pollyskettle

lil_me wrote: »

For those who have not used it at all yet please check it! On my facebook been at least 10 people who've gone to use theirs for the first time and it doesn't work. If you're holding out for the real cold to start please do check it.

This is very good advice - my OH is a plumber and the number of 'emergency' calls he gets when the first real cold snap hits as people turn their heating on to find nothing is always very high - and everyone always wants it fixed 5 minutes ago, which just isn't possible! We don't have rads anymore, but when we did we switched them on just to heat up religiously once a month - can't remember why, something about some switch or something getting stroppy if it's not used (I tend to drift off when he starts getting technical on me!).

Mine is still off and, looking at netweather.tv, it will be for another couple of weeks as it's staying pretty mild here.

elfen

Have made it til October, the joys of living on the South Coast. Is a bit nippy, but that's cos the windows are open (I can't baer being stuffy) but if I get cold later I'll snuglge up in a blanket (feet and arms are cold ATM lol) - have one I got from Sainsbury's and a new one from Asda (£2) that I need to test for warmth

redlady_1

I am buring flat out today! The house needed warming through and I am tired which makes me feel the cold.

cuddlymarm

Hi

Ours is on because it has gone a bit chilly now but mainly because I really need to get some washing dry. We live in a flat and the washing has been on the rack and draped around the house for 3 days now and is not drying properly.

roosterpotatoes

We have had no heat at all but we never usually close our curtains, so with them now closed, we are feeling the warmth a lot more also all of our windows (the important ones lol) are south west facing so were really lucky in that respect

Can i hold out until the 1st November???

Im wrapped in a sleeping bag at the moment, kids got vests on and fleecy pjs

~moneysavingnovice~

Just gone on for the first time this winter, mainly because I wanted to check it worked before it got bitterly cold, and given that it's been raining for almost a week solid in London none of our clothes were drying. The house feels lush!