Is your heating ON or OFF?

Spirited_2

We have been using the gas fire in our living room for the past week. We try to keep the time and heat of it down by wearing extra layers etc, but we really do need it on as our clothes are on airers and are taking ages to dry.

That said we haven't touched the electric storage heaters since we moved in (about five weeks ago), and we don't intend to until it gets really chilly.

djdymond

we still havent touched ours although its getting close if it gets any colder! right now were using hot meals, hot water bottles, throws and warm clothing!!

Trishh_2

Mine's been on every day (at least 8 hours a day) for the past 3 weeks! As well as oil central heating, I have an open fire, so at night, I've lit that a few times over the past week as well. I can't do coldness .... at all .... not for any amount of moneysaving

ben500

Bummer got home today and the missus had the c/h on, that's all my bragging rights down the toilet!!:rotfl:

**purplemoon**

Ok, I gave in and put it on for an hour this morning, only to test it's all still in working order mind :whistle:

OH wanted to warm his towel on the radiator for his bath ... men!!! :rolleyes:

It really isn't that cold in here, but I think we're lucky being sandwiched in a terrace and the neighbours heat is seeping through our walls lol

ben500

**purplemoon** wrote:

Ok, I gave in and put it on for an hour this morning, only to test it's all still in working order mind :whistle:

OH wanted to warm his towel on the radiator for his bath ... men!!! :rolleyes:

It really isn't that cold in here, but I think we're lucky being sandwiched in a terrace and the neighbours heat is seeping through our walls lol

Sounds like with a little bit of crafty and ingenious diy and some good quality ducting you could heat your whole house for free by tapping into your neighbours wasted heat from both sides. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

stevemcol

Never touch it all year round (apart from to put the clock back/forward). It's on a timed thermostat so it comes on of its own accord when the weather gets colder. It's been pulsing in and out for about three or four weeks now.

saubryn

I've been putting mine on for a little while before bed lately - I leave it off during the day and just wear a jumper and drink hot drinks.

kethry

we just gave in and turned ours on.. we knew it was getting too cold when we realised that both of us were struggling with stiff, cold fingers.. we'd been okay in previous days because the sun shines on this half of the house, heating up the living room.. but with it clouding over.. we've been feeling the chill.

not only that.. our washing was really struggling to get dried and we've got a fair bit of it - sheets n that - and no more drying space, and OH is running out of t-shirts!!!

ah well.. hopefully we can turn it off again when the weather warms up again in the next couple days.. gonna experiment with on-all-the-time-but-low vs two-short-but-hot-blasts, see which one uses up more gas (we're on a combi boiler).

anyone else still holding out?

keth
xx

Queenie

I'm still holding out. But can't see that I will be for too much longer.