Is your heating ON or OFF?

LittleMissAspie

Off since mid-March. The March bill was much higher than I expected considering we turned it off halfway through, so I'm determined not to put it on again till autumn. Jumper and socks if I feel cold.

mi_jardin

Ours has been off about a month now. The only time I notice the cold is in the evening, and then I pull a blanket over me and its nice and toasty.

quintwins

we never put ours on the timer anyway as ours plays up, so we put it in manually for an hr as and when we need it, i havnet had mine on for about 3 weeks, but it was nippy yesterday morning and the kids weren't feeling well so i knocked it on

paulwellerfan

mine is on constant- day and night.
not money saving i know but i cant stand the cold.
it does go off though in august, for a few days. lol

Cheapskate

Mine's been off for a few weeks now, with the odd spell for baths for the babies. We put on the fire downstairs if it's cold after tea, but often snuggle on the sofa with !kea fleeces, no need for the fire then! Having said that, I'm frozen in here today, typing's slow cos my fingers are cold. Our heating will go on no earlier than October, usually nearer November, esp if prices keep going up. Our gas/elec costs are at nearly 8% of our income, even with being fairly careful!

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b_girl

We have ours off now since the bout of warm weather. We only have a one bedroom flat though so it's not too cold, especially if I've been cooking and the oven is on I used to have the heating on a lot but I'm now learning to just put an extra layer on instead.

I have to admit though, it was quite chilly last night so I put the electric blanket on the warm up the bed for us. It was heaven to get into!

CH27

Ours has been off about a month now.

renegade

Interesting reading how hardy some of you are. I had my heating off all last week with the weather being so nice but yesterday it was back on again, I can't stand the cold my arthritis plays up. Just living room, kitchen and bathroom rads are on, bedrooms turned off even through the winter love my hotty bottle in bed but don't like stuffy bedroom.
Very cold house though ,apparently it faces north west and when the winds come it gets through every nook and cranny, never gets warm until the evening and I turn it off at 7pm until 6 am, and my gas bills are quite within my budget as I have a new Boiler and it has made a difference.

renegade

paulwellerfan wrote: »

mine is on constant- day and night.
not money saving i know but i cant stand the cold.
it does go off though in august, for a few days. lol

Had a laugh out loud moment when I read your post, I presume it was a 'tongue in cheek' reply?

renegade

Ilona wrote: »

I am a hardy outdoorsy type, and I live alone, so there's things I can do to keep the heating bills down that perhaps people with families couldn't get away with. I haven't had my heating on for six weeks and it won't go on till November, and then only sparingly through the winter. I wear more clothes if I feel cold.

I have one bath a fortnight, :eek: the rest of the time I have a strip wash in the kitchen the old fashioned way, with one gas ring on for heat. I wear three teeshirts in the daytime and leave them on to go to bed in. Lucky that I don't sweat much and spend most of my time alone and outdoors. :rotfl:
Ilona

Your post took me back to my childhood, no central heating only coal fire, used to wash in the sink every morning too, no bathroom just tin bath in front of the fire, perhaps thats why I insist on pampering myself now and refusing to sit in a cold house .