Is your heating ON or OFF?

muffin_man_7

when i thought it couldn't get any worse :mad: topped meters up today 10 on gas left me £1.30 fired up the combi hot water yes :j but no heating radiators not getting hot ? hot water bottle warmed me up for now.

had to put thick rubble bags on the doors( card was too thick) it has helped found some stick on draught excluder and while sun is out will stick it on front door frame where i can see the light filling the gaps should help a bit

BitterAndTwisted

That £1.30 of usable gas sounds like you're paying part of that towards arrears and you've gone into your allowable borrowed reserve. It's not all ruddy beer and skittles, is it?

See if you can find some bubble-wrap to use wherever you can sellotape it to. It's a pretty good insulator. Much better than thin rubble-sacks or cardboard. They will stop draughts but will allow heat out and cold in. I think I'd be taking to my bed with a hot-water bottle for the duration.

Temp inside dropped from 11 to 10 degrees overnight. I'm hoping and praying that my next-door and downstairs neighbours keep their heating cranked up or mine is going on once I've stopped bustling around cleaning, cooking and baking.

modern_millie_2

Hi everyone, don't usually post here, but was wondering if any of you good people know where to find a cheap (or free!) thermometer. We have heating on 6.30am to 8am, then 5.30 to 9.30 (oil CH) and during this cold snap, extra half hour just after lunch. However sometimes colder in the house than OHs shed during the day! Glad to say we are doing much better on the oil than last year so far.

lostinrates

I use an energy monitor my energy suplier sent me free as a themometre. It has been mentions some libraries lend them for free too.

mrsr

Bitter today i'm feeling really cold:(.CH off,it was on for a hr this morning and i will put it on for a while for a shower tonight ,not quite brave anough to face that cold bathroom.Hope all those with heating problems are ok.

lostinrates

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

That £1.30 of usable gas sounds like you're paying part of that towards arrears and you've gone into your allowable borrowed reserve. It's not all ruddy beer and skittles, is it?

See if you can find some bubble-wrap to use wherever you can sellotape it to. It's a pretty good insulator. Much better than thin rubble-sacks or cardboard. They will stop draughts but will allow heat out and cold in. I think I'd be taking to my bed with a hot-water bottle for the duration.

Temp inside dropped from 11 to 10 degrees overnight. I'm hoping and praying that my next-door and downstairs neighbours keep their heating cranked up or mine is going on once I've stopped bustling around cleaning, cooking and baking.

Oh, i want to be in your flat! Perception is an amazi g thing: how i feel about the temp changes, normally ten feels warm now in the kitchen, but eight feels good this afternoon!

Tonight is meant to be the big cold one for us here, so, i am going to leave a plug in heater on down stairs. It feels criminally wasteful, but then, so does losing the pipes. Atm enough is wrong without that!

muffin_man_7

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

That £1.30 of usable gas sounds like you're paying part of that towards arrears and you've gone into your allowable borrowed reserve. It's not all ruddy beer and skittles, is it?

See if you can find some bubble-wrap to use wherever you can sellotape it to. It's a pretty good insulator. Much better than thin rubble-sacks or cardboard. They will stop draughts but will allow heat out and cold in. I think I'd be taking to my bed with a hot-water bottle for the duration.

Temp inside dropped from 11 to 10 degrees overnight. I'm hoping and praying that my next-door and downstairs neighbours keep their heating cranked up or mine is going on once I've stopped bustling around cleaning, cooking and baking.

yep just checked £3.7 debt £5 repay emergancycredit i'd forgot the gas takes the debt all in one go leccy meter didn't

doors i've added card inside the bags no bubble wrap kids always pop the bubbles will see if i can find any going spare when i go to town will checkout the fruit section i used to have single quilts up at the doors last year kids have them atm but i will keep looking everything should have more than one use i reckon

hot water bottle is my new best friend:rotfl:

shegar

muffin_man_7 wrote: »

yep just checked £3.7 debt £5 repay emergancycredit i'd forgot the gas takes the debt all in one go leccy meter didn't

doors i've added card inside the bags no bubble wrap kids always pop the bubbles will see if i can find any going spare when i go to town will checkout the fruit section i used to have single quilts up at the doors last year kids have them atm but i will keep looking everything should have more than one use i reckon

hot water bottle is my new best friend:rotfl:

Arrh bless you,You cant beat a nice hot water bottle......Bitterly cold today wind chill was extremely cold , keep warm and remember if you need any more bottles I have 2 brand new ones in the bag.:D

VfM4meplse

Okay - have decided it's too cold to venture out for a walk this eve (I didn't need much persuading though!!!)

BitterAndTwisted

I don't blame you. I opened the kitchen window earlier as pans were bubbling on the stove. That was a decisive moment and not one foot has been set outside, not even to take the rubbish out. That can wait until tomorrow during daylight.

I gave in and the heating is on for an hour or so, I haven't decided for how long yet. The temp has only crept up two degrees to 12 and it feels balmy already. I'll be down to a sleeveless T-shirt soon at this rate.