Is your heating ON or OFF?

reddleman

My central heating and gas fires are all still off. I'm wearing two layers now plus a scarf. 10 C (50 F) at the moment downstairs and 9 C (48 F) in my bedroom. Nice and warm in bed with three blankets on and a hot water bottle.

shegar

Got fire alight so nice and warm in here..................

flubberyzing

This week my very thoughtful neighbours (probably downstairs, as heat rises) have turned their heating on! That means my flat has stayed at a nice 18.5C all week. Lovely! And so kind of them! One of the perks of living in a mid-floor flat.

debtmess

Mine is on daily and will be until next year now, last year we had damp, lots of colds from scrimping on heating, this year I'm saving on other things. Weekends it's on more, weekdays its on around 6pm until 9-10pm. Brought the children's rooms thermal curtains, and their rooms do seem warmer in morning than mine.

lobbyludd

very definitely on. ALL day today and yesterday: managed to get up to a positively subtropical 16 degrees in some parts of the house.

Popperwell

Annoyingly I phoned meter readings into NPower and was told I am £34 in credit on the electric:)but owe £72 on the gas:(:mad:which as I use it sparingly and Winter hasn't really started yet is depressing. The worst thing is they are unable to tell me if that is over two months or one and they cannot really say until January when they review the account.

But if it is over a two month period. I reckon that is approx £10 a week. Which considering how careful I am, I am only paying the standing charges. Nice to know you are paying for being connected and not much else.

At least it is warm in bed and using all the usual tips on here help.

It is funny but recently when it has been colder and frosty outside it has been warmer indoors and yet a day like today where it is dull and misty it is much colder indoors...

There are so many of us economising on the heating...I was talking to an assistant in a shop today and she said when she gets home from work, she gets into warm clothes and/or PJ's and is away to bed as soon as possible...

How many more are spending time at home in bed not to sleep but to keep warm...and these are people who are working.

mama67

Justamum wrote: »

We're paying just short of £3,500 a year for our oil and electricity. There are no other suppliers for us, so it's put up and shut up.

We pay approx £2500 for oil CH and water, electricity and 1 tonne of coal for the open fire. There is no mains gas where we live so don't have that option.

We prefer to use the open fire to the CH as the whole of the downstairs seems to warm up more.

We do have a choice of suppliers but we are with the cheapest.

Going4TheDream

debtmess wrote: »

Mine is on daily and will be until next year now, last year we had damp, lots of colds from scrimping on heating, this year I'm saving on other things. Weekends it's on more, weekdays its on around 6pm until 9-10pm. Brought the children's rooms thermal curtains, and their rooms do seem warmer in morning than mine.

Ours is on daily as well, I am more than a bit cross though as OH just seems to have gotten in the habit of putting it on without considering if it is necessary. I came home again today to find he was in bed (night shift worker) and the heating had been on all day.

I just wish he would learn to love a water bottle in bed, and to accept that we need to have it on a timer and that heating the house when you are in bed is just not normal in November!

the_frugal_frog

my heating is off, infact theres not even ay credit on the meter still. I am freezing, huddled under covers. I am sick of being poor.
I am actually glad to get to work for 12 hours as its warm.

daz378

its on only because my heating is included in the rent, for now , although ive heard from next year , that may change , we will either get a weekly allowance of so many units included or they unbundle the heating and its back to duel fuel