Is your heating ON or OFF?

Pooky

My thermostat is still on "summer mode" so no heating.....it will stay that way for as long as possible. I don't like central heating and would happily go without it. I've got plenty of coal and lots of free wood to burn so will light a fire in the evenings if it's chilly.

Kitchen thermometer is reading 16.5 degrees this morning which is perfectly acceptable.

renegade

I decided not to have the CH on last night instead, I brought out all my candles T lights and standards and it got warm very quickly just had a rug over my legs whilst watching TV.
Going to Wilkinsons today to get stocked up with candles, batteries, light bulbs after doing an inventory of my winter stock.

WantToBeSE

It's definitely chilly here this morning, but i wont be putting the heating on today.

I need to go through my winter inventory and see what i have and what i need to get.
I bought 3 fleece blankets from Primark about 2 years ago for £2 each and they are still going strong, but i need things like PJs, Dressing gowns, slippers etc.

dolly84

Pooky wrote: »

My thermostat is still on "summer mode" so no heating.....it will stay that way for as long as possible. I don't like central heating and would happily go without it. I've got plenty of coal and lots of free wood to burn so will light a fire in the evenings if it's chilly.

Kitchen thermometer is reading 16.5 degrees this morning which is perfectly acceptable.

Same her, we have the boiler switched to summer setting so we have hot water only and the radiators don't come on no matter what the thermostat says. I will try to hold off till October as I don't like the central heating on it gives me headaches.

Our thermostat reads 17 degrees at the moment and that is what I normally have the heating set at when everyone is at home, I work from home and try not to have it on during the day unless it is bitterly cold. We have lovely wool blankets next to the sofas so they can be used to wrap up in and hot water bottles in the kids beds during the really cold months.

A friend of mine has her thermostat set to 21 degrees during the day and 19 degrees at night, when I mentioned to her that I would never be able to sleep with heat on at night at all never mind that high she said 'oh well we have all the bedroom windows open':eek:.

WantToBeSE

dolly84 wrote: »

A friend of mine has her thermostat set to 21 degrees during the day and 19 degrees at night, when I mentioned to her that I would never be able to sleep with heat on at night at all never mind that high she said 'oh well we have all the bedroom windows open':eek:.

I have a friend who is exactly the same! When i suggested that she just turns the heating off (you kniow, to save closing the window!!) she said she'd get too cold?! :rotfl:

allybee101

I can't get round that logic of heating on, windows open!

Heating is not on yet, I am in a 4th floor flat surrounded on 5 sides so it helps insulate my place.
I did close the bedroom window last night - it's been open all spring and summer.
This will be the first full winter I've spent here - moved in March. I have already hung thick, blackout, thermal curtains in the bedroom. That includes over the door to the balcony which is single glazed wood.
Will have to wait and see how it fares over a full winter - I might end up decamping to the spare bedroom which is potentially less draughty!

Shropshirelass

Thanks for motivating me to hold out against switching on ch. We have candles that take the chill off the room, and cosy crochet blankets for when sitting still. Put my thermal vest on this morning Also thermal lined curtains on the north side of the house.

I mustn't forget that sinking feeling I got when I saw how much the gas bill was at times last winter...:eek:

happy35

no heating on yet as I have left it in summer mode but we have put the gas fire on as I was freezing. I went to Tesco for a change and it was absolutely perishing although that did mean that I didnt hover and spend a fortune

Muser1

Ours has been off until today. I have had to have it on for a couple of hours this afternoon after some work on the system. I'm not going to lie I liked it! It's going back off until October now. :money:

bargainbetty

I have to admit, I did have a candle burning to take the edge of the chill yesterday evening, and this morning I let the bathroom fan heater run while I showered, so the room was warm as I did all the other first thing in the morning things.

I haven't cracked on the main heating yet - October and no earlier, unless we get frost. I've washed the warmer blankets and have the slippers and fleecy PJs ready.