Have you turned your heating on yet?

cjez_2

descartesmum wrote: »

I have central heating but last year I turned it off, yes off, and just used an electric heater in the living room where I lived for the winter months (I bought a fold down bed). I used to feel sorry for the elderly that were shown on television living in one room to save money but was surprised when I joined their ranks last year (thanks for putting the age of retirement up Mr. Cameron) when I didn't get the winter fuel allowance of £250 that I was warmer last year than previous. It's now £200 and I will, fingers crossed, be getting it this year.

That's really awful. Sorry to hear that. We are trying really hard to keep it off this year due to astronomical prices but I've started setting it for a little while early morning so as to avoid frozen then burst pipes.

Hopefully the winter won't be as cold as the last two!!

MSE_Martin

sidsmum wrote: »

There is no reply box for "I do not have central heating"

I can't, therefore, vote in this poll.

Why - there is no mention of central heating - just heating?

Angel_Eyes

I wish I could dare to use it more but I'm scared I won't have the money to pay the higher bills expected this year.

pandora_ann

Last summer I switched my heating off completely and when I came to switch it back on again, the water/heating valve (no idea what the technical name is) broke. It took several weeks and a lot of inconvenience and time off work to get it fixed.

The Plumber told me that it shouldn't be switched off completely so this year I just turned the thermostat down a bit. It seems to be working properly as the thermostat has ensured the heating's been on a couple of times so far.

Blackjack_Davy

No, it won't go on until November! If you're chilly, put a sweater on! I'm in the south by the way.

Alizarin

I'm in SW England and turned mine on last night. We're on Economy 7 so I was hoping to wait til November at the earliest to try and save a bit of money ... but I had to give in cos the cold was starting to warp my and OH's guitar strings

Greenfly_3

From the poll, it suggests that most of those in Scotland N. Ireland & N. England have had their heating on. That's because we did not have the heatwave. In fact in N. Ireland, the last time we had a "summer" was in February/March this year. Last year our "summer" was in March and the year before in May. That's it.

Idiophreak

Would have been interesting to break down the "Unless it's seriously icy mine stays off" into two camps:
"My house is warm unless it's seriously icy"
and
"I can't afford to / don't want to put the heating on until it's seriously icy".

Would give you a better idea of people's attitude to the thing.

Personally, I'll put the heating on as soon as the flat gets cold - it's just too warm at the moment, we're still sleeping with the bedroom window open

Alisha2008

Mine has been off since May, it's been chilly a couple of mornings but nothing too bad. Boiler broke down last week but they fixed it next day, so I know it's working. I think we'll probably need it by the end of this month...

hethmar

We are trying to hold out til November. We are in east anglia and only had a couple of coldish days so far and we lit the woodburner for a few hours then.

Im also studying Coopers of Stortfords brochure and eyeing up the nordic slippers and snuggle blanket