Now we are in May have most people switched their central heating off?

unforeseen

No need to switch it off. It has programmable timer & thermostats and quite simply if it ain't cold enough then the heating doesn't come on.

Never understood this idea of actually switching the heating off when there are perfectly good control systems available as standard on most CH systems. 

rp1974

unforeseen said:

Never understood this idea of actually switching the heating off when there are perfectly good control systems available as standard on most CH systems. 

Precisely this,utter incomprehensible nonsense.

maisie_cat

We don't have central heating but we do have an elderly Rayburn Royale for the hot water & towel rail. It is still on but at the lowest possible setting. We use a wood burner for evening top up if it's cold, but haven't for a while now. It's 20 degrees in the unheated sitting room and 17 in the conservatory so very pleasant atm.

unforeseen

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I don’t turn the heating off as the thermostat handles that side. I do turn the boiler off at the spur in June.

Why?....... 

peter_the_piper

There's always a struggle in our house. I'm happy with the thermostat set at about 17/18 whereas the boss needs it at 20/21. At least we now have it on time clock so not working in the day time or overnight. My MIL, on the other hand, being 92 needs the heating on all day albeit lower at night. She has fallen in the night so we insist its kept on just in case.

PennyForThem_2

You men - please understand that women feel the cold more than you do - less body mass is probably the biggest reason. 

matelodave

nah!, we just work harder and so generate more heat 

brispy

I don't turn the heating off, I rely on the thermostat. I have programmed different temperatures for times of day, weekday and weekends. The temperature is set slightly higher in the evening because it always feels cooler.

The problem that I have is the thermostat is in the "through living/dining room" and the sun shines through the patio doors which warms those rooms up, this causes the thermostat to switch off for most of the day, resulting in cold rooms elsewhere until the sun starts to set, but it does save money.

I have wax based thermostaic valves on most radiators and have replaced some of them with programmable electronic valves, however they are noisy so I wouldn't recommend the ones that I have used. It would be quite good though if you could have individual control of the temperature in each room with the quietness of wax or liquid thermostatic valves.

Swipe

Judging by the majority of the replies, maybe the OP should have specifically asked those without conventional central heating and a thermostat.

phillw

PennyForThem_2 said:

You men - please understand that women feel the cold more than you do - less body mass is probably the biggest reason. 

I am not a scientist, but I just googled it and the top result was from scientists who said that oestrogen affects blood vessels and changes how hot/cold you feel.

I used to be much larger than I am now and in the summer I was always too hot and in the winter I was too cold, my understanding is that when you're larger then it takes longer to heat up and to cool down.