How to live without heating - save £000s

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I doubt many people are going to the extremes of the OP, but following some of the tips in this thread (such as wearing thin thermal base layers) have made me much more comfortable on very cold days when my living room storage heater struggles to keep the room warm towards late evening.

masonic

Haters gonna hate. Some of them repeatedly, as if they forgot they've already made largely the same comment a few pages back.

RavingMad

Each to their own but I'm guessing they're not in debt to the energy companies, or anyone else probably. Hats off to them I say

RelievedSheff

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We are not in debt to them either but we do so warm and comfortable in our own home!

Scot_39

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i think if its a choice of giving money away on energy bills or other quality of life spending - its perfectly legitimate.

But for others its harder - its literally heat or eat - and if suggestions about clothing or heat the person keeps folks like that going - in limit living or more often just healthier and so out of our gp surgeries and hospitals - then this whole thread justified.

i could afford to heat more - but saving £10s a month is a couple of coffees or beers with friends.

i dont walk around in outdoor or ski clothing indoor, but i dont wear tshirts either.

For me its simply a choice.

For others less fortunate though maybe a necessity.

Green_hopeful

its all choices. I could manage without heating but I would be a bit sad and wouldn’t get much done. I don’t complain about people without heating or those that heat to such a high level I would be sweating. We all do what we can either by choice or necessity. No need for people to be judgmental about it.

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There were long johns and thermal tops at Lidl this morning for £4.99 each and £1 off with the Lidl Plus app. I bagged myself another thermal top to add my collection which I pretty much wear from November to April. I still have plenty of longs johns bought over recent years, inspired by this thread which I mostly only wear when it's really cold inside or out on walks when it's freezing or blowing a gale.

SAC2334

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I can t manage without heating at all and started layering up at the start of October pulling out the thermals . But last winter only ran the central heating on one day at full on when it ate 100 gas kWh s .Depends what you me

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I wait for Octopus Agile to give me free electricity and pay me also to use electricity then do a multi wash and dry day .It's always on a windy day throughout the UK when these rates appear .They are quite often but at moment we are in the Doldrums with low winds .The Trump Iran war has really raised Octopus Agile tracker wholesale rates though and until it is settled energy rates will be high .

RavingMad

Even on dry days with a bit of wind, I find clothes don't dry enough. They need that bit of finishing in the airing cupboard or setting up the dehumidifier in the spare room.

I hate how a lot of clothes can't be tumbled

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I put some washing lines up in my greenhouse which gets my laundry bone dry within an hour or so in summer and dry or mostly dry within a day at the height of winter. I now only put the washing machine on overnight the night before sunny days and then give it an extra spin when I get up.