When are you putting the heating on this year and what temperature and general heating advice

Voyager2002

Last year I had the thermostat set to about 14 degrees C and the central heating came on for two hours every morning and every evening. This year I shall not be using it.

I live in the (relatively) warm Southwest of England in a house with double glazing, cavity wall insulation and thick insulation in the loft, so really heating is optional.

SAC2334

Yorkie006 said:

I haven't put the heating on yet. It's now 7 C outside and there's condensation on the outside of the windows. Kitchen and bathroom windows still ajar (to let steam from cooking, doing dishes and shower out - no extractor fans in either).
Will not be putting heating on at all this winter if I can help it. House is badly insulated with no room thermostat (EPC rating E, privately rented and landlord not interesting in improving it) and costs a fortune (and takes several hours) to heat to even just 16 C. I live on my own and don't have any guests coming over so make do with extra layers of clothes/blankets. If the temp gets really low, I have a 1500 W oil filled radiator that will take the chill off of one room.

Thanks for that..my room is now at 11.6 c , I am 73 and find it fine .no heating on at all...11 c would feel warm if it was in March or April when we all have adapted to much colder weather  such as 4 or 5 c for months on end 

I had over 20 years working outdoors and found the first few weeks of cold weather took some adapting to. 5 c is a warm day in February