MSE Poll: Have you turned your heating on yet?

MSE_Marianna

Poll started 1 October 2024

With the weather turning cooler and energy costs up 10% from 1 October, we want to know if you've turned on your heating yet or whether you've decided to hold out for a little longer...

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born_again

Where is the option for heating is on all year running via temp set in stat?

p00hsticks

born_again said:

Where is the option for heating is on all year running via temp set in stat?

I was going to say the same - ours stays on all year round, but only kicks in when the temperature drops below that on the programmable thermostat, whether that's in July or December

badmemory

I am not going to shiver in July just because it is July.  A thermostat & timer (or modern equivalent) .is the only way to go.  Although I can understand turning off a gas boiler if you still have one with a pilot light

kimwp

Maybe that translates to - has your heating been turning on?

jane59

75 year old here.  Unfortunately the heating's been on in Yorkshire most of the year!

[Deleted User]

74 year old East of England holding off on switching central heating on for as long as possible.

blanik

born_again said:

Where is the option for heating is on all year running via temp set in stat?

Exactly what we do.

However we had a relative staying with us in the past - when they felt cold turned stat up to 25, when they felt too hot turned it down to 15!

grahamm

Not yet.

I have an Air Source Heat Pump, but at the moment it's "off" because I've got the Thermostat set to 20 degrees in my main room and the temperature hasn't dropped below that.

When it does, I'll reset the thermostat to 24 degrees and let the heat pump controller curve determine the actual inside temperature.

PS the thermostat doesn't actually control the temperature, it just works as an on/off switch!

MitoKral

p00hsticks said:

born_again said:

Where is the option for heating is on all year running via temp set in stat?

I was going to say the same - ours stays on all year round, but only kicks in when the temperature drops below that on the programmable thermostat, whether that's in July or December

Same here but the temperature I have set on the main controller is 17C all day with a fallback of 16C overnight. Thermostats on most radiators. We have invested in thermal underwear and fleece throws!
Triple glazing makes all areas of the room habitable; previously I had to move my chair away from the old double glazing and even hang up an adapted duvet  to cover it on Winter evenings!

trooperdore

No option for I haven't turned it on yet because I'm nowhere near cold?  It's not because I'm waiting as long as I can or can't afford it, so the last option doesn't really fit as it implies that monetary issues are the reason.  

It's not like the results of this are particularly important for any major decision-making (hopefully?!), but decades ago at university I was taught about how poorly thought out data collection can skew accurate results, so I can't help but think about how my old uni lecturer would have had my hide for breakfast if I'd turned in research like this, ha.