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To ask if you’ve put your heating on yet?!

330 replies

Lostil · 09/09/2024 19:44

I’m cold. But also poor so I’m doing my best to keep it off!

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Crikeyalmighty · 10/09/2024 23:14

I'm not quite sure with some of you if it's purely a cost thing( which I do understand)or some kind of weird Spartan endurance test for those with fuller wallets. My rented house which is not massive but 1500 sq ft Victorian and has stone walls but good modern heating and thermostats , good windows is kicking in at various points most days now (and a fair few in summer too) and is set at 20.5 at moment. I tried it a few days set at 17 or so this spring and can honestly say I was absolutely freezing all the time. It has been very wet here in Bath though a lot of the year and we live in a hilly bit too - we are even getting fog in an evening some days

Loulo6098 · 10/09/2024 19:15

It's on. If it weren't on, our clothes would never dry. It's dark and damp here in the south east, but colleagues up north seem to have had better weather recently.

NeverEnoughPants · 10/09/2024 19:15

PeachSloth · 10/09/2024 17:37

They’ve had some today but nothing lying yet.

Ah, I wasn't thinking about the tops of the mountains, and I guess the met office wasn't either!

EasternStandard · 10/09/2024 19:10

No but I'm in London so not too bad so far, and I prefer to wait as long as possible

Chillilounger · 10/09/2024 19:09

No we still need fans going some nights ( north west). Only just got my cardis out.

Windmillsofyourminds · 10/09/2024 19:08

Today it is 17 degrees in my house and I am cold. I have four layers on and a throw over me when sitting down. I think I need to get my warmer duvet. Despite this, it is not time for the heating yet. The most I do is a fan heater for 5 minutes when getting dressed and undressed.
For those who have the heating set at 21, 22 or 23 degrees, how much do you pay in heating? I pay £200 a month and last winter was paying over £300 with a maximum of 19 degrees set. I have to wear a lot of clothes.

WalkingonWheels · 10/09/2024 18:38

Wow, no. It's 15°! It's currently 22° in my house with all the windows open and ceiling fans on.

Stirmish · 10/09/2024 17:44

My thermostat is set to 18 so will come on automatically when it gets to 17

My house warms up quickly and thermostat set on a timer throughout the day to go on and off

IrisApfel · 10/09/2024 17:43

No. I'm annoyingly too hot in a sweatshirt but too cold in a t-shirt 😕

Stirmish · 10/09/2024 17:38

No but I have now closed the windows which have been open for months

PeachSloth · 10/09/2024 17:37

They’ve had some today but nothing lying yet.

To ask if you’ve put your heating on yet?!
sleepwithblanket · 10/09/2024 17:18

NeverEnoughPants · 10/09/2024 16:54

Who said that? Met office is suggesting a low of 6 or 7°C.

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Glencoe Mountain Resort. Windy Wilson. Winter highland have all said it.

NeverEnoughPants · 10/09/2024 16:54

sleepwithblanket · 10/09/2024 16:49

Snow expected in Glencoe tonight.

Who said that? Met office is suggesting a low of 6 or 7°C.

sleepwithblanket · 10/09/2024 16:49

Snow expected in Glencoe tonight.

TalbotAMan · 10/09/2024 15:19

It's technically always on but controlled by thermostats which are set to 19 degrees. As far as I can tell it hasn't kicked in yet, but we are all feeling a bit cold.

TLMTTCSJTT1 · 10/09/2024 15:12

My angel DH did for me earlier but I'm on and I have a cold, so I felt like shit and I was very grateful! We agreed we wouldn't make a habit of it just yet though haha. It is such a nice cosy feeling when it goes on though, I'd done that thing when you wake up thinking you have work and realise it's your day off and I merrily snuggled back to sleep for another hour.

JudgeJ · 10/09/2024 15:10

maslinpan · 10/09/2024 12:23

No heating on but I am making an apple crumble today.

I have succumbed to crumpets, although no heating until mid October, hopefully.

PeachSloth · 10/09/2024 14:24

Heating on today, 10c but the feels like on the weather app is -2, windy, rainy cold and the house temp dropped below 16 so nest kicked in.

OnGoldenPond · 10/09/2024 14:12

Cold enough I mean! Doh!

OnGoldenPond · 10/09/2024 14:12

It's 15 degrees here so not remotely warm enough for heating on yet though appreciate that's not the case throughout the UK. Plus our house is very well insulated so barely have heating on even in depths of winter.

mydogisthebest · 10/09/2024 12:45

I don't think there has been a single month this year that it has not been on at least once!

I put it on yesterday evening as I was cold. In East Midlands

TheCatterall · 10/09/2024 12:28

Not yet, we are in Lancashire and it’s very windy today and about 15 degrees. Our house isn’t very well insulated but it’s a put on a thick jumper day… determined not to do heating until October at least.

maslinpan · 10/09/2024 12:23

No heating on but I am making an apple crumble today.

DelilahBucket · 10/09/2024 12:17

Had it on for 20 minutes last week to give it an airing and get some washing dry, but no not yet. The hot water bottle has occasionally started to make an appearance in the evening, but I've not got a throw out yet, so we've got a bit to go. May feel differently towards the back end of this week though.

RuthW · 10/09/2024 12:16

Ummm no. Today is the first day I've work a cardi and night even wearing tights for work yet. Ask again in a month.