How to not have the heating on all day?

Mine's on all day at present. It's clicked on and off a few times today. I left it on low during the night and it came on briefly at 4 a.m so it must have been cold. I'm more concerned that if we get very cold weather I will have a burst pipe than the cost of keeping the heating on low TBH.

Uniqlo heattech. I wear a heattech vest and then a heattech long sleeved top. That's usually enough but they are thin enough to chuck a cardigan on top if it's really nippy.

I find the residual heat from fan heaters are rubbish! Compared to an oil filled one. Probably my draughty house though...

I second what everyone says about heating one room, wearing lots of layers etc. I also strongly recommend fleece-line socks - they are soooo comfortable and comforting. I usually wear another thin pair of socks inside them.

I also bought this as a cheap alternative to an Oodie and can strongly recommend it.

Yes, wear several layers of thermal leggings and long sleeved vests, not just on layer.

I wear 3 layers of each. It makes a big difference.

My calves get very cold so I also wear 2 of these on each leg:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GWYG49K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I did it once when a friend visited and she literally wouldn’t stop complaining about the cold - cost me £90 for three days. I was only on mat pay and I cried when the bill came .

We use a fan heater and heat the room up in the morning. It only takes 5 or 10 minutes and then it stays warm most of the day. If it gets cold again then we just turn in on again for a few minutes.

We find this is much better than an oil filled radiator.

I would look at increasing insulation of your house. Our heating must have kicked in this morning for a short time before we got up, as the radiator was warm. It won't need to come back on till perhaps same time tomorrow morning before we get up (have Rayburn for cooking and log fire). But we have decent insulation really good double glazing, small rooms etc.

Tey that first OP. The mumsnet Scrooges with one piece of coal on the fire for Christmas will advocate a miserable existence.

I've never had the heating on all day. I probably count as elderly (69) but am very active and don't sit down much until late afternoon. I wear a jumper over a T shirt. If my hands started to feel cold I'd put some heat on. I've never in my life had heating on at night, I wouldn't be able to sleep if I did.

I like a lap hot water bottle.... I wfh and heating is currently on morning and evening for a couple of hours.

Mine is on for an hour in the morning 2 hours in the evening, it's quite manageable on this, though I do wear a jumper. Newish house

Moving about will get your muscles, joints and blood moving more. This helps keep you warm, along with lots of PP suggestions. It’s definitely dropped colder (UK) this last week, so usual routines, clothing, diet/drinks might need tweaking.

We keep the thermastat quite low so if I do turn the heating on for an hour, it takes the edge off, but it's not suddenly a warm house. Right now i'm wearing jeans, socks, a vest and a jumper and it's fine.

So this was yesterday...

Great suggestions here. I have one of the cheap little electric blow heaters beside me and I find that having it on for just 5 minutes every so often heats me up enough to keep going for at least half an hour.
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I have the heating on 'all day' but I can see from my hive app that once the house has done the hard work of getting up to temperature then it clicks on and off in short bursts.

If I got the house up to temperature, let it cool right down again and then put it back on again to get it up to temperature in the evening, then I'd use almost as much gas but I would have been cold through the guts of the day.

Fingerless gloves
Warm socks (bed socks, not day socks) and slippers
Head, or at least neck, covered (take the hat off when I've got a video call or working on site).

Before I had a heated throw, I used hot water bottles. The snake one that wraps around your waist and sometimes another one up the jumper. But the heated throw is better.

We've got a (shared) heated gilet in the family. I don't need it when sitting down to work, but it's great for when I'm in the kitchen or garden for an extended period.

Some thermal vests, tops, and leggings for when it gets really cold. I haven't got them on yet.

Since I've got the heated throw and a heated blanket on my bed, I actively dislike having the heating on because I prefer to snuggle with the blanket. I don't live alone though, so I have to compromise on heating.

Heat one room, I WFH some days and I have an oil filled radiator on the go, keep the door shut and it's toasty. Get moving often, don't stagnate, central heating on for an hour in the evening if I'm in and sitting.

If it’s just you then hopefully heated throw (or 2!) and all the layers will be fine, including hat/hood!

If you are using gas its almost 1/2 the cost for the same amount compared with 2022.

This thread from Mumsnet Classics is really good, lots of tips on there!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1911061-NO-MORE-COLD-MUMSNETTERS

Wear loads of clothes, keep moving, have hot drinks, hang around in well heated shops! That's what I do. But as I get older I have to need the heating on more.

We spend time in the sunnier rooms as they are warmer even today. Can you squeeze in some brisk exercise like a walk or cycle ride to heat you up?

Sounds crazy, but I go outside for 2mins and then come back in and it feels warmer to me again. Get a cheap fan heater for the one room you are in, so you can heat the air and keep it warm. Check the moisture level, a dehumidifier pumps out hot air and if the air is damp it is harder and costs more to heat. I understand the need for the room to feel warm on your face not just a heated throw etc