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Heating on whilst away, in winter?

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loveawineloveacrisp · 26/01/2025 17:57

Bit of a boring thread, sorry. I'm away on holiday and I can see from my Nest app how cold my house is (about 13 degrees). Would you put the heating on

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SlipperyLizard · 26/01/2025 21:29

Hive frost setting is 7.5 I think, but even when we were away over new year it didn’t get close to that. Just make sure you give it plenty of time to get back up to temperature before you return.

SnowyIcySnow · 26/01/2025 21:27

13 is fine.
I'd keep it in double digits, and wack it up a day or 2 before you come home - our house takes a good few ats to warm through if it's got really cold.

Haveyouanyjam · 26/01/2025 21:17

You don’t need to with an app. We used to the old fashioned way to make sure the house wasn’t icy when we got home but these days you can just put it on a few hours before you’re home.

Catza · 26/01/2025 18:54

13 is fine. I wouldn't let mine go much below though.

Foyerstaff · 26/01/2025 18:22

Id whack it on the day before you return otherwise cold walls take ages to feel warm.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 26/01/2025 18:17

We just set the thermostat to a lot lower, say 10. But we have warm air, so it heats up again quite quickly.

Octavia64 · 26/01/2025 18:15

Hive has a frost setting.

13 is fine.

SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 26/01/2025 18:15

No need at all. Our house regularly goes below 13 in winter. I wouldn't worry until it goes below 5.

Sinkintotheswamp · 26/01/2025 18:13

Yes. I leave mine on about 18.
Anything else and the house is just miserable and cold for hours.

TickingAlongNicely · 26/01/2025 18:04

Weput ours on an hour a day, and it reached 12 degrees.
It then needed a good few hours to get up to a habitable temperature the day before we got back.

Greentrilby · 26/01/2025 18:02

It will be fine. I have mine on 9 when I’m away and whack it up the day before I come home.

CaptainCabinetsTrappedInCabinets · 26/01/2025 18:00

When I last checked, 13 degrees isn't freezing? Unless you mean farenheight in which case, it was negligent to leave without doing this anyway!

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loveawineloveacrisp · 26/01/2025 18:00

No drip feed - like what? No one in the house.

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TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 26/01/2025 18:00

Ours has a frost setting, so it keeps the house warm enough to stop the pipes freezing, not sure what temp that is mind!

Crazycatlady79 · 26/01/2025 17:58

Nope, I really wouldn't unless there's a drip feed? 🤔

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loveawineloveacrisp · 26/01/2025 17:58

Oops posted too soon. Was going to say just for an hour a day, to stop the pipes from freezing?

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