Why are people put heating on before putting on a hoodie/jumper

Yes. I know people go camping in June. Thank you.

The competitive under heaters are out!

I cannot understand the mentality because it is summer in The UK the heating does not go on.

UK summers are unpredictable and frequently cold and wet. A jumper and blanket only keeps you warm if you stay in one place in the house.

Dry warm air is needed to stop damp, mould and keep the air in the house ambient and not damp. Again, wearing a jumper won't stop this.

My Mum's partner ( elderly) is like this regarding heating. Refuses to have the heating on for more than thirty minutes in winter. Mum has a chronic illness and they sit there in blankets, hats, coats et. al. It isn't about affordability with them either, he is just mean with his money. Mum, fortunately is not.

I refuse to stay at their place and stay in a hotel, because I am not sitting in a cold and miserable house.

Dehumidifier. We have one and it helps to get rid of damp as well as drying the clothes faster.

In Scotland and also on mj so I'm freezing all the time 😂
I think I've had maybe two or three days of this year where I haven't put it on
But I'm still on a pay as you go meter and it's only costing £50 a month so not even that bad

Same. I've had jumpers on basically all year so far bar a couple of warmer days in May. The past few weeks have been cold and the thermostat (which was set to 19 all winter) has been dipping to 17 during the day and in our house that's freezing throughout the house (I know that varies in other people's houses depending on where the thermostat is and how well some rooms hold heat). It got to ridiculous points where DH set the thermostat back to 19 and he usually barely even feels the cold. He'd been wearing a jumper with a fleece jacket on top and a hat while working from home. Yes it's June, but that doesn't mean it's warm everywhere.

Because, depending on your house and where you live, the heating helps to stave off damp, which causes other problems. Putting on a jumper doesn't help to protect the house.

It also doesn't help with breathing problems caused by the cold (although that is more in winter)

Some people just prefer to walk about in their undies in a hot house, if it makes them happy then so what?
Likewise some people are elderly. very young, have health problems and really do need extra heat so of course they put the heating on.

Those arent my people though.....my people work our way up from cardies, fleeces, thermal underwear, Oodies, dressing gown, blankets, hot water bottles, electric blankets before we finally get to the heating!😃

Exactly this .

Well. Clearly not.

Why does it make you feel morally superior to not feel the cold?

Aren't you lucky to live somewhere that never gets cold and wet in June.

Gosh. Aren't you lucky to live somewhere that never gets cold and wet in June.

It is 17.5c in my house at the moment and I am cold. I am wearing a hoodie and socks. Heating is going on.

I used to nurse and visit people on their homes and older people really feel the cold i would walk in to a sauna and they’d ask for extra blankets. Also I have no thyroid and feel the cold, even with lots of layers on and if I am cold I’ll pop a blanket on then heating if that doesn’t warm me up. I’m paying for it and if I can afford it and I’m cold why wouldn’t I use it?

I like the airy light feeling of having my arms free and can afford it, I don't want to wear a jumper in the house

Do you think people don't go camping in Scotland in June? The campsite I can see from my window would beg to differ.

We have thermostats but you can also switch the boiler to a "summer" setting which means the heating doesn't come on, but it still gives hot water.

I dont get this obsession with 'putting the heating on' Do most people not have thermostats? If my house is less that 20 degrees during the day my heating comes on. If it is over that it doesnt. I dont have anything to do with it.

I put the heating on when it’s cold. It’s my decision. I like a warm house and hate hate hate the bunched up feeling from lots of layers. And the cold just sneaks in between the cracks in the layers.

It’s their choice and up to them. Nothing to do with you

I refuse to sit with lots of layers on. It’s uncomfortable. I can afford the heating anyway

Because we have solar panels so it’s cheap as chips.

I’d never put the heating on in June, no way. As you say a jumper and blanket will suffice, surely?

Right. Maybe your kids' tent and sleeping bags are well insulated for the 5°c overnight temperature.

It’s an ongoing (lighthearted…..mostly!) argument in my house.

I like it cooler, I like to open windows and especially like a breeze on my face as I sleep.

My other half likes it hot, has been known to put on additional heaters in July, considers 28 degrees about right and a normal temperature.

Their position: I’m too cold, it’s horrible, I need the heating on, it’s not fair to make me uncomfortable.

My position: I’m far too hot, it’s horrible and sweaty, you can put a jumper on but I can’t peel my bloody skin off!

Oh the joys, it a go-to argument :)

Im right though, obvs 🤣

But it genuinely doesn't feel the same in June because the fabric of the house has had time to warm up and takes longer to cool down.

We also benefit from solar gain and it's been bloody windy here so despite some rain the air is very dry which feels warmer.

Houses that get little sun or are in damper areas maybe feel different but we've not had enough rain for it to remain damp very long.

I am really warm in the house today despite a fairly low temperature. Here anything above 16 would be considered a good summer's day.

Sorry dad!