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Heating on?

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TheOpalFox · 14/09/2025 16:52

Have you got the heating on yet. ? I have 😍 I hate being cold

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Anotherename · 14/09/2025 17:56

Tried to a few hours ago- bloody boiler won’t light ! Gas fire in lounge is on for a bit .

at least it’s happened in September and not December!

BogRollBOGOF · 14/09/2025 17:55

I've been out in 13⁰C pissing rain, and coming in to 18⁰C in the lounge was on the cool side after that.

I'm sitting under a thick throw but that does little to warm my nose up. I hate having a cold nose!

I'm not ready for an oodie yet... the constant static shocks aren't particularly enjoyable.

notacooldad · 14/09/2025 17:54

Me and Dh have had our first annual 'argument ' ( not really argument)
He said its not cold, put a jumper on. I said i don't like wearing jumpers in the house.
He said it's only September. I said that we need to go off the temperature, not the month!!
We had the same discussion last year, the year before that and so on. We will have this debate until which ever one of us dies first!

TeaandHobnobs · 14/09/2025 17:52

It does feel a bit chilly in the house this weekend - thermostat currently says 16, but normally we don’t have it any higher than 18.
I’ve suggested to everyone we are not having the heating on yet - instead everyone is wearing their oodies, slippers and putting an extra layer on the bed at night.

TATT2 · 14/09/2025 17:52

Our thermostat is currently set at16, and I've noticed a couple of mornings that the radiators have come on either o/n or early morning.
My DP has been putting his little fan heater on in the living room when I'm not there. I can't stand it. I've turned into my mother and now wear short sleeves all year round.
I keep telling DP he needs ti move around more 🤣

stayathomer · 14/09/2025 17:51

Plugged in the electric heater into the youngest twos’ room last night as it seemed too cold. Thinking of moving them to a different room as the others were mostly fine

StuntNun · 14/09/2025 17:50

Mine is set on a thermostat so it will come on automatically once the temperature of the house drops below 18°C.

readingmakesmehappy · 14/09/2025 17:49

Never before October, and not usually til November

LinesAndLinesAndLinesAndLines · 14/09/2025 17:49

I’ve got mine on this evening, we’ve been out all day and it’s been rainy and cold. DD isn’t feeling so great and has complained of waking up cold in the night so I’ve relented. We live in a Victorian terrace in the NW.

ElBandito · 14/09/2025 17:49

Heating comes on if the temperature goes below 18. Just checked the Hive and it came on for 12 whole minutes this morning.

Ivegotafeelingwerenotinkansasanymore · 14/09/2025 17:47

Yes mine is on, put on yesterday for 45 minutes and again for 45 minutes this morning, the thermostat said it was 16.4 in the house and that's too cold for me, I have a disability and the cold make it worse and I refuse to suffer.

ComfortFoodCafe · 14/09/2025 17:47

Only twenty minutes to warm up the house before kids get up. Its cold up here, other than that living in my winter fleece leggings & heated blanket 😂

WhineAndWine1 · 14/09/2025 17:46

@GleisZweiI am in Edinburgh and it’s freezing

BeeDavis · 14/09/2025 17:46

its absolutely nowhere near cold enough for the heating! Put a dressing down or hoodie on. You’ll all be moaning about your energy bills in a few months! Ours won’t go on til November! Hopefully even later than that!

icantgetnosheep1 · 14/09/2025 17:44

Oh yes! I refuse to be cold in my own home.

ItWasTheBabycham · 14/09/2025 17:42

Ours is on today.

feellikeanalien · 14/09/2025 17:42

No heating yet since I'm trying to save on oil but I've had the fire on for the last few days. May have to put it on if I need to dry washing.

DD has also put her oodie on for the first time.

When we went out yesterday just after 3 it was torrential rain and 8 degrees.

Purplecatshopaholic · 14/09/2025 17:41

I do. It’s wet and cold here in central Scotland. I refuse to be cold.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 14/09/2025 17:41

Ours will probably be going on this evening. Our living room is always cool even in summer as it doesn't get any sunlight after about 10am so when it's not sunny it's freezing in here! Having next to no insulation doesn't help either.

Trainstrike · 14/09/2025 17:38

Mine's set to 18 in the day so it did come on this morning, which was quite nice after a morning in the cold at football!

GRCP · 14/09/2025 17:38

It’s not cold enough yet really but my tumble dryer is broken and it’s raining so I’ve popped it on for a hour to finish drying the last bits of washing.

BellyPork · 14/09/2025 17:37

ginasevern · 14/09/2025 17:26

Lucky you! I lived there for many years and wish I never left.

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The plan is to split time between here and the UK.
But frankly, this thread is making me reconsider.

winterborn · 14/09/2025 17:37

No and its not going on i cant stand heat.

HealthAnxietyReallySucks · 14/09/2025 17:37

My 5 month old pup is loving the heated blanket being on. Heating has kicked on too though I did turn it down when I realised as I don’t feel I ‘need’ it yet but like others I won’t freeze in my own home.

Heating on?
Zuve · 14/09/2025 17:37

Today for the first time. Thank goodness for the boiler. It's chilly this Sunday

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