Anyone trying not to have heating on

It’s only been under 10 here at night and I never have the heating on at night anyway. Doors and windows open today as it’s chilly but lovely in the sun (Wales).

We had snow in the winter, a beautiful spring, a warm summer and the temps have dropped in the last week or so now it's autumn. Feels pretty standard to me.

the only concessions i have made is to change into trousers in the evening, after wearing a dress/short trousers, all day

DS bedroom clock said it was 13 degrees in there this morning. The winter duvets are on and we've occasionally put the fire on in the evenings to take the chill off. This morning felt very nippy though! We don't have central heating but I usually wheel out the oil heaters in October.

I know you corrected this to 'heated', but you might be onto something... you should trademark the idea of stuffing heather into a duvet 🙂

21c is too warm for me in winter, particularly if I’m moving around which I normally am as I will be dressed in warm clothes as it’s winter. We all feel temperatures differently but I hate it when I stay with friends at ski chalets and I can’t wear a jumper inside as it’s too hot.

Shame! I sacrificed cupboard space because the difference is so significant.
It's a pity you can't find a space for it.

I had to get rid of my one when I moved into a flat as there is no where to put one without losing a kitchen cupboard (I miss the utility room in my old house).

My dad died earlier this year at 91. He had the warmest house all year round - we found it really difficult when we went to stay with him. He would have the heating on all the time, but back door wide open for ventilation? He couldnt cope with our house when he came to stay here as he found it too cold so we got him an electric throw and boot to keep him toasty.

Get a tumble dryer, they're an absolute boon

I had it on for a bit yesterday as the washing wasn't dry after 24 hours and the towels were still wet in the morning.

But it's that time of year when it takes 50 billions years for washing to dry.

These threads often surprise me as some posters seem to have an all or nothing approach to having the heating on. We all live in different types of homes, in different parts of the country and with different thresholds for being warm/cold. It's hardly surprising that there are many different responses to the question of putting the heating on. Also popping it on for an hour in the morning as the weather turns cooler isn't the same as cranking it up to be on all day in the depths of a freezing winter. There seems to be a competitive element to how long people hold off and how cold they will allow their home to become before succumbing. I understand fuel is expensive and for some it feels like a luxury they must forgo, but for many it is affordable to ensure some warmth as the colder weather approaches.

It's not really very cold here, although 4 degrees outside this morning. House is staying around 20 degrees but we've noticed the towels aren't drying so dh cranked up the thermostat and the heating came on this morning. What we need is to get individual thermostatic valves fitted (recentky moved house) so we can just have the towel rails on.

Right.

I wasn’t referring to those posts.

I think the context here is very different. There's a poster telling of an elderly person with COPD, a Consultant giving what some would consider to be wrong advice, and so pp comparing it to official health guidance of 18°c to demonstrate the discrepancy.

Oh I know, but it happens ever year on these threads. Someone innocently says they’re not cold enough for the heating and within five posts someone inevitably brings up some official guidance telling them they’re going to make themselves sick and destroy their home with damp if they don’t put the heating on immediately 😉

There’s a subset of posters every year (and it’s always the same names) who genuinely seem
to get offended when you say you’re not cold and don’t want the heating on yet. They bring out guidance, talk about how being cold doesn’t make you superior and seemingly hate the idea of people being different to them.

Weather can change day to day.
I like to be flexible, if it's cold in September, on it goes. A mild October? We switch it off.

We don’t put heating on until October unless it gets really cold. We’re in East Anglia and it was warm enough for open windows yesterday so we should make it another week without a problem.

Not even turned the boiler from summer setting yet, but might do that today to check it still works. And might bring the stand alone heaters up from shed and put in place.

But not had the heating on as of yet.

It doesn't feel like 8 degrees in the house yet, perhaps in the mornings but then you get up, get moving put some clothes on and it's ok.

How I look at it is heating could be what two/three hours of your wage a week, this is why you work to pay bills, first and foremost, so you use it and it's less than 10% of your weekly wage, a smaller percentage for some.

We've managed about 5 months with much reduced/no heating, also Scotland but quite far north. After having no/broken heaters I refuse to not use the news ones that actually work! We're a bit in credit too, and will see how things go regarding direct debit as the season goes on. 👍

Heating on today for the first time. Woke up to frost! The cat is most appreciative and has surgically attached herself to the radiator.
I also pay more in the summer so am in credit for the winter. I'm not so worried this year as we have had a solid 6 months of no heating weather (Scotland)..warmest spring ever this year and heating was off much earlier than usual.

It's 1° here today, but our room was still over 17° despite the window being open all night. I didn't notice the hall temperature, but it definitely wasn't cold enough to put the heating on. The benefit of a well-insulated house. Our old house would've needed heating in these temperatures!

absolutely havent needed it this last week

We lit our fire yesterday for the first time, ridiculous I know but I've got a horrible cold and I've spent most of the weekend stood outside watching my kids play sports and I just wanted to be warm and cosy. They've been felling trees near us all year so we've been bringing a few logs home each morning we walk the dog so we at least it didn't cost us anything.