Anyone trying not to have heating on

Yes, agreed, too warm/dry or too cold/damp are both detrimental, 18 to 21 is recommended (not 13).

The consultant would have suggested a little cooler air, really warm dry air isn’t great if people aren’t opening windows occasionally.

On the other hand warming the person means that breathing in cold damp air at 13 degrees is not good either. There can be a happy medium between the both.

We don’t have the heat on constantly or above 20 but 13 is ridiculous for someone with COPD ( i have a history of family members with lung issues including COPD)

Even if it was freezing, literally, before that?

We have newer ones where the output times can be controlled.

I don’t put mine on until October time

I have a very old house and aim to keep it at 18 or above, all year round to avoid cold spots which can cause condensation, damp and mould. We also air it a lot by opening windows in every room which drops the temp. It’s on a thermostat so the heating is never really ‘off’. This week it’s kicked in for 15-20 mins a couple of times. The rest of the time, it’s been at 19-20 without intervention. We’re up north and it’s noticeably dropped this last week.

Ive not been cold so far this year. TBH sept- October I’m more likely to do an hours blast in the morning if I’m wfh. It’s more Nov-feb I have a set timer.

Hate the bill in Jan…

Well, I'm glad I stuck my hall storage heater on last night - the small blast of warm air has been welcome to take the chill off this cold and damp morning in the cold north of Scotland. 😁

It's 5 degrees here this morning (Scotland) and my house is cold at around 17 degrees so I've popped the heating on for a little while. It won't need to be on all day. I refuse to be cold so heat my home as required.

I only mentioned 'official guidance' when someone suggested 13 was the recommendation, and that we all currently heat our houses to 35. I felt the need to clarify the actual guidance, which exists for a reason.

I live in the US and it was 85 f / 29.4 c today. We have had a very hot summer and the air conditioner is running a lot. Almost 2 months without rain also.

I wore shorts to work today. I put a jumper on after sunset and the evenings are definitely chillier but I don't want to start wrapping up or putting the heating on yet

oh bad luck! Apparently we're getting an Indian summer next week so I hope it won't be too chilly before you get it sorted. So expensive though.

Our house is zoned so you can set the temperature individually in each room (so it only goes on in guest rooms if someone's visiting, so there's a wall thermostat in each room that tells shows the temperature.

OP, we haven't had it on yet, in London, Our current temps are showing as 22 and I run hot, so tend to keep it off until the rest of the family rebels. I'm sorry you're cold, though, it's miserable to feel that way.

We never switch ours oft, it's on timed, early am and 6-8ish, thermostat at 16/17. It has c9me on occasionally in the morning over the last 4/5 weeks. I can't stand getting up in the cold. It might go up to 18/19 if it gets v cold but we are inclined to light a fire if it's cold and we are in.

Had ours on several times already this month. We’re on prepayment meters so it’s dead cheap to run

It always amuses me how defensive people get on these threads - bringing out “official guidance” about temperature as though we’re all robots who will all freeze and rust if we don’t follow “the rules”.

I put ours on for a couple of hours morning and evening last week.
This morning was 8 degrees here too, it felt chilly, and the heating was enough to warm the house through. I make sure everyone is wearing long sleeves, a jumper or fleece and warm socks at the first bite of cold, but chilly is just uncomfortable, To ensure it's manageable, I pay the same for electricity and gas year round, so it's usually a bit in credit by the autumn.

Our house is quite warm but I always try to keep the heating off for as long as possible. It's like a little game I play with myself every autumn- how long can I go before I cave and put it on!

I have had it completely off since end of April.

Turned it on today. It's set 3 times a day to come on at or below 18'. We have a nest. It came on around 5pm. It goes off again at temp or timed.

I'm in greater manc

Our boiler broke the day after Boxing Day last year and didn’t get fixed until the 4th Jan… and it snowed in that time… I urge anyone who doesn’t have emergency breakdown cover as part of their buildings and contents insurance to take it, it paid for someone to come and look at the boiler, deem it irreparable, us to replace it (they paid 10% of the cost back) paid for hotel stays, heaters… and of course it could have just paid for someone to fix the boiler if it was fixable.

Jolly if none of this is of help to you, Boxt were brilliant in sending someone local to replace the boiler and had a good selection to choose from, interest free payments etc if you needed them.

Just gone to bed. It’s 21 in the bedroom and the window has been open for the last few hours.

If you have Alexa some of them have thermometers inside so you can ask them the temperature of the room.

Why all night? And how can you afford it.
Its chilly up north today but I'd never have it.on all night.

Get a small room heater and use it in your bedroom for a short time, they are surprisingly effective. 15-30 mins max and the whole room is comfortable, we have quite a large master bedroom. If yours is smaller it will do the trick quicker, then get under the winter duvet and off to sleep. Also get yourself fleece pyjamas, those keep you warm and a good quality dressing gown for the evenings. A hot water bottle is also a good addition to keep you cosy.www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwjOm96J8OqPAxVtlFAGHew2F_gYACICCAEQIBoCZGc&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxL7GBhDXARIsAGOcmIN31VZfRxb2VW2wwjoDwflYzA3rQW_95MqYL4H7c76UscuNe79B0_IaArzVEALw_wcB&sph=&cid=CAASJeRoLlF4B8AjNL-KkrqBLRNK8gZlDcCbolWqGxxTI0YJ6feNNPM&cce=1&sig=AOD64_3JANv_tI8bs6KrYwrEUJbc4DzPMg&ctype=70&q=&ved=2ahUKEwiX29mJ8OqPAxXxQUEAHQfLDnAQwg8oAHoECAgQDQ&adurl=

We've been putting the heating on especially first thing in the morning as the house gets chilly.