Anyone trying not to have heating on

9c here we have oil heating and a very old house with drafts and single glazing. Condensation on windows in the AM

We are going to rely on the log burner th8s year and heating on only when in the minus. We just can't afford it anymore. No way of moving either. But log burning costs about £300 to £500 in winter compared to the £3k in oil for heating along last year. The hot water is oil but is peanuts compared to the heating costs

I don’t need it on yet. Ours is set to come on when the house temp drops to 16° which won’t happen for ages yet- it usually doesn’t switch on until mid/late October. Sounds a lot cooler where you are than where I am (south coast).

I love cool, fresh air too. I keep my bed really cosy with blankets, but I can't stand stale, stuffy air.

T-shirt and shorts?! Soft . I went swimming in the Antarctic when the first sea ice melted and relaxed in my swimming costume, chatting to the penguins. It was lovely.
You just need a heat pad and an Oodie when it gets below -25°c.

Well yes everybody does have different tolerances for cold, and heat.

If I had the income to heat my home in winter to a more comfortable level I would probably have the thermostat set at 16°. But the reality is I can't afford to.do that. So I just need to cope with what I can afford.

It might be madness to you but it's reality for me and a lot of people. Especially given that the government took away the winter fuel payments for pensioners like myself.

Its 12 deg outside but 20 inside our house. Well insulated 80s build. We would usually expect to get to october half term before we need it on, unless there's a really early frost. We are ok in our house at 19 tho.

Ours has never been off really just have it set to maintain 21 and it did kick in a couple of times over the summer and was on earlier when we got home from lunch which was welcome - difference now is in summer we are lax about leaving back door open so dog can wander in and out but now it’s firmly requests only

We have loft insulation but our house isn't suitable for cavity insulation. We also live in an very windy and often cold location. For that reason we probably end up spending more on heat than the average house of a similar size, however we've done what we can.

We had it on a couple of weeks ago but it’s off now.

I'm always too hot. Been gardening and clearing out the garage today in a vest top and shorts. We're all sleeping with the windows open at night still.

It's been 12 outside, but 22 in the house.

Sure, I wasn't recommending going without central heating. It was more about delaying when you turn it on, keeping it at a lower setting and using a heatpad instead of turning it up.

I also recommend living in a midterrace or getting your cavity wall insulation done and putting extra insulation in the loft is an absolute must - a foot deep is recommend now, I believe.

Well I live in the far North and it's 0c in the afternoon indoors and I've been going around in a t-shirt and shorts since the ice melted off the inside of the windows. Only a truly weak person would turn on any kind of heating device before it gets to minus 10.
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Ah bugger that. There's been a few cold days recently and I've most definitely whacked it on.

Was hailstones here today after such a lovely day.

I leave the thermostat set all year and if it's cold enough the heating comes on, It did for a couple of hours a few days ago, it's meant to be getting colder this week so I expect it may come on, but we have some windfall wood to burn so that will warm the house.

IT’s really warm in my house in Suffolk. The house is Tudor and people always expect it to be cold but it actually retains heat really well even in the dead of winter …I can’t explain it, but it’s true!

No heating, and I haven’t even put the duvet back in the duvet cover, though the duvet is all cleaned and ready to go! Bedroom window is open all night all the year round, love a warm bed in a well aired room.

We don’t have the heating on until October half term.

I'm surprised it hasn't made you ill

I live at home. My dad is vehemently opposed to central heating.

I just cope by wearing as many layers as possible. Before we had the roof re-insulated I’d wake up to thick frost on the inside of my bedroom window.

West Midlands and it's about 18 degrees so I have not had heating on yet. It has been a bit chilly in the evening a few times but I have a fleecy blanket on the sofa I put over me and cuddle into in the evenings. I've got a heated throw for when it gets colder too. I'm hoping to hold out until mid October.

No. I don't partake in competitive coldness or the weird notion of not being able to have the heating on until an arbitrary date.

Our thermostat is set and if the temperature dips below it the heating comes on. I'm not sitting here cold for anyone.

I have a heated pad that’s probably size of my torso, I sit with it at me desk and lie on it at night. It’s on a timer. My toddler comes and sleeps with me to keep warm. Lots of blankets and I’m cracking out the oodies soon

When I've had the heating on i still have my bedroom windows open at night, I can't stand the stuffy feeling without fresh air circulating

The other thing we do more, as the air gets cooler/damper, is regularly run the dehumidifier - it really does help take the cool edge off too.
Edit - obviously not when them the windows are open....