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Anyone trying not to have heating on

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TheOpalFox · 21/09/2025 20:21

Anyone else tried to not have heating on? Even tho your cold? It’s 8 degrees and I’m cold but can’t afford to have heating on all the time :( what a way to live!!!

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Chenecinquantecinq · 21/09/2025 20:58

T shirt and shorts today c20c South Coast 🇬🇧 you live too far North clearly!

spicetails · 21/09/2025 20:58

Tastaturen · 21/09/2025 20:52

Nah, it was a failed attempt at superiority.

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I’d much rather be superior, sadly just raging hot in anything over 15 degrees and have been horrible sleep deprived for the past four months.
But you go ahead and continue to find offense in everything

AliceMaforethought · 21/09/2025 20:58

It's not quite cold enough yet. I am less worried about bills and more about what the heating does to my skin, which is very dry.

TeenLifeMum · 21/09/2025 20:57

We went for an evening dog walk and I wore a denim shirt, vest top and cardigan with bare legs. I have got a heated blanket over my feet right now which is nice. Definitely don’t need heating yet but house is well insulated. It’s 19.8 degrees in the house. 8 degrees outside.

Whenthetimeisright · 21/09/2025 20:57

This morning when I went out at 8 a.m. it was the first morning I've felt the autumn chill in the air. And although it's been sunny and bright and warm in the sun all day there's been an icy breeze.

Having said that my living room is currently saying 17.5, and thats with the windows open, and I'm comfortably warm enough.
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My heating will come on when the living room temperatire dips below 13°. I'm hoping that won't be until nearer November but if it's before then so be it.

I totally sympathise with OP and anyone else who dread having to put the heating on because of financial worry.

padso · 21/09/2025 20:57

@rainbowunicorn I have a thermostat but can't remember what it's set to & it's in my hall so I don't know the temperature in other rooms. Is it really that baffling to you?

Signalbox · 21/09/2025 20:56

It won't go on in our house until well into November.

WonderfulSmith · 21/09/2025 20:56

Not yet. Where I am has been lovely today. We had lunch sat in the garden in T-shirts but once the sun went down the temperature has really dropped. Still 21 inside though.

Namewitheldagain · 21/09/2025 20:56

I’m typically a cold person but so far lucky enough to not have needed it. I’m in nw England and whilst we’ve had a lot of rain recently, it’s not been too cold. I live with a man who is chronically hot so it becomes a battle in the cold! However at the moment the summer duvet is still on. Think I’ll change that next time I change the sheets. I have changed to long sleeves and full length pjs this week though.

cardibach · 21/09/2025 20:56

KimTheresPeopleThatAreDying · 21/09/2025 20:51

Thanks to perimenopause I’ve been pouring sweat today 😂

Medicate it.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 21/09/2025 20:56

In london

The electric blanket is sufficient so far x

IndigoBluey · 21/09/2025 20:56

To be fair for the people asking where OP is, Edinburgh is currently 8 degrees which isn’t hot

spicetails · 21/09/2025 20:55

Bippybop · 21/09/2025 20:51

Shes not being superior just added a comment.
I have my windows open all year round.

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Just horribly suffering from perimenopause, but apparently being finally comfortable and to sleep makes me morally superior.

Im just thankful I’m not on the floor frok exhaustion, finally.

I guess some people just prefer to be offended by everything.

padso · 21/09/2025 20:55

Modern tumble dryers are very eco friendly and economical.

They can take a long time though & I don't put certain things in there as it damages the clothes imo.

rainbowunicorn · 21/09/2025 20:55

padso · 21/09/2025 20:42

How do people know how hot the inside of their house is?

What do you mean? A thermostat that will kick in if temp drops below a set point. A thermometer to tell the temperature. Surely you have heard of these things?

AllrightNowBaby · 21/09/2025 20:55

It’s been a warm day but temp dropped about 8pm so my heating is on at 20.
I refuse to be cold in my own house 😊

padso · 21/09/2025 20:55

It is a judgement on a thread about whether it’s cold enough for heating.

There is a weird competitive element to how cold people can get! 😆

EmpressOfTheThread · 21/09/2025 20:54

cardibach · 21/09/2025 20:52

I dislike them. If I don’t honed the heating for people I don’t put it on. Clothes still dry. When it’s really cold and the heating is on they dry a bit quicker. Less creased up, too. And it costs me no more than just normal house heating.

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Modern tumble dryers are very eco friendly and economical. I also don't like damp clothing hanging around the house. I like it washed, dried and put away.

padso · 21/09/2025 20:53

South East London here, it's cooler today, but nowhere near bad enough for heating on.

We all just feel the cold differently though surely? Equally I don't crack open my summer wardrobe in the low 20s.

ChipsAndSaladCream · 21/09/2025 20:53

Heating on in the evenings and all night. Dreading the bills.

cardibach · 21/09/2025 20:53

Bippybop · 21/09/2025 20:51

Shes not being superior just added a comment.
I have my windows open all year round.

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And I don’t. It is a judgement on a thread about whether it’s cold enough for heating. It’s saying you don’t need it. You are better/less weak than people who do.

EmpressOfTheThread · 21/09/2025 20:53

Bippybop · 21/09/2025 20:51

Shes not being superior just added a comment.
I have my windows open all year round.

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Well, it depends what your threshold is, doesn't it? We're all different. My windows only stay open when it's mild. I don't like getting cold, I feel miserable.

Tastaturen · 21/09/2025 20:52

Bippybop · 21/09/2025 20:51

Shes not being superior just added a comment.
I have my windows open all year round.

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Nah, it was a failed attempt at superiority.

Bippybop · 21/09/2025 20:52

padso · 21/09/2025 20:51

I open my windows daily but don't leave the open overnight when it's cold.

I cant sleep if my window is closed.
Open all year round day and night.

cardibach · 21/09/2025 20:52

EmpressOfTheThread · 21/09/2025 20:47

Indeed. They're such a boon.

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I dislike them. If I don’t honed the heating for people I don’t put it on. Clothes still dry. When it’s really cold and the heating is on they dry a bit quicker. Less creased up, too. And it costs me no more than just normal house heating.

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