I'm putting the heating set at 20 all night .. will this work?

[beanbaghashtag]

Normally heating goes off at 8pm. Set to come on just before 6am at 21. However it's been freezing in the mornings as we have loads of windows. It seems to take hours to heat up and things feel damp and cold underfoot in most rooms. Last night DS woke complaining he was cold in his room and DD also woke.

We usually have the window open a tiny slither for air to come in anyway, but our room is much warmer than the kids due to the position.

So tonight I'm leaving the heating running all night and hoping for no night wakings. I'm also hoping if the house stays warmer I can get away with running it at 20 all day rather than 21/22. Maybe wishful thinking that?

I have a smart meter so will see if it's costs loads more? 🥶

Says it's 4 degrees now outside, forecasting a low of 2 degrees.

Leave heating on until 10pm
Get Dc warm fluffy PJs/Onsies/warm socks and an extra blanket tucked around duvet so they can’t kick it off.

You really don’t want to be hearing your home all night long especially if you’re on a budget!

Firstly heating needs to stay on until much later to get you through the night, I have a window in my room open a jar but you really don’t need it. Mine is to help with my pregnancy migraines. I don’t usually have it open in the winter though.

Sounds like you need a dehumidifier if things are feeling damp. We had one in our old house as our windows were rubbish. Worked a treat.

@IDidntKnowItWasAParty

Close windows. Put another blanket on DC, or warmer PJs. Or set heating at something less than 21 at night - generally heat at night can make sleeping uncomfortable. I'm concerned at what this is costing you, with the price of heating. I like a house to be 21 (at least), but with recent price issues I've reduced this to 18 during the day, and off at night. It's about 12-16 in the morning when we wake up, depending on the room. I am finding it miserable and the smart meter says we're still spending a small fortune, but I am already getting chilblains and can't get rid of this cold, despite wearing multiple layers and my new wearable blanket arghhhh

I'm looking at the smart meter as so far it's pretty similar, I think bringing the temp up from being off overnight takes a while.

We used have the heating go off at 8pm because 21-22 is too hot under a duvet and kids go to bed at that time

I think you should invest in good quality duvets (perhaps 100% down). We have our bedroom window open year round but sleep very warmly because of the duvets. We're in England.

Gosh mines about 12-14 degrees upstairs all night. We don't have the heating on ever at night and we all sleep fine. Its all about the hot water bottle. My DS is 2 and he sleeps through aswell

Ours is off all night, it's often 12-14 degrees when we wake up.

Heating is set to 19.5 during the day. Any hotter and I'd get headaches.

There seems to be some confusion on this thread about how heating works and a lot of misinformation:

• if you set your thermostat to a certain temperature the heating will not be on the whole time ! - it will just go on when the temperature drops below the set level
• using electric heaters is not cheaper
• for most people it’s not healthy to sleep in a really cold room even if you have lots of layers - that’s why in the past so many people and children especially constantly had chest infections, coughs, etc

We have the Drayton wiser thermostat controls on the radiators - you can then set rooms at different temperatures and put boosts on when needed - by room or by house as you control each room individually. It was super easy to fit and the app is very straight forward too

@Notcontent

There seems to be some confusion on this thread about how heating works and a lot of misinformation:

• if you set your thermostat to a certain temperature the heating will not be on the whole time ! - it will just go on when the temperature drops below the set level
• using electric heaters is not cheaper
• for most people it’s not healthy to sleep in a really cold room even if you have lots of layers - that’s why in the past so many people and children especially constantly had chest infections, coughs, etc

I didn't see posts that suggested people thought that the heating would be on the whole time? By 'on all night' I mean set to heat the house to a specific temperature, clicking on and off to achieve that. As opposed to mine which is off at night. I assumed that's what others meant.

I don't sleep in a really cold room but I do need it considerably colder than daytime as I am under a quilt and weighted blanket! I sleep best in a cosy bed in cool room.

So far today the cost is down (smart meter) .. haven't clicked the heating up past 20, as I always do as normally house seems cold on 21 so click up to 22. So I think it's better having been 'on' at 20 all night. And yes this means it maintains 20, by coming on and off not it runs the whole time. Will assess again once I have down a few days.

The house can't possibly be cold at 21°

It's just what you're acclimatised to. Are you wearing jumpers etc indoors?

@Iggly

Hot water bottles, windows closed at night and another blanket!

This and then your heating off

*turn

Before I saw your update I would have said you were being ridiculous but I’m amazed. Watching with intrigue

If anything the heat makes you wake up, not the cold. As your body cools you feel sleepy, that’s why people with hypothermia go to sleep and die. Also why you feel tired after a bath. My heating is completely off overnight.

@beanbaghashtag

So far today the cost is down (smart meter) .. haven't clicked the heating up past 20, as I always do as normally house seems cold on 21 so click up to 22. So I think it's better having been 'on' at 20 all night. And yes this means it maintains 20, by coming on and off not it runs the whole time. Will assess again once I have down a few days.

How drafty is your house? When we lived in a Victorian flat, a low constant heat was better as it cooled too fast.

In our 1950s house, having the heating come on/off works better than constant low heat.

@User387598621

I would get an electric blanket, I have mine on low all night, its a twin side one so DH doesn't have to suffer it.

This. We don't have the heating on at all at night but just turn the blanket on for 15 minutes before we get in to bed. Will very occasionally have it on very low all night when it snows.

I'd be a cooked mess. Our hearing is on at 18 from 7-8 and from 4-10 in the evenings. We don't hear our bedroom at all. Even that ends up quite expensive so I'm amazed you can afford to leave it on all day. A few jumpers and a warmer duvet might be better.

CLose the windows at night while it is so cold and run your heating for longer, till 10 or so.
I dont suggest having it on overnight, it wll cost loads and its not healthy to sleep in a heated room, nor does it feel very nice.
Try hot water bottles and bed socks/blankets if the rooms are still cold at night after longer hours of evening heating.

The heating makes me feel ill if it's on overnight, sweary, irritated and sniffly.

I do also feel the cold overnight during winter.

We have winter duvets and a blanket for an extra layer if it's really cold. Also hot water bottles.

Fleece/teddy bedding is really cosy and feels much warmer than cotton.

Definitely close the windows overnight and don't switch the heating off until you are going to bed so it remains warm for a while.

Sweaty **

Keep the windows closed day and night. Invest in a dehumidifier (so any dampness from breathing/washing goes into that not your wallpaper etc) Wear more clothes.

Our house is usually 12-16c in the winter. Its not fun but its not a disaster. We wrap up warm. We sit together in the room thats easiest to heat. We hope spring arrives soon!

20-22c is ridiculous imho. A huge amount of money to spend on heating and a massive drain for the environment. Admittedly ours is chilly (cant afford to keep it warmer)

Interesting update OP. Look forward to hearing your follow up.

@CCSS15

We have the Drayton wiser thermostat controls on the radiators - you can then set rooms at different temperatures and put boosts on when needed - by room or by house as you control each room individually. It was super easy to fit and the app is very straight forward too

I don't get how you can have the heating on it just one room? Surely the boiler can't send hot water to just one radiator? This blows my mind.

Roll your kids into their duvets like a sausage roll. They’ll sleep all night.

Also
Brushed cotton PJs, vest, socks
Brushed cotton bed sheets
Bath before bed (PJs warmed on radiator)
Warm supper
Hot water bottles

And get thermal fabric off Amazon and attach it to their curtains with wondaweb or sew it on.

Close all windows and curtains in the house before it gets dark.
Tuck curtains in behind radiators.
Close all bedroom doors
Turn the radiator in kitchen down (as it’s the room with thermostat)
Rugs or blankets on wooden/tiled floors
Slippers for everyone- thick soled ones to keep feet off floor.
Day time clothes put on radiator before bed so warm in morning for dressing.
Get DC to dress under their duvets to retain heat.
And warm breakfast.