Is your heating on yet?

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In the Midlands and it's thankfully still quite mild, so far I'm fine with a jumper and blanket in the evening. Trying to be mindful of our energy use, like so many people.

If I'm honest i have an extra incentive to avoid the central heating as it tends to flare up my rosacea, but wondering how long others plan to avoid putting the heating on for?

It would be if the boiler wasn't playing silly buggers

I'm also in the Midlands and it's been incredibly mild so far, but the heating clicked on yesterday. DH works from home, and the radiators were warm when I left at 8am this morning.

It's not that gas that I'm worried about the cost of, it's the electricity. So I'm not too concerned about the central heating, I'm more bothered about the white goods and oven whirring away.

Only had it on once because dh popped it on. Other than that it's been 15 degrees in a well insulated house, I've been airing the house lots each day and just sticking with oodies and blankets and slippers.

The difference between inside and outside temperature would also come into it. If you kept a house at 20 it would cost more than keeping it at 18, it would lose more heat to outside at 20.

Keeping it at a temperature all day vs just putting it on after work could depend on the length of time you needed it on, it might take more energy to raise it three degrees, but you haven't had to keep it boosted all day. It's actually warmer when I get home from work and put the heating on than when I get up in the morning so I'd be raising the temperature more AND keeping it there.

We didn’t need it in October. The weather here ( Manchester) seemed to go colder and damper as soon as November hit. I know it’s a milder November but the sun doesn’t hit the house and warm it the same. ( 30s house)

The house was feeling cold/damp air and nothing was drying. We have a maiden and it’s rained so much so no drying outside. Temps in the house were 15 degrees on a morning and only rise a degree or so.

Basically an hour or so a day to around 18 which makes a huge difference. The government grant is paying for our heating atm.

No

Yes, north east scotland and its starting to get nippy here. I refuse to be cold even if it costs us more.

Trying to show support for Ukraine by not putting the heating on for as long as possible

who are you showing the support to?

Our is on in the morning for 1 hour set to 18, then 2 hours in the eve at 18. Overnight 12

South coast here and south facing lounge mid terrace showing 19’ on the room thermostat so heating not needed to be on yet. It was even mild enough to dry washing outside today. Will turn them on soon to test they are working though and then on a timer for hour in the morning and two hours in the evening if the room temp dips below 19’ which seems a good temp for us.

I was wondering this. I don't know how our government or Ukraine or Russia or whoever would know if your energy use was down on last year because of showing support, or simply because the cost has doubled!

My oil fired heating is normally used only when there’s a risk of pipes freezing, certainly not while it’s so unusually mild.
I live alone and light the fire if it’s chilly, though I would probably put the heating on at 16 if my little grandchildren were staying.

A couple of hours on a few days but not much.

No.

But dh bought an electric heater for the lounge and he would rather that was on for 4-5 hours a day. I’m on the fence about how much it’s actually saving.

We didn’t have it on until November but have had it on for the odd hour since mainly to dry clothes and if it drops below 16°. We have a separate thermostat in our bedroom which is in the roof space so have left that off even though it’s 13° as I’d rather keep DS’s room and the downstairs space warmer (not properly warm but better than 16°!). It’s 18° this morning so we haven’t put it on.

No, which really surprises me as we're almost halfway through November.

It just hasn't felt that cold.

Nope. It was 13.5 degrees in our playroom / dining room this morning. I have a 1 year old but can’t afford to put it on basically. Our October bill was double that if the September bill and they was with no heating. I fear for my daughters health as it gets colder.

Yet another competitive "I don't need the heating on yet thread"

Yawn.

No (South-East) and I have a window in each room open a crack to prevent damp and mould which have been problems in the past.

However, the children and I wear lots of layers, my husband is a hardy northerner, and we have oodies, blankets and an electric blanket. Not to mention a dehumidifier on to dry washing.

Or a we can’t afford to have the heating on thread 🙈.

Yes every evening, not so much in the day as it is quite mild

Why open it and comment if you find it so boring? 🙄

I've put it on twice for a couple of hours just to take the chill off the house but otherwise, surviving quite happily under gorgeous heated throws. I honestly think they're better than heating as they warm up so quickly and retain the heat. I often end up too hot!

because heating the house from say......15 to 18 would probably use the same amount of gas as heating it from 17 to 20. Anyone know? its puzzling me.

It depends on what temperature it is outside. The bigger the difference between inside and outside, the faster your house loses heat. The faster it loses heat, the harder your heating system will have to work to keep up. The harder it has to work, the more energy it uses… and your bills get bigger.

DS1 commented today that the living room smells odd. We don't use the room much and I've had the radiators turned off in there but I have had the heating on for an hour in the evenings in the rest of the downstairs rooms. I think I need it on a bit more. This is an old house and it gets musty and damp if it isn't heated and ventilated enough.