Anyone else tempted to put the heating on?

[UndercoverMoi]

It’s gone a bit chilly! Only just reaching 19* in the lounge.

[megletthesecond]

It's the wind where I am. I've shut all the trickle vents now and layered up. The air in the house is still cold and it's not comfy.

[UndercoverMoi]

@mrssanchez

This thread is bonkers! Unless you've got a serious medical condition or are a frail 95 year old, why on Earth would you put the heating on in this weather?!

I'm in Yorkshire, it's wet but not cold, I've not put the fan on today but all the windows are still open and I'm wearing shorts.

Because despite wearing a jumper and having slipper boots on, my hands and feet are still icy?

[Muststopeating]

It is obviously your money to set fire to as you see fit... Provided you are not one of the following people:

Someone who is worried about the personal ramifications of the COL crisis.

Someone who is jumping up and down about the impact of fossil fuel extraction.

[userxx]

@FrenchandSaunders

Heating on when it's 19!
Can't get my head around that 😮

I turn my heating off when it hit's that temperature!

[speluncean]

@Muststopeating

It is obviously your money to set fire to as you see fit... Provided you are not one of the following people:

Someone who is worried about the personal ramifications of the COL crisis.

Someone who is jumping up and down about the impact of fossil fuel extraction.

I am worried about the personal ramifications of the COL crisis. And I worry about climate change.

I am also, however, disabled.

I've walking socks on. Jeans. A vest top. A t shirt. A jumper. An oodie. A hot water bottle at my back.

My nose and hands are still cold.

I would put my heated blanket on but it's in the hot press as I put it away for the summer and I can't get it down by myself.

[NeverEndsWell]

@UndercoverMoi I had to turn the heating on for a short time last night and during the day today. Absolutely too cold for me and dc.

[PurpleButterflyWings]

@UndercoverMoi

Because despite wearing a jumper and having slipper boots on, my hands and feet are still icy?

You need to see the GP @UndercoverMoi Having icy feet and hands in July (in the UK) is NOT normal, and suggests something wrong with your blood circulation.

[mydogisthebest]

East Midlands and it's chilly. I have a jumper and thick socks on but if I am cold later the heating is definitely going on.

Yesterday evening my feet were like ice and even wearing a jumper I was uncomfortable watching tv so not having another evening like that.

I don't care what month it is, the heating goes on if I am cold

[Surely2023IsTheYearForMyRainbowBaby]

I did last night and partly this morning but only because I needed to dry my work uniform

[difficultspaghetti]

Are you joking? It's just about dressing gown temperature here, and we've had storms and nonstop rain for the last 2 weeks. To be fair though, I did have to put on a turtleneck jumper and a coat yesterday, so maybe it is cold, but definitely not inside.

[DeathWinsAGolfish]

The heating came on at 6 this morning, so obviously cooling here we're in the South West and desperately need rain!

[QuestionableMouse]

@tealandteal

Where are you all living? I’m wearing a long sleeve top today but the window is open and I’m working sitting down. If I was doing anything (hoovering etc) I’d be hot. The heating comes on at 16 in winter.

It's 16c here in Hartlepool 😂

My heating isn't on, though I've just been round and closed the windows because it's so windy!

[Blondeshavemorefun]

No to heating but did feel chilly last night in bed - have 4 tog duvet

[QuestionableMouse]

@Blondeshavemorefun

No to heating but did feel chilly last night in bed - have 4 tog duvet

I have a 1 tog and had to dig out my winter one 😬😂 I was really chilly.

[ArseInTheCoOpWindow]

I am very judgy about people who have their thermostats set above 21C (unless a clinical reason). It just seems excessive and wasteful

Fortunately I’m not. Just had the heating on at 22. It was 11 degrees here the other day.

[Blondeshavemorefun]

@QuestionableMouse my winter is 15

I think I need to get maybe a 10 so inbetween

Dd has 4.5 and 10.5 which can be added together so be 15 in winter

And she's likes me. Likes to be warm

[PurpleButterflyWings]

@QuestionableMouse

I have a 1 tog and had to dig out my winter one 😬😂 I was really chilly.

I have a 1 tog duvet...

I hate to break it to you, but that's a sheet.

[BCSurvivor]

YES!
Oh my goodness, it was so cold and windy yesterday that I folded and put the heating on in the evening for a few hours!

[ThreadExterminator]

I'm giving the heating a little half-hour blast. I was told to do this every 6 weeks over the summer by the chap who services the boiler anyway so I've got an excuse. Otherwise I'd go May–October without the heating and it's better to fire the system up occasionally rather than letting it go 5 months not being used.

[AmaraTamara]

I did already :)

[TabbyM]

Yes but only to dry the wet washing - non forecast rain this morning

[GeraltsBathtub]

Surprised so many people need to put the heating on after a couple of days of cooler weather. You seriously need to invest in insulation for your homes. They shouldn’t be getting cold so quickly.

[ArseInTheCoOpWindow]

You seriously need to invest in insulation for your homes. They shouldn’t be getting cold so quickly

Britain has cold leaky walls as no one will pay the huge cost of upgrading insulation, preferring to focus on roof insulation. This is why houses get cold quickly. Most have no wall insulation.

[andymary]

You're probably just feeling cold because it's been so hot recently and your body has acclimatised to the extra heat. Now that the heatwave has passed and returned to an average temp, your body just needs to re-acclimatise back.

Putting on extra layers of clothes, blankets, oodies, and/or even putting the heating on is not doing you any favours,. It will make the whole thing worse for you as you're making your body rely on those things to heat your body, when by nature, our body is perfectly capable of heating itself.

[speluncean]

@andymary

You're probably just feeling cold because it's been so hot recently and your body has acclimatised to the extra heat. Now that the heatwave has passed and returned to an average temp, your body just needs to re-acclimatise back.

Putting on extra layers of clothes, blankets, oodies, and/or even putting the heating on is not doing you any favours,. It will make the whole thing worse for you as you're making your body rely on those things to heat your body, when by nature, our body is perfectly capable of heating itself.

@andymary as someone who is always cold rife that's really interesting. Have you got any research that shows that?