Is it ok to put the heating on now it's mid September?

[NameChangeGalore]

I had it on in May. Once in August, and felt guilty.

Is it ok to put it on now? Winter is finally upon us.

Hi Piglet. Sunny here today as well hahahaha.

Actually no, Bunbaker. I'm living quite happily in the circle of my own choices . If I wanted to be warm I could move back to Australia. I'd rather freeze to death.

NO!!!!!!!!

gas costs a bloody fortune

I am lying on the sofa shivering. nothing I say NOTHING until late Oct

Well mine's on, porcamiseria. Move to the Dark Side! It's lovely.

sieglinde

Do you have a real fire or gas/electric? I was just about to ask where your wood burner was but I presume kitchen?

When do you usually turn your central heating on? Ours isn't on yet but DP keeps moaning. I have just bought him a onesie!!!

A Real Fire. We don't have gas out here :(

Yes, kitchen/dining.

We always try for Guy Fawkes... [makes tough face emoticon, clenches teeth in determination.] You?

We try for around then too and have it off for April Fools unless we get a very warm March.

I would have thought a real fire would give off lots of heat, have always wanted one!

Love the look of this

We don't have gas either. Our stove runs the water and radiators though so it makes sense to put it on even when only slightly chilly as it costs more in electric to heat water than it does fuel.

Nappy an open fire loses all the heat up the chimney but a stove sends more out into the room.

Our stove is ace, it is so warm downstairs when it is on even if it is just heating the water and isn't doing the radiators yet. I tend to find it too hot most of the time with radiators on, we end up having to run off hot water so the heating can come off otherwise we roast. This year we've had a shower put on the taps rather than always using electric shower so we'll use more hot water and the heating will be on less. (for the confused- fire heats water, when water reaches set temp fire heats radiators otherwise the water tank would just boil. If water tank temperature drops the heating turns off and the water heats again.)

I do like that stove though.

I'd love to unblock our other chimney and have an open fire too for pleasure as the stove tends to just pootle away on a slow burn so I miss having a nice blaze.

Our water is heated by gas. I wonder if which is cheaper out of water heated by gas or water heated by a stove?

Our fire is lovely but lots of heat goes up the chimney as the fireplace is a beautiful wide one. So kinda what Indith said. But it's so gorgeous that it's worth it.

I think there are so many variables nappyaddict. I think with a hot water storage tank the costs are roughly the same but of course with a stove it heats your house at the same time which is a bonus but of course you are heating water you just don't use. With a gas combi boiler you only heat exactly what you use so no waste though when we lived in a house with one dh used to drive me mad as he'd use the hot tap to wash his hands but not leave it on for long enough for the hot water to come through so I'd hear the boiler fire up and know that it was costing us money every time for no reason!

Well, I was going to confess that I'd cracked and put the heating on (more because it was so horrid and wet than actually cold), but when I tried, it didn't work . Bloody boilers.

Aren't you glad you tested it then? Imagine if you'd had to put it on in serious anger in November?

The other problem with open fires is that when its not lit it's a great was for heat from the room to escape. We've put in a burner this summer and its noticably much warmer compared to our open fire.

We put it on for an hour last night.

Never normally do it this early. But actually I was glad i had as at least I know i won't get a shock when it dosn't work when it is uber cold

Of course!!

OYBK That's a good point. We've seen a burner with doors that you can open. We were thinking it may not actually be any more efficient than an open fire with the doors open, but at least when the burner's not on we won't be losing any heat up the chimney.

No heating for me yet. Mind you it is cold this year

I was given a heated electric throw last Christmas and it was a constant joy throughout the winter. Anyone with an elderly relative , or even a young one, might consider a similar gift . You could easily turn down the heating and spend the evening in toasty warmth right up to bedtime.

I wanted to but one for MIL as she feels the cold dreadfully, but she doesn't want one.

buy one.

I had a quick peek at the weather models earlier. Next weekend could be quite warm in the south.