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ByMyName · 2022-02-08T17:40:00+00:00

I’m guilty of having the house on 23 [blush] because I like being warm. I’ve been saying to DH that I will make some changes. Today I set the hearing at 16. This is what it will be say and night. I had to wear a jumper around the house but it’s genuinely fine. We can really make some habit changes and cope with the has increase. Or am I deluded?

ChampagneLassie · 10/02/2022 09:55

@ByMyName

Also I heard you should not have heating completely off as pipes may freeze etc

Yeah - if it gets below 0 - that will only happen if the temperature outside is below 0 - you'd have to have your heating off for a while - like going on holiday over Christmas! I don't think you're at danger of this! I didn't think anyone kept their heating on over night - that seems barmy. We have ours set for 21C from 7-9am, then comes on again at lunch time and again from 6-9pm and I give a blast through the day if I'm getting cold. WFH has definitely increased my bills!

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 10/02/2022 09:55

I'd just put it at 18 in the day and turn it off completely at night, I can't stand the heating on at night.

godmum56 · 10/02/2022 09:58

[quote HootOwl]@SilverGlassHare 🤣🤣🤣 it's all getting a bit "four Yorkshiremen", isn't it?[/quote]
yes!

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 10:57

ShallwetalkaboutBruno yup.

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 12:35

@Puffalicious

I don't think that's rare at all, in terms of the heating system, that's how thermostats work!

FGS, I think I KNOW, DH is a plumbing and heating engineer. If you read what I wrote, I said that it was rare that the ambient temperature in my house goes below 17. I think that was pretty obvious! Of course it's not rare to have a thermostat. How bloody patronising of you.

That's why I was surprised by your comment that such systems with a thermostat are "rare"!

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 12:35

@ShallWeTalkAboutBruno

Setting a thermostat to 20 and leaving it there does not mean your heating is on constantly summer and winter. It comes on only when the temperature falls below that!

Exactly. Ours is set to 18 all year round. So obviously it comes on whenever the temperature drops below 18, whatever season it is. Again obviously, that happens more in the winter than the summer.
I was reading the post about the ‘rare’ heating system that only comes on if the temp goes below a certain level with confusion… surely that’s what the vast majority of heating systems do? It’s what a thermostat is for.

Exactly! 🤣

Scianel · 10/02/2022 12:43

That's a bit one extreme to the other. 16 is absolutely freezing.
I've been trying to get used to a colder temperature as well, I used to have mine at 22/23 but trying to make do at 20/21 now. I've got a thick cardigan on and am under a blanket.

I know people say oh but that's summer temperatures but it doesn't feel the same. A 21 degree sunny summer day in direct sunlight feels completely different. I'd probably still be chilly in the shade.

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 13:18

Hootowlyou're still not getting it. I didn't say thermostat systems are rare, I said that the temp in my house rarely goes below 17 anyway.

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 14:53

Okaaaay. Your comment was written in a confusing manner, hence I was not the only person who it confused! Strange that you felt the need to state that you have a heating system that comes on when the house goes below a certain temp because almost all heating systems use a thermostat so not really noteworthy. 🤷🏻‍♀️ No need to get so furious and interpret everything as an insult!! Also, why should anybody assume you know all about something just because it is related to your partner's job? Presuming you aren't also his apprentice or something. 😂

episcomama · 10/02/2022 15:03

We are 22 - 23 during the day. I wear a thermal base layer in the winter regularly as I live not far from the Canadian border and it's cold AF. But I refuse to keep the house so cool as to necessitate multiple jumpers. Being cold is miserable.

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 15:06

Hootowl how rude. I think it's very clear that the majority of people on this thread don't use a thermometer system, thus a sinple statement to clarify.

I think you would assume I would know as I listen/ converse/ talk to my DH as he does to things that I'm more experienced in. But if your relationship isn't one where you talk, that's not my bag. Rude.

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 15:15

I am very happy single so no need for your comments on my non-existent relationship! My ex-husband wouldn't have had the faintest clue how to do my job though, simply from "conversing" with me.

I haven't been rude to you. But you carry on huffing if you wish. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 15:33

You were rude:

-Also, why should anybody assume you know all about something just because it is related to your partner's job? Presuming you aren't also his apprentice or something. 😂-

It's not rocket science to know how heating works: obviously I wouldn't know how to install it/ trouble shooting. He also knows about my job, says he could never do it, but takes an interest. No need to take a childish jab at me.

After all, I was only trying to help the OP and it's been implied I'm a bit dim for explaining a thermostat and stating that my house rarely goes below 17 even with heating off due to residual heat (and good quality insulation). I'm out.

ShallWeTalkAboutBruno · 10/02/2022 15:39

Hootowl how rude. I think it's very clear that the majority of people on this thread don't use a thermometer system, thus a sinple statement to clarify

We’re obviously reading different threads, because it’s very clear to me that the vast majority of people of people on this thread do use a thermostat system, hence most posts saying things like ‘I have my heating set to 23 degrees’.

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 15:52

What about all the PP who turn it off at night or 'I only have it on a few hours a day'? There's loads and loads of them who just use a thermostat to tell them the temperature then switch on and off.

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 16:08

@Puffalicious

What about all the PP who turn it off at night or 'I only have it on a few hours a day'? There's loads and loads of them who just use a thermostat to tell them the temperature then switch on and off.

I would have thought that would mostly be people using a thermostat on a timer?

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 16:10

@Puffalicious

You were rude:

-Also, why should anybody assume you know all about something just because it is related to your partner's job? Presuming you aren't also his apprentice or something. 😂-

It's not rocket science to know how heating works: obviously I wouldn't know how to install it/ trouble shooting. He also knows about my job, says he could never do it, but takes an interest. No need to take a childish jab at me.

After all, I was only trying to help the OP and it's been implied I'm a bit dim for explaining a thermostat and stating that my house rarely goes below 17 even with heating off due to residual heat (and good quality insulation). I'm out.

That was very obviously a joke. Do you usually get this furious and go around accusing people of being patronising or rude or calling you "dim" if they simply ask you a question because you phrased something in a confusing manner? It is a vast overreaction.

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 18:28

I don't think so, on all counts. Let's agree to disagree.

Svara · 10/02/2022 18:56

I would have thought that would mostly be people using a thermostat on a timer?
Yes, I use mine on a timer. Though the thermostat is just a dial one that I can't set to different temperatures at different times without adjusting manually. I don't want it at my evening temp all day or to be changing the dial so it's just on at set times. If I'm home in the day I'm usually moving around and don't get cold but if it gets cold because it's freezing outside I have to go press plus one hour. I assumed other posters were doing similar and know how the thermostat works too.

Zippea · 10/02/2022 19:07

I’m always cold and would love to have the heat on at 23. The problem is DH and our 2 DD’s tend to run hot so to keep them comfy I layer up (I have to wear thermals) and use heat pads.

I dream of the day the all bugger off somewhere for the day so I can have the heat up!

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 21:37

@Svara

I would have thought that would mostly be people using a thermostat on a timer? Yes, I use mine on a timer. Though the thermostat is just a dial one that I can't set to different temperatures at different times without adjusting manually. I don't want it at my evening temp all day or to be changing the dial so it's just on at set times. If I'm home in the day I'm usually moving around and don't get cold but if it gets cold because it's freezing outside I have to go press plus one hour. I assumed other posters were doing similar and know how the thermostat works too.

Yes. That's exactly the kind of thing I was describing when I referred to a system with both a timer and a thermostat. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Puffalicious · 10/02/2022 22:10

Those are an older type of thermometer system. Mine is digital and there's no need to turn it off and it's set to different times for different temperatures and for different rooms. The whole turning it off manually thing is alien to me.

HootOwl · 10/02/2022 22:47

If it's on a timer it's not manually operated?

Mine is digital, too. I choose to leave it at the same temp all the time, but could set timing if I wanted to.

I don't see why it matters whether the thermostat control itself is digital or a dial. The effect is the same. The effect is exactly the same. Then people choose to use their timer (if they have one) to activate it if they wish, or leave it on so it kicks in whenever the temp goes below the temperature setting selected.

HootOwl · 11/02/2022 00:33

(Like you said you do in your initial post. Whereas now you've posted that you have it set for different temperatures at different times in different rooms - more confusion unfortunately).

Looubylou · 11/02/2022 07:20

Ours is set at 19 for overnight. If I"m in alone, I get up and it doesn"t cross my mind to turn it up. My partner, wfh, turns it up to 23 minimum. He often tries 25, but that's too much for me - he sits still a lot though. I wouldn't want to have to layer up at home. If you can't afford your heating bills, fair enough. I know people who earn lots more than me, won't turn the heating up, but spend lots on things that I value less than being comfortable at home.