At which point do you put the heating on?

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Just went into my bedroom and the temperature is 17 5° C
I think I will be OK but wondering about rest of house with kids in it who are asleep now.
Are you holding out for a bit longer or is it on now?

I mean... yes, we have carpets and curtains. Windows can lose a lot of heat. I'm not one of the heroically subarctic but I have resisted turning the thermostat above 18.5 this year, where previously we've have set it at 20 and/or had the woodburner cranked up in the evenings. 18.5 now feels ok, after a few chilly evenings. I do think your body adjusts over time. But we'll see what the colder weather brings.

It’s hard to compare house temps based on thermostat as it depends where your thermostat is. So someone in a poorly insulated house with an upstairs thermostat might have the heating on 21 but the temp in the living room may only be 18. Where as someone with a downstairs thermostat might have a living room at 19 and it feel warmer than the other house. It’s helpful to have a thermometer in your house to really keep track.

Spurred on by this thread and comments about Scotland, I have been doing some mini experiments in my house and think I have maybe worked out why so many of you can cope with sub-18 degrees and we can't.

We live in a somewhat wet part of England, and it turns out the humidity in our home is high. So the issue is that our environment is not just cold, but cold and wet, and that is probably why it feels colder than the temperature.

I have maybe worked out why so many of you can cope with sub-18 degrees and we can't.

I don’t think it is just down to an individual’s temperature tolerance. Everybody is different and it doesn’t matter where they live. You can see this every summer with the inevitable “It’s 20 degrees outside and I can’t function in this unbearable heat” threads start.

Some individuals are lucky and can remain comfortable within a much wider temperature range than others. I would include myself in this group. I only start to feel a bit chilly when it gets below 14 indoors and a bit warm in the mid 30s.

Ugh! Oh for an edit button.

I do think…

We haven't put ours on yet, we are just wearing layers and using blankets while watching TV.

etulosba

Thats all very well unless you’re married and it causes all out war!!! Roll on spring.

If my thermostat is set to 17.5 and my central heating timer is set to come on from 5-6pm, it will only come on at this time if the temp drops below 17.5?
Does that mean I could not use a timer and just leave the CH switched on all the time, and it would only come on once the temperature was below 17.5?
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It will always try to maintain the temp at which it is set at 24/7

I never get the "when do you turn heating on" threads.

Surely that's what the thermostat is for? I have on year round with the thermostat. Not overnight though as I don't like it bring stuffy.

Yes

We have windows open until the heating goes on. If it was on year round and the temperature dropped unexpectedly then the heating could come on when a window was open. That could be expensive!

Normally I only heat the one room the family are in (electric heater). Have the heating set at 10 degrees (thermostat) to prevent pipes freezing (hopefully)

Exactly the same here!
We have a digital thermostat which can be moved around the house, so generally in a central warm part, and I assume reasonably accurate, but not thermometer-accurate IYSWIM. Set to 19c when heating is timed to be on (morning and evening) and 5c the rest of the time.