Is your heating on yet?

[LaughingCat]

It’s Saturday night, I’m bored so I thought a quick poll would be fun.

We’ve still not put our heating on yet this year. We’ve got gloves, thick fuzzy blankets and socks on in bed. I’m not sure why.

I think my other half asked whether we should put the heating on in mid-September and my response was, “Well, I’m plenty warm still but if you’re cold, then just put it on.”

Now we’re stuck in some sort of detente, in the Yorkshire Dales, where neither of us wants to be the first one that breaks. 😂

How about you guys? Toasty warm with the heating on or styling it out with Snuggies and hot chocolate?

YABU - We’re sane. The heating is on.
YANBU - WE are the gods of winter! Heating off.

We have, admittedly because it's chilly in the mornings and sometimes putting the heating on is less effort than getting dressed straight away. 😂
No doubt we'll be back to opening windows wondering why it's so hot very soon as DP has a habit of putting it on, forgetting, then complaining that he (and by that point, everyone else) is too hot.

@biscuitbadger have you checked out how much your dehumidifier is costing you? They vary enormously & some are stupidly expensive!

I presume you don't have any windows open when you have it on?

Indeed, thank God for my log burner!

It's going to be a cold one where I am in Scotland tonight so we will have to have it on for a bit tonight . I do try to follow the guidance from WHO about keeping the Temp. between 18-21 c using my phone app.

@Schlaar how is your youngest doing? How old??

have you asked on market place etc etc if anyone has an old fire guard or play pen you can repurpose? I'm sure they'd be glad to rehome it!

otherwise you'll just have to keep them with you, even when you nip to the loo if there's not another adult watching them.

id love a wood burning stove. I miss the big open fireplace at the old house. Too many complications to putting one in here, unfortunately!

We put ours on beginning of October when we brought our newborn home. Even if we hadn’t‘t have had baby, it was pretty cold that week so we’d have put it on anyway and have been using it since.

Mine is set to 18 and on a reduced timer. I often find myself turning the thermostat down anyway as I am in a new build in the SE and it’s not really very cold tbh

@IncessantNameChanger

what make is your boiler?

Worcester are very helpful if it's one of theirs.

I have a little dehumidifier for the room I have washing in as well

Mine has been coming on in the morning and evening since mid Sept i think. But I refuse to be cold in my own home. If I have a jumper on and I’m still cold it goes on. I’m not wearing gloves inside…

I never have it on overnight though.

@notangelinajolie I'm sure the renovation will be fabulous, but that sounds fucking miserable in the meantime!!

How about buying an electric blanket for your bed so that it feels dry & warm.

and an electric throw for in the room you're living in?

or stay with friends/family??

How long until you're supposed to have the roof etc sorted?

It’s going to be freezing tonight so not mild anymore.

I keep sitting room warm all day then bedroom an hour before bed to warm the room up.

We've just started this week having it on for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening.. basically when DC are getting up and when they are going to bed. The rest of the time eg when they at school DH and I coping with layers, duvets wrapped round us and hot water bottles.

Basically terrified of the cost as 1 hour this year is equal to 3 hours last year in terms of cost!

@DixonD

you definitely need it on!! The last thing you need is anything on top of covid!!

I hope you're better soon ☕️ 💐

Absolutely!! It's horrible getting out of a warm bath/shower when it's cold. Must be extremely nasty for a baby as they can't swear & complain & wont understand it'll be much better when dry & clothes back on!!

Yes, the house kicks on the heating when it falls below 19.5c. According to hive, the heating has been on an average of 2 and a half hours each day this week. Although I have boosted it a few times to 20.5c to dry washing.

@IncessantNameChanger
@JackTorrance

Yes, I forgot to mention that, it's SO easy to fix the pressure yourself!

@BiasedBinding

me too!!

i think we must have a new rule! Declare your alternative heating up front 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Absolutely it is on. Life is too short for putting on coats to go to bed.

I'm finding it quite psychologically interesting.

I absolutely would have been freezing before this point and the heating would have been on. But now Im reluctant to put it on, I'm not as cold?

I don't really get it.

The thermometer says around 15 degrees but we're coping OK with that at the moment

@user1483387154

what was it like in the heatwave?

Me too. We haven't lit that yet this winter either. Did have the heating on today though, I don't think it was necessary but the in laws were cold.

@Schlaar yes! But don't take it personally, it's shared around liberally!!

@NewBootsAndRanty I didn't know that about the first hour being more expensive - I put it on to dry some clothes a while ago - thought £2.80 an hours - sod that and turned it off

I might put it on later and see how much it goes down but surely it's still burning the same amount of gas? (Not very clued up on these things.....)