Why are people put heating on before putting on a hoodie/jumper

[stoow]

Seen photos and posts with people saying that they have put on their heating on. Some photos have people wearing short sleeves! Just put on a hoodie, jumper or cardi! That costs nothing. Heating - varies depending on how big the home is, type of heating, efficiency etc.

I have not had my heating on since around Easter. My energy account is about £80 in credit.

Good for you OP but I like my home to feel toasty all over when it’s cold and depressing. I’m a grown women I can decide for myself thanks !

We are in a big sandstone high ceiling house and when this house gets cold jumpers will not cut it but heating on for an hour is just enough to take the chill off the air so a cardigan or throw over you on the couch I'd perfect

I hate jumpers and sweaters. Our thermostat comes on when it drops below 20° and sometimes I have a blanket over me but that’s more for comfort. I choose what feels best in the moment.

I work from home in a bedroom. I had the radiator on on tuesday cos it was cold, its hard to type in gloves and my hands can be very cold

How do you manage when you have to leave the house in cold weather?

What temperature was it?

I do, if I’m cold I refuse to sit and be cold and uncomfortable and will not let my kids go cold, I would rather pay extortionate prices for my bills than be cold

I presume this isn't a genuine thread , the OP says
photos and posts with people saying that they have put on their heating on. Some photos have people wearing short sleeves!
I don't see posts with pictures of people

I usually wear a (thick strap) vest top and a cardigan in colder weather - even when I go out - as mostly I’m in the car. Sometimes I wear my denim jacket instead of the cardigan to mix it up! If I’m going out properly, like for lunch or to the shopping centre, that might end up being a t shirt and blazer. Very rarely will I wear a coat. The last time was for a funeral in March ‘23 but that was only because it was the done thing. Before that was my big coat in December ‘22 for a freezing day out at Beamish but I only had a thin long sleeved t shirt under it. I’ve had that coat about 10 years and it’s probably been worn about 6 times.

I go through phases where I’ll wear my cardigan in the house in the winter too but sometimes I don’t like the feel of it.

I should add, I turn thermostat down in the summer. I open the windows and patio doors a lot as I like the fresh air.

It’s silly to you. Not others.

This.
If I want to be cosy my heating will go on whether it's January or July.
Of course not everyone can afford it and it will save money if you wrap up. But there is nothing "sinful" about using heating.

If you are paying the bill, and you want to turn the heating on, it’s your call.
If someone else is paying, put a hoodie on!

I put my heating on when I want because I don't like being cold and I can afford to.
A jumper doesn't stop the house feeling damp if it's raining and if I'm in a position to prevent mould then why wouldn't I. I also like being in a vest and shorts when I'm relaxing. There's nothing worse than being in someone's cold damp house.

Just been wearing joggers and a long sleeve T-shirt today. Normally my north facing lounge gets cool.

Ours has been on today as it's teemed with rain and the whole house feels a bit damp cold.

You are supposed to keep a window open on the vents. When my neighbour below me moved in. He had to get rid of the damp and mould from walls and a couple of kitchen units. As previous neighbour didn’t have any vents open. This is a flat where she lived for 13 years.

I temporarily close the vents if we have a storm of heavy winds as the whistling is awful

Putting on another layer doesn’t do anything to warm the air. It doesn’t warm your face. It doesn’t stop the room feeling chilly and inhospitable. I agree it makes sense to put on another layer as well, but personally I find cold rooms depressing even if I’m not feeling cold myself.

I did this last winter, just cranked up the heating instead of putting extra clothes on. Ended up with £143 debit on my gas bill by mid February. Never had more than £30 debit before.

I won't be doing that again THIS winter. I'll be bloody well wrapping up!

YANBU @stoow

I have had the heating on a few evenings recently including tonight. Cold and wet here . I went to bed at 9pm with the dog to warm up !

I'm in Glasgow and the sun doesn't get in my house until afternoon, and then only in the back. So it's been baltic this week, and the heating has been on.

😆 Awww, that's so cute! Snuggling up to doggo!

It definitely doesn't warm your hands! I'm not sitting in my own house, especially when I'm wfh, freezing my tits off when I have a central heating system designed to prevent that happening.

I put mine on for an hour as living room was only 18 degrees.
Also I was really cold in bed the other night and I’d typically just put all my extra blankets away for the summer.

I like to keep the house damp free and it’s rained quite a bit lately.

My DH wfh and will put on a jumper but then the heating. Annoys me so much as I'm out at work and come back to the energy metre readings. I pay this bill and wished he worked outside of the home to minimise the costs.

On the other hand my DM is in 80s and will out the fire/heating on and rightly so when she's feeling cold. Xxx

Not all windows have trickle vents. Ours do, but I haven't seen many in friends houses that have them.