To wonder how long the no heating brigade will last when it turns cold?

[womaninatightspot]

I’ve been contemplating how much I can reduce the heating and electric throws. It’s chilly here today, sixteen degrees, but grey and drizzly. I’ve lit the wood stove, I do have a cold so maybe I feel more susceptible to chills.

I feel like I’ve fallen at first hurdle. Definitely going to be keeping one warm room in the house so it’s not just really unpleasant for the dc. I’ve recently paid 365 for four cubic metres kiln dried wood but it’s going to cost 1K to fill the oil tank for 1000 litres. Was a third of that last year.

It's the last mild day today. Tomorrow is when it all changes sadly.

It was 19 degrees in the house today. Still haven't put the heating on. Hoping to last out until December. Hot water bottle in bed and duvets on the sofa.

Still no heating on here. Honestly, it’s been fine. We’ve had a blanket most nights on the sofa but other than that I can’t believe how much less energy we’ve used than last year! We are very lucky to live in a new build though and as our living room isn’t on the ground floor I do think that makes it easier.

Not been cold myself, but the flat is feeling damp and the windows are covered in condensation. I've put the heating on to just try and heat the building as damp will be intolerable. It has been wet, and I'm going to need to heat the building 😔

Trying to transform from no heating to minimal heating atm.

I am finding that 1 hour of the CH at about 15:00 is the best option. If I put it on much later than that, then the house stays warm much later into the night than I really need it to.

Similar realisation here. If I turn the heating on for half an hour it keeps the room toasty for quite some time. It's worth doing it earlier in the day than at 7pm when we finally sit down.

I've been through several winters with shit heating and you wear clothes, drink a lot of tea and wear hats indoors.

What is it you're looking for here? There are very few people who aren't putting their heating on for fun. I imagine they will be doing what they can to stay warm - maybe the terracotta plantpot with teelights, or whatever.

Dunno. A bit of shared empathy. A few tips.

Yes, no one wants to be cold for fun. Some people don't have much choice. Others don't think that giving energy companies large amounts of cash is fun either. Neither is wrecking the environment.

I could probably afford to keep my place at 25 degrees all winter. But it would be a waste of money that I would rather spend on something else.

What is it you are looking for here ?

I wondered what you're looking for. I don't think that's too much to ask since so many threads here are started just to have a go at people for whatever.

Empathy? you have plenty from me if you're having trouble affording heating. I am WFH in a room with a broken window (the opening device rather than the glass) so it's wedged open about 3 inches. It's not particularly cold, at the moment but there have been days when I've had to move to another room with my laptop because my hands were so cold.

Tips: layers, especially socks. Preferably thin socks and either nice warm fleecy slippers or a thicker more rough woven pair on top.
Gilets/waistcoats or sleeveless hoodies are good because if you have too many layers on your arms it's awkward if you want to do things. In a bedsit i once lived in it meant a wooly hat at all times and fingerless gloves.

If watching TV or something in the evenings, blankets, especially if you can spread it over two people. And something behind your back to keep that warm.

I've seen heating tips where you put one of those tea-light candles on a dish and put a clean, dry, teraccota flowerpot over the top - it makes a kind of radiator. And those candles are relatively safe and burn hot for a while.

25° is generally far too hot for me. I prefer hating around 20° - other people have other preferences.

Well, glad you've appeared on page 23 to give us your two penneth.

I find heating makes the air so gross I’d much rather wear layers

How does a small amount of heating to stop the damp and take the chill off the temperature make the air gross?

Well, glad you've appeared on page 23 to give us your two penneth.

who died and made you the thread police?

Didn't you start with the policing by demanding to know what people wanted from the thread?! 🤷‍♀️ 🍿

Demand?
I merely asked what the point of the thread was.
And someone said tips and empathy.

I mean it could just have been someone wanting to offload their woes and just want empathy, in which case they would get that.

Or it's a load of judgy people wanting to snipe at people? seems more like it, tbh.

Because it dries out the air!!!

”Hot central heating dries the air, which causes the skin to lose moisture. This leaves skin feeling dry and it can become red, flaky and irritated, prone to various conditions such as eczema or psoriasis.”

Do you have eczema?! Because I do and my skin feels absolutely vile with the heating on.

www.cosmedics.co.uk/is-central-heating-drying-your-skin/

Didn't notice any sniping or judging. Until today, that is.

Didn't notice any sniping or judging. Until today, that is.

Yes. She's misjudged the tone of the thread, taken umbrage and had a go.

It's always a fine line for me - I have psoriasis which gets worse with the CH, but then I'm also disabled and asthmatic (I'm a très healthy specimen...) so bad in the cold too! 🙄

I spent an hour when I got home sawing windfall branches from last winter. I was boiling by the time I finished. Highly recommend if you need a keep warm workout. It’s enough to keep the stove going tonight so the house is cosy.

Try a window vac. I have a karcher but my local Aldi was flogging off their own brand ones for a tenner in my local store. It makes a big difference. To the house if it’s not damp.

I got my non-karcher-karcher in B&M for about £20 in the spring. I'm disappointed that the windows haven't been damp enough yet to use it! 😄

Your time will come! I clean my shower screen with it to save water marks/ damp in there.

My son had eczema when he was little but I didn’t have the heating blasting - just enough to keep the house warm and dry. A damp house wasn’t good for his asthma or heart condition.

@bloodyeverlastinghell When did you see the window vacs in Aldi ?