What temperature have you set the thermostat on your heating at?

[ja9]

just wondering if there is a norm for this time of yr...

[leelee1234]

PigletJohn I live in the uk, and I'm using degrees celcius.

[leelee1234]

colditz My thermostat goes upto 35. I couldn't cope if it only went to 25. I don't sweat much, 35 is just about comfortable for me and I have a jumper/fleece on most of the time. Yes my gas bill is really high but I can afford it.

[HoratiaWinwood]

Leelee - you need to have that looked at, seriously. Wearing a fleece in 35 degree heat means either that your heating is on the blink, or you are unwell.

[leelee1234]

HoratiaWinwood My thermostat is correct, I have a thermometer in the room and that says the same. I'm not unwell, I just really like being very warm. The warmer my house is, the happier I am!!

[AnnieLobeseder]

leelee - see a doctor. Needing at wear a fleece at 35 degrees is an indication of serious problems. Does anyone else live in your house? 35 degrees is tropical rainforest and sahara desert-type heat.

A normal comfortable don't-need-a-jumper temp is 21-22 degrees.

[leelee1234]

AnnieLobeseder I don't need to wear a fleece but I choose to as I want to feel cosy. I live with my teenage daughter and she agrees with me. She loves it. We put the fire on most evenings too, at my daughters request.

[bluecarrot]

I did have it set to 16c 7am-8am and 4pm-7pm but the temp drops to around 10-12c during the day and 7 at night and now the house is smelling damp a d DD has had a horrible cough for a month that won't shift. Now I have it set to 16 min all the time ( well, i will til spring, then turn it off) My gas supplier will love me.

[AnnieLobeseder]

Don't worry, bluecarrot - the jury is still out as to whether it is more energy efficient to keep your heating on low all the time or have timed sessions, since every time it switches on it needs to use lots of energy to bring the heat up, while only a little energy is needed to maintain a constant temp. I think it depends a lot on the heating system and how well the house is insulated.

[AnnieLobeseder]

Leelee - but 35 isn't cosy, it's heat-stoke-inducing HOT. People die in temperatures like that.

[AnnieLobeseder]

What do people say when they come over to visit? I wouldn't stay in your house long at a temp like that.

[MirandaWest]

Leelee seems to be posting a lot about her sauna like house today.

[ilovepowerhoop]

Bluecarrot why not have the heating on for the same times as you originally did but turn the thermostat up to 19-20 degrees. Your house will heat up more, take a bit longer to cool down (have you got insulation? ) and you should feel more comfortable. 16 degrees is still cold.

P.s. mine is on from 6-10am and 5-10pm at 18-19 degrees.

[AnnieLobeseder]

MirandaWest - I think poor Leelee keeps posting because people are so shocked they keep asking her about it!!

[leelee12345]

AnnieLobeseder It depends on the person as to what they say when they come to visit. If it's a man, they usually say it's too hot. Women sometimes say it's nice and warm and others say too hot. But if it's one of my daughter's friends (13/14 year old girls), they love it and say how "gorgeous and warm" it is in here. I'm with them!

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Have you seen the summer heating thread? Has gone 'poof' into the ether with a rather funny deletion message on threads I'm on.

[dikkertjedap]

20 when one of us is home and 16 if we are all out and during the night.

[veryworried29]

23/24/25 depending on how cold it is outside.

[amothersplaceisinthewrong]

Somwhere between 20-22 depending on outside temperature - on for two hours in morning and a couple in early evening, unless really cold outside then on all day.

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

19 in the evenings 17 during the day.

[PelvicFloorClenchReminder]

12 and a half. If it actually comes on, that's when you know to put a vest on.

[PelvicFloorClenchReminder]

^ That makes it sound like I'm walking around naked - I meant under the layers!

[HystericalParoxysm]

Yes what did happen to the other thread about this?

[teenmum1995]

I have mine on 30 degrees all the time in the winter and 25 in the summer but sometimes higher if its chilly outside. I don't know how some of you can cope with such low temperatures, plus I have a one year old child and wouldn't dare have it any lower than 25.

[PigletJohn]

teen

have you checked the actual room temperature with a thermometer?

Central heating systems are usually sized to give a 20C increase above external temperature.

Turning the stat up to 30C means you are just using it as an on/off switch.