Central Heating - on yet?

[SpokeyDokey]

Examples also in this thread, we know people who only switch their CH on/off, or light fires, within certain periods of the year.

Such as, my heating is turned on at the start of (insert month) and goes off at the end of (insert month).

I can never understand the logic of this.

It's either cold enough to turn on, or warm enough to turn off, whatever the time of the year. Surely?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Is that 14C

Nope

 

[oldwheels]

I am seriously considering turning on my storage heaters but currently get by with short bursts on a patio heater in my living room. I do have a solid fuel stove but cannot be bothered with the work involved and the chimney has not been swept for some time.
I hope to be away for a week in early October so am trying to leave the storage heaters off till I come back mid October.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Haven't used a duvet in weeks, let alone heating.

 

[BoldonLad]

Examples also in this thread, we know people who only switch their CH on/off, or light fires, within certain periods of the year.

Such as, my heating is turned on at the start of (insert month) and goes off at the end of (insert month).

I can never understand the logic of this.

It's either cold enough to turn on, or warm enough to turn off, whatever the time of the year. Surely?

I would agree, with a slight caveat, our heating goes on when Mrs @BoldonLad's complaints exceed my tolerance level

I did plan to hold out and stay strong until end September, but, I have weakened and, it was on yesterday evening, and, it is on again this evening.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I did plan to hold out and stay strong until end September, but, I have weakened and, it was on yesterday evening, and, it is on again this evening.

Free gas here, maybe I should just go for it

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Heating not yet on.
Will I make it till the 1st of October?
Ground floor flat, hard floors, not even curtains (I have blinds).
It is still mild for Scottish standards.

 

[dicko]

Boiler serviced, rads all bled ready for the temperature to drop. We have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar installed in 2017 with a ten year guarantee. We also have an external temperature sensor linked to the computer brain control. It senses and adjusts as the temperature rises and falls. We never ever let our home drop below 18 degrees C it’s very very efficient as we have all the insulation we can possibly install.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've just put 2 radiators on, as I usually do at this time of the day. I'll turn them off about 1am. 🧐

 

[Accy cyclist]

Talking to a woman in the 'launderette' this aft', she told me she can't afford to put her heating on till next month/October. She said she pays £170 a month for her gas and electricity while living in a small terraced house. I bet my flat's not much smaller than her house and I only pay £70 a month and have 2 radiators on more or less every day of the year. Unless it's 'mad hot' outside which happens every blue moon!

 

[Baldy]

I did put a jumper on tonight.

 

[johnblack]

Not thought about it yet, but some grumbling from my youngest about being freezing! need to dip the oil to see how much left in the tank, will string that out for as long as possible.

 

[Mo1959]

Examples also in this thread, we know people who only switch their CH on/off, or light fires, within certain periods of the year.

Such as, my heating is turned on at the start of (insert month) and goes off at the end of (insert month).

I can never understand the logic of this.

It's either cold enough to turn on, or warm enough to turn off, whatever the time of the year. Surely?

Couple of us, like myself and oldwheels still are all electric and have storage heaters. I find once they are on, I leave then on so try and leave it as late as I can tolerate comfortably. I usually start by just switching the hall one on and then the living room one goes on when winter really sets in. I just can't be bothered with the cost and upheaval of getting gas brought from the street into my house and a boiler and radiators installed. I honestly don't mind the storage heaters.

 

[Baldy]

I think the planning is to faze out gas heating, starting sometime soon. Apparently we've all got to get heat pumps, even though they don't work well in older property.

 

[Mo1959]

I think the planning is to faze out gas heating, starting sometime soon. Apparently we've all got to get heat pumps, even though they don't work well in older property.

Would be hopeless for me. These bungalows are just timber frame and a single brick and can't have cavity wall insulation so damn sure I wouldn't be going to the expense of some sort of external or internal cladding then the cost of a heat pump, etc. I'll stick with my storage heaters. I believe they are already saying that new builds should no longer have gas boilers put in.