Have You Turned Your Heating On Yet ?

[itsnowjoke]

I sure have and got my thick socks out too lol

[Bottesford]

Time to set the heating clock for the evenings too instead of switching it on when I get in. Taking over two hours to reach 18-19c now so in the mean time its cold!

Got to that time of year where most objects in the house feel cold to the touch - my desk, the bed and especially the toilet seat!

[Richard2901]

Heating has hardly been off here this year. One of the longest spells it has been off continuously was 8 days while I was away in the Canaries. Got back last Friday night to find an indoor temperature of just 8.9C

Makes you wonder how people managed in the days before central heating.

[March Blizzard]

Heating has hardly been off here this year. One of the longest spells it has been off continuously was 8 days while I was away in the Canaries. Got back last Friday night to find an indoor temperature of just 8.9C

Makes you wonder how people managed in the days before central heating.

What's central heating...?

[stewfox]

Time to set the heating clock for the evenings too instead of switching it on when I get in. Taking over two hours to reach 18-19c now so in the mean time its cold!

Got to that time of year where most objects in the house feel cold to the touch - my desk, the bed and especially the toilet seat!

Notice it tonight when I got in , bloody cold , partner usually in before me so might have to to auto

[Turnedoutniceagain]

My winter started yesterday: Boiler and Aga serviced, 2500lts of oil, 250kg of coal and 3 tonnes of wood delivered - C'mon Winter 12/13, do your worst !!!!!

[laserguy]

....2500lts of oil, 250kg of coal and 3 tonnes of wood...

How much did that lot come to, TONA?

[Great Plum]

Heating is on for an hour in the mornings now...

[Jasmine]

I haven't turned mines off since 3 days ago the wind had been getting really cold

[AWD]

Don't think I have had the heating on so much in Autumn for a long time.

[Skeggy Winter Storm]

Yes the heatings def gone on a bit earlier this year hardly had it on last year really

[Bottesford]

And it went off late too in the cool spring - in fact it was summer when it was last on! 2012 - the year where a lot of gas was burnt. Perhaps all that CO2 will warm up next year :lol:

[Turnedoutniceagain]

How much did that lot come to, TONA?

Just under £2k *sigh*

[ARTDEMOLE]

Turn mine on every morning first thing.Then off at night as I go to bed...Thick duvet so will not notice during night...And a memory foam topper to sleep on.

[Bumpkin]

Had the wood burner going all day as my husband got covered in snow whilst on the farm this morning and the poor old thing is suffering with man flu. He came in all bedraggled and sniffly so i thought we'd better warm the house up.

[picog]

Just under £2k *sigh*

How much are you paying for your oil? I think we paid about 58p/liter in the summer. Our wood is £100 per 1.2m3 - that's all hard wood, air dried.

[Turnedoutniceagain]

How much are you paying for your oil? I think we paid about 58p/liter in the summer. Our wood is £100 per 1.2m3 - that's all hard wood, air dried.

£680 for 1000 litres, so it's now 68p

[picog]

£680 for 1000 litres, so it's now 68p

That is pretty steep. I am hoping to get more oil when it has gone down a bit, unlikely in the winter. it is a shame the govt do not regulate the oil companies, at least we might get a fairer price when it is really cold. Trying to burn more wood this year as its chapter than oil.

[jtay]

Oh go on then dear. What the heck... Stick it on for an hour.

[stewfox]

I switched it on last night as was chilly. Is that the earliest start to the season ?

[Bottesford]

Had mine off Sun-Tues last week but otherwise its been coming on for a bit morning & evening (or in fact anytime we're in and it feels chilly).

No sign of retiring it for the summer yet. Will we managed a longer heating free period this year I wonder. Last year 3rd June was last switch on and it came back on during a late August chilly night. That gave us only 1 month out of 12 heating free. I know my place is chilly but that's poor by any standard!

[Methuselah]

Nyet! At this time of year...

[Jax]

Mine is on now, it has dropped below 10oC outside and only 15oC inside (which whilst not "cold" is still not fantastic)

[fUnKy]

two hours in the evening still.. cold here in plymouth with that breeze.

[picog]

Heating back on and the fire is lit. we had the heating off for a few days earlier, but the temp in the house fell to 14C, so it has gone back on - far too chilly. We have now been lighting the woodburner virtually every day since the start of September, that is over 8 months of fires.

Edited May 14, 2013 by picog