1st time tonight for about 2 hrs ... & that was enough to heat the place nicely.

I was hoping to wait until Oct, but to be fair, we haven't had it on for months now. My May bill was £460 (duel fuel) .... and my Aug bill was £226 .... pretty good huh

 

I won't put it on properly (twice daily)  until I really have to.

I have to admit that I've had mine on for the odd hour or so for the last couple of weeks Aimee ....but I ( and Mr Baz) tend to feel the cold more these days ....dreading the winter bills though

I get you Baz  I've not worked out how much mine is Angel, I had a letter from my energy supplier saying they have estimated mine (duel) will be a £1000 for the year  I spend more on fuel than food 

 

I'm hoping it might come down a bit now my daughter isn't going to be here so much, she was always putting the hot water on 

It's been on (and off) for the past 2 weeks now.  And very ON since yesterday!

I thought about putting it on tonight Aims but didn't in the end. I don't think it will be long before it's on though it's been really cold the past couple of days.

It sure has 

Mine's been on since back end of last week, on the timer. Morning and night 

We are noticing the cold more cause we had those few warm days 

Our heating went on about two days into September!

Do you find it works out cheaper that way? My boiler engineer bloke reckons it does but I don't want it coming on if I'm not in or not cold etc 

Just tested it out this evening as it was a bit chilly!

I don't really know Aims. All I know is I got money back the year before and ended up owing them £200 on the gas this year  leccy not so bad. 

 

If I don't need it on I just switch it off completely 

 

My heating will go on when a series of trigger points are activated.

 

Weather turns too cold that it affects room temperature too much

 

Wearing a reasonable amount of clothing in the house is not affective in keeping me warm.

 

The temperature in the bedroom is too low so as to require more than a small number of additional clothing on in bed.

 

I see breath...

 

 

We have ours on 24hrs a day once the cold weather kicks in.  I'm sure it's more economical as the boiler never really has to go into overdrive to heat the house.  We just tweak the thermostat if the temp drops/rises too much, but generally it's on about 20.

Possibly is cheaper if you have a very efficient boiler, top-rate insulation and keep the thermostat to a reasonable setting as you do!

Are you my boiler engineer  that's what he said 

 

I think our boiler could power the QE 2 - it's a beast.  But then again, I hate being cold, so I think Mr. C took a view on it: burning ears (from my nagging) or a burning hot house 

 

I don't look too good in a boiler suit, so no, probably not   

I've had all the insulation done but one bloke told me it's all to do with where your thermostat is, mines in the living room so when that room hits 20 the heating goes off and then fires up again when it gets colder but upstairs may not have reached the same temperature when it decides to turn off 

But, don't you prefer it cooler in the bedrooms anyway?  

You could always get the thermostat moved....?

Ooh yes! I don't like a too warm bedroom. I can't sleep properly 

I like a cool bedroom but not a cold bathroom  he said the thermostat had been put in the wrong place  every house I've lived in has been cold  I can hear the wind howling round the side now

Can you tell i don't pay the bills?

You will one day 

Get that thermostat moved, Aimee   It's a 5 minute job, so I doubt you'll be charge too much.

I can move my thermo around It's on top of the sideboard in the dining room at the mo 

Switched it on occasionally in the evening about 3 weeks ago.. it's on timed now - morning and night but sometimes I switch it off and on during the evening.  

Looking in to it 

Me neither! I don't have the heating on in the bedroom except in the depths of winter,

We have had the heating on once or twice in the last week but particularly today. It was very cold. Eventually we move our work stations into a front room and just have the fire on. All of our winter wear has been located and cleaned or washed as necessary as we tend to wrap up well in the north facing rear of the house.

My heating has been on several times during the last week or so, and it feels like it's time for it to go onto timed.

 

I finally put a long sleeve top on at the weekend. .Am still in knee length shorts tho..

 

Heating doesn't go on til the clocks change and later if tis not too cold. . more layers go on instead.. same in spring, Heating goes off when clocks change and layers/thickness of clothes get reduced

 

I don't like to be too hot anyway.. if it is cold I warm up really quickly then I stay too hot for ages after which I hate..  the summer was a killer for me this yr, am only just cooling down now after months of being too hot all the time 

I'll be sweating my arse off, here in Korea, till probably the beginning of November. Then the temperature will dramatically change. That's the problem with this country, there's no in between.

 

*1st world problems*

 

I put extra layers on and will snuggle under a blanket - only put the heating on of a night and only when my teeth are chattering

I'm making the most of it this year  Who knows what will happen next year when I might not have a job  

It;s been on randomly since last week.  It's been on three times today though because it's so cold out and the youngest is sick.

 

Usually I'll get up 20 minutes before everyone else in the morning and decide whether it's cold enough for the heating to go on.  I don't like having it on the timer because some mornings it's way too warm.  Nearer November I'll put the timer on though.

 

I also put it on a half hour before the kids go to bed so their rooms are nice and warm for bedtime.

 

If it's just me at home I refuse to put the heating on unless I've tried socks, houseboots and a jumper and am still really cold.