central heating chat
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What's more, still riding in short sleeves. So double 
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
So is it cold in the UK? I'll be back late October
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Thermostat says 21 degrees in my home. Certainly nowhere near turning on the heating.
Its still very mild outside.
Its still very mild outside.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
(I missed your post.)
Yes please - what is the technical reason for people being obsessed with being warmer in spring, autumn or winter than they are comfortable being in summer?
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
It was a bit cool last night so we shut a couple of windows. Downstairs has her heating on and I could hear her saying that this quarter's bill was going to cost her a fortune!! She's quite loud in conversation.
Tcr4x4
Veteran
- Location
- Gloucester
Been quite mild the last week or so, even walking around the house in a tshirt!.
Ordering some logs tomorrow for the fire as I have a feeling its going to get very cold, very quickly!
Ordering some logs tomorrow for the fire as I have a feeling its going to get very cold, very quickly!
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
Thermostat may be at 21 but the air temp can be cooler. Our old bimetallic stats needed to be set at 25 to get the house to 17 degrees. Yes I am that sad to test the stats temp off on points with a calibrated digital thermometer used for commissioning commercial systems . Our new digital stats are accurate and are set at 16 for the times we need heat and 12 for when we don't . Gas usage has dropped significantly too.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I can see why you and your neighbour below are having 'noise' problems! No way should you be able to make out each other's conversations. (But it does sound as if there is more to it than just noise.)
As for the heating ... mine is still off, and last night I had to cast aside the blanket and PJs that I needed at night a couple of weeks ago - I was too warm.
I am keeping most of the windows shut now, but I sleep with the bedroom door open and that allows fresh air in from the bathroom which still has its window open.
I am beginning to wonder if I might get through to November before putting my heater on this year? (If we suddenly get a change of wind direction bringing in an Arctic blast, then you know who to blame!)
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ok, so you have a dodgy thermostat, but I can tell that when my sister's is set to 22 degrees, that is about what she gets. I have to sit in shorts and t-shirt in mid-winter to avoid overheating, and if she then starts cooking, the place gets even hotter. It's horrible!
I will change my question - most people would not put their heating on in summer when the air temperature is 13 - 15 degrees, so why do they heat their houses to get the air temperatures up to 17 - 25 degrees at other times of the year?
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Summer 13-15, that's a Hebden Bridge summer i take it Colin ?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I'm guessing, but maybe it's because, having been outside in cold temperatures, they want a real change when they get indoors. Personally, I find public buildings, shops etc to be almost intolerably hot.....and don't get me on the subject of overheated bedrooms....
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
When I visit my older sister in the winter, she always puts the radiator on in the guest bedroom. I always tell her not to do it, but she ignores me 'because it is cold'. Yes, it's cold outside, but it is a double-glazed, insulated house and the room is much warmer than my bedroom at home, even without the damn radiator on! I have to remember to go up there hours before bedtime and turn it off, and leave the door open to let the warm air out.
ScotiaLass
Guru
- Location
- Middle Earth
The heating is not on here yet.
We have cavity wall insulation and loft insulation but it still costs a fortune to heat (4 bed semi)
I prefer it cooler.....I sleep with the bedroom windows open all year round (yip, even in minus 10) and walking into my bedroom in winter is like walking into a fridge!
But, I can't sleep unless the air is cold - and that's what heavy duvets are for, right?
My daughter works at an Equestrian yard and is used to being outside and the 2 lads are fairly hardy, so no complaints from them re the heating (or lack of it).
If they do moan I tell them to put another layer on or help towards the bill....that usually results in them putting another layer on
I keep a micro fleece by my chair so if it gets a bit chilly I can throw that over me.
Hoping to make it through to the end of October before having to put some heating on!
We have cavity wall insulation and loft insulation but it still costs a fortune to heat (4 bed semi)
I prefer it cooler.....I sleep with the bedroom windows open all year round (yip, even in minus 10) and walking into my bedroom in winter is like walking into a fridge!
But, I can't sleep unless the air is cold - and that's what heavy duvets are for, right?
My daughter works at an Equestrian yard and is used to being outside and the 2 lads are fairly hardy, so no complaints from them re the heating (or lack of it).
If they do moan I tell them to put another layer on or help towards the bill....that usually results in them putting another layer on
I keep a micro fleece by my chair so if it gets a bit chilly I can throw that over me.
Hoping to make it through to the end of October before having to put some heating on!
