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NMA
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18 November 2025 09:23:34

And filling the space between double glazing panes with argon helps. Was that in place?

Yesterday my south-facing living room reached 22C with no C/H, and the panels on the roof were providing solar hot water at 46C. But I did put the C/H on for a timed hour early this morning to take the chill off when I woke up

Originally Posted by: DEW 

I think it was argon they used. My current living room gets direct sun at this time of year and yesterday and you could feel it. In the summer the opposite and the house remains pleasantly cool with the much higher sun. No solar panels for obvious reasons. 


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The Beast from the East
10 September 2026 01:45:28
Came on this morning automatically,  Thermostat set at 21c.   Might do so again in a few hours.


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Jiries
10 September 2026 07:56:54

Came on this morning automatically,  Thermostat set at 21c.   Might do so again in a few hours.

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 

Very early for heating to come on and i know yesterday was very cold but thankfully the conservatory did reachec 27.6c without much sun and kept the house temps very comfortable warm 23-24C.  In the past I used to put heating on few times in end of September but now no more until Octdober.   If we do get Oct 1995 repeat then no heating needed for whole month until November.  My old house was often 24-26c indoors that year, 

DEW
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10 September 2026 08:06:24
Central Heating? in September? Have you moved to Aviemore or some such?

At least in the south, and with current weather trends, I wouldn't even be thinking about C/H until late October.


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bledur
10 September 2026 08:10:05

Central Heating? in September? Have you moved to Aviemore or some such?

At least in the south, and with current weather trends, I wouldn't even be thinking about C/H until late October.

Originally Posted by: DEW 

Crazy ,just put a jumper on .I am still in a T shirt,yet I see people walking about in fleeces and padded jackets.🤷

Retron
10 September 2026 08:19:29

Central Heating? in September? Have you moved to Aviemore or some such?

At least in the south, and with current weather trends, I wouldn't even be thinking about C/H until late October.

Originally Posted by: DEW 

Mine went on for about 10 seconds. Not because I was cold, not even because it was a pre-season test, but because my Google thermostat lost connection with the heat link (which is attached to the boiler), and after 15 minutes of faffing I got the connection back... I'd been twisting the dial, so it went on for a few seconds - just enough time for the boiler to fire up and for the pump to start running.

It's off again now and will be for at least another month, I suspect! (When it's on I have it set to 17, it's currently 19.5 in the room where the thermostat's placed).


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Jiries
10 September 2026 09:24:24

Crazy ,just put a jumper on .I am still in a T shirt,yet I see people walking about in fleeces and padded jackets.🤷

Originally Posted by: bledur 

I wear just shorts all the time only when i go to bed i put on the sleeveless shirt, not worn jacket since March as a am strict season follower, March 21st to 21st September NO jacket or jumper required unless if there snow in April only then I just put on.  Any bonus warmth after the 21st September then no jumper or jacket needed and continue with shorts outside and indoors.  Even yesterday went to the post office in short and sleeve shirt as it too early to wear jacket or jumper.  Be smart about trying to reduce unnecessary jumpers and jackets washing in the summer months..  My wife used to wear dressing gown during the summer up to 2023 because she feel cold but since the conservatory built she never used it since early May and still not using it this month so far.

The Beast from the East
10 September 2026 09:44:46

Crazy ,just put a jumper on .I am still in a T shirt,yet I see people walking about in fleeces and padded jackets.🤷

Originally Posted by: bledur 

Since I had new boiler fitted last year Its on the thermostat. My old system was all manual.   It came on again this morning, and its nice to dry the towels on the radiator.  I could turn the temp setting down so it wont come on. 


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Hungry Tiger
10 September 2026 11:25:19
I hope I can get to October going on current forecasts. My house is a cold house solid walls etc. So it cools down a lot if we get cold nights.

What with the hot weather it's been over 25C downstairs for weeks and higher upstairs 28C and over. Eventually you get used to it, so when it cools down you notice it. Currently it's 22C downstairs which is OK. 21C and it would start to feel chilly. I hate the cold. I don't want it below 21C. 🙂🙂🙂


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Jiries
10 September 2026 11:36:02

I hope I can get to October going on current forecasts. My house is a cold house solid walls etc. So it cools down a lot if we get cold nights.

What with the hot weather it's been over 25C downstairs for weeks and higher upstairs 28C and over. Eventually you get used to it, so when it cools down you notice it. Currently it's 22C downstairs which is OK. 21C and it would start to feel chilly. I hate the cold. I don't want it below 21C. 🙂🙂🙂

Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 

Yes it does feel this way after being used to 27-32c room temps here.  Currently 32c in the conservatory, 27C living room and 24 rest of the house.  Nice weather today and i just couldn't believe the weird heat haters still angry about the warm temps of low 20s?  Why they are like that as with the gas bills going up they don't realised that any warm weather are welcome to keep the heating off. They wanted it no sun, very low cold temps and wet September as if they want to turn the heating on early and detest wearing summer clothes?  Advantage of summer season, less clothes to wash, feel lighter by wearing summer clothes and no heating which is important factor due to current high bills. 

Caz
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10 September 2026 19:13:42
I’m still in shorts all day and I have the air con on at night.  It hasn’t cooled down that much yet but days are getting noticeably shorter and there’s dew most mornings now.
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Gandalf The White
10 September 2026 19:56:54

I’m still in shorts all day and I have the air con on at night.  It hasn’t cooled down that much yet but days are getting noticeably shorter and there’s dew most mornings now.

Originally Posted by: Caz 

Yes, we're at that time of year when the days shorten noticeably: we lose daylight at the rate of about 30 minutes per week at this point in the cycle. Sunset is over an hour earlier by the end of this month v the start.

As the weather has been warmish we've not really seen it get cold indoors yet, although the dull, windy day made it noticeably less comfortable.


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Jiries
10 September 2026 20:42:25

I’m still in shorts all day and I have the air con on at night.  It hasn’t cooled down that much yet but days are getting noticeably shorter and there’s dew most mornings now.

Originally Posted by: Caz 

Strange if the AC doesn't cool down that much?  Those temperatures this month does not need AC or heating yet?  I stopped using the fan once the bedsroom temps below 25C threshold as above that it on all night.    It now 23C in the bedroom which is extremely nice and warm to sleep in.  

Crepuscular Ray
10 September 2026 22:02:57
Up here in Scotland where houses remained cool all summer, our thermostat is set at 18.5 C and the heating has clicked on about 4 times in the last week.

In October it goes up to 19 C for the winter, who sets it at 21 C?? Maybe rich folk 🤔


Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

Gandalf The White
10 September 2026 23:57:56

Up here in Scotland where houses remained cool all summer, our thermostat is set at 18.5 C and the heating has clicked on about 4 times in the last week.

In October it goes up to 19 C for the winter, who sets it at 21 C?? Maybe rich folk 🤔

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 

Wives…. 😉  More likely 22c in this household 🙂


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Tim A
11 September 2026 04:36:48
House noticeable cooler now, well downstairs anyway. It's been hovering at just under 20c downstairs for the past few days. 

Currently 19.2c.   Warmer upstairs and actually pleasant to sleep in so would be foolish to put the heating on yet I think. Looks a bit milder too the next few days, but can see the possibility of limited use  next week. 


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GezM
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11 September 2026 07:36:54
All depends on a number of factors such as age of house, aspect, exposure to direct sunlight, number/size of windows etc. Our house is an old terrace and doesn't get much direct sunlight coming in except for the kitchen and spare bedroom. In the summer upstairs can get very warm but downstairs usually not. Then as soon as we get cooler nights the temperature falls away. 

Downstairs now is generally around 19.5C which is still fine. As a rule we don't turn the heating on until October and even then the thermostat is set to 18.5C max. In theory it will drop below that before end of September but we just put extra layers on.

Definitely as you get older you feel the chill more! 


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NMA
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11 September 2026 08:15:43

All depends on a number of factors such as age of house, aspect, exposure to direct sunlight, number/size of windows etc. Our house is an old terrace and doesn't get much direct sunlight coming in except for the kitchen and spare bedroom. In the summer upstairs can get very warm but downstairs usually not. Then as soon as we get cooler nights the temperature falls away. 

Downstairs now is generally around 19.5C which is still fine. As a rule we don't turn the heating on until October and even then the thermostat is set to 18.5C max. In theory it will drop below that before end of September but we just put extra layers on.

Definitely as you get older you feel the chill more! 

Originally Posted by: GezM 

Certainly!

Living in a thatched house (new build 1998), it is notable how cool the house was last summer. Downstairs at least. There is more sun getting through the downstairs south-facing windows from this time of year to March, which makes a difference in solar gain even at midwinter when it's sunny. The thatch is a good insulator for all weathers, though as DEW has said it's expensive to rethatch. I had the ridge redone this summer, which means I'll get another ten years before the big thatch, which will be done with reed. I can't, of course, have solar panels on the roof, which would help with hot water and so on. Swings and roundabouts. That said, when it comes to renewing solar panels in what is it? twenty years, that's going to be an expense of note for those who have them.

The big change for me was getting an electric blanket for the bed and another to put over when sitting on the sofa. That saves heating with radiators and is cosy. The office at the bottom of the garden has a small oil radiator which warms the space. Nothing worse than typing or whatever with cold hands.


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Roger Parsons
11 September 2026 08:40:21
We have not considered putting on the central heating yet. The gas boiler service chap is booked for this month to make sure all is as efficient as we can make it. Ours is the opposite of "new build" but we have done what we can, with insulated blinds on windows and modern roof insulation under slates. I've not even bothered to close the bedroom window at night. I'll wait for the first "icy blast".
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Jiries
11 September 2026 10:23:59

Certainly!

Living in a thatched house (new build 1998), it is notable how cool the house was last summer. Downstairs at least. There is more sun getting through the downstairs south-facing windows from this time of year to March, which makes a difference in solar gain even at midwinter when it's sunny. The thatch is a good insulator for all weathers, though as DEW has said it's expensive to rethatch. I had the ridge redone this summer, which means I'll get another ten years before the big thatch, which will be done with reed. I can't, of course, have solar panels on the roof, which would help with hot water and so on. Swings and roundabouts. That said, when it comes to renewing solar panels in what is it? twenty years, that's going to be an expense of note for those who have them.

The big change for me was getting an electric blanket for the bed and another to put over when sitting on the sofa. That saves heating with radiators and is cosy. The office at the bottom of the garden has a small oil radiator which warms the space. Nothing worse than typing or whatever with cold hands.

Originally Posted by: NMA 

I have those 2 small oil filled radiators in the conservatory and i used them to turn on in the mornings for a short while at max then to minimum before turn off for the rest of the day.  I do this to warm up a bit then open the french doors to allow the currently warm living room to join in and warm up. It around 17-18C during cloudy days to 20C during frosty sunny days but goes down to single digit maximums when I am on 7am to 7pm 2 day shift so it stayed closed the french doors and heating off rest of the house until I get home.  The sun cannot warm the conservatory alone from November to mid February so need the heaters to boost it.   

Hungry Tiger
11 September 2026 18:54:44

Yes it does feel this way after being used to 27-32c room temps here.  Currently 32c in the conservatory, 27C living room and 24 rest of the house.  Nice weather today and i just couldn't believe the weird heat haters still angry about the warm temps of low 20s?  Why they are like that as with the gas bills going up they don't realised that any warm weather are welcome to keep the heating off. They wanted it no sun, very low cold temps and wet September as if they want to turn the heating on early and detest wearing summer clothes?  Advantage of summer season, less clothes to wash, feel lighter by wearing summer clothes and no heating which is important factor due to current high bills. 

Originally Posted by: Jiries 

I'm hoping to get into October before I have to put my Rayburn on. What with the price of oil now. 🙂🙂😵😵


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Col
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12 September 2026 07:06:01

I wear just shorts all the time only when i go to bed i put on the sleeveless shirt, not worn jacket since March as a am strict season follower, March 21st to 21st September NO jacket or jumper required unless if there snow in April only then I just put on.  Any bonus warmth after the 21st September then no jumper or jacket needed and continue with shorts outside and indoors.  Even yesterday went to the post office in short and sleeve shirt as it too early to wear jacket or jumper.  Be smart about trying to reduce unnecessary jumpers and jackets washing in the summer months..  My wife used to wear dressing gown during the summer up to 2023 because she feel cold but since the conservatory built she never used it since early May and still not using it this month so far.

Originally Posted by: Jiries 

I wear shorts inside all year round. Perfectly comfortable at 18C if you have a jumper on too. My legs don't seem to feel the cold much, not nearly as much as bare arms do. Outside I usually wear shorts except in the coldest winter weather.


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