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Caz
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13 September 2018 06:55:06

Well I qualify on both those counts, I`m 76 and will be 77 at the end of November. Also have a rare blood cancer (Primary Myelofibrosis).

I`m still hoping to reach the end of this month without any heating though (apart from the bathroom towel rail).

Originally Posted by: bradders 

I’m with you on that Eric.  Although it isn’t just temperatures that dictate our heating, I feel the cold much more when the weather’s damp. It just chills me to the bone and I don’t have a disability!


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LeedsLad123
13 September 2018 06:57:42
The way I see it, if I'm cold then I turn the heating on. It's there to be used and I don't see the point in holding off until a certain month. The weather doesn't respect calendar months!
Whitkirk, Leeds - 85m ASL.
speckledjim
13 September 2018 07:00:25
I rely on the thermostat so it's kicked in a few times over the past week or so but not for long. I use Nest so get a report each month which is quite fascinating seeing how much you use and comparing it.
Thorner, West Yorkshire



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NMA
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13 September 2018 07:36:43

6C this morning - so the bathroom radiator is nice to have as is the living room one for an hour.


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Lionel Hutz
13 September 2018 07:43:45

Depends on a persons condition and where situated...    I am on a hill crest getting all breezes from NW to round North to  South East. Rear view to the north through a large field/paddock. Then the wind comes across the Cam Valley. 

Originally Posted by: ARTzeman 

I think that it will also depend an awful lot on the house itself. Newer homes will tend be much better insulated than older ones. I would hope to keep mine off until next month though I wouldn't rule out the possibility of a touch of heat or of lighting the wood burner for a couple of hours if it's chilly before then.


Lionel Hutz

Nr.Waterford , S E Ireland

68m ASL



marco 79
13 September 2018 07:50:58
My living room is still at 19.5c....despite a chilly morning...I have yet resisted the temptation of the big switch on just yet.....my biggest bugbear is my daughters cat likes to go out in the morning but doesn't like the patio door being shut behind her...I can report that the cat is now staying in....
Home : Mid Leicestershire ...135m ASL
bradders
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13 September 2018 10:11:06

It`s 23.8C in our lounge at the moment so no need for heating. It will be much cooler later on this afternoon though. Our lounge faces East with large windows taking up most of the East wall, so the morning sun warms the room. It`s different in the winter though when an East wing is blowing (but of course we have the heating on then).

Our gable end faces due South so the afternoon sun warms the brickwork, and I suppose some of that heat transfers through into the house.


Eric. Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

P+ve Giant
13 September 2018 10:47:11

Down to 17 C in the living rm earlier, but the sunny intervals have now lifted that temperature to 18 C. Our lounge is the full length of the house and faces N/S with 3 outside walls. The cavity wall insulation here could be better so this room does cool down readily. Have now brought the log basket in for the season - may need the wood burner lit for a few hours tonight to take the chill off - will really depend upon just how much sunshine we get here today.


John.
Darren S
13 September 2018 10:48:58

4.5C minimum this morning so the heating went on for an hour or so.  Would have otherwise been quite unpleasant getting out of the shower!


Darren

Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)

South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:

2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm

The Beast from the East
13 September 2018 11:42:54

nearly went on this morning, but by the time I got out of bed it was warm as the sunshine was coming through the windows and heating the house nicely.

So the wait goes on a bit longer...


Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

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johncs2016
13 September 2018 11:54:32
I've just switched my heating on just now.

I was hoping to save that until later now but although it's not actually all that cold just now, those strong winds which we're getting has quite a chill to it which has gone through the house by enough for the heating to have to go on for now at least.


The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

bradders
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13 September 2018 13:22:50

I’m with you on that Eric.  Although it isn’t just temperatures that dictate our heating, I feel the cold much more when the weather’s damp. It just chills me to the bone and I don’t have a disability!

Originally Posted by: Caz 

I know when I`m getting chilled when my fingernails start to turn blue. 


Eric. Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

Caz
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15 September 2018 07:42:57

Our central heating kicked on this morning.  I keep it on all year on the thermostat and it’s the first time it’s come on this autumn. It was 11c outside, not the coldest morning we’ve had recently, but I expect the house has gradually cooled down sufficiently now for it to need the occasional boost.  


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moomin75
15 September 2018 10:06:08
Maybe it's because I'm a miserly old Scrooge but I rarely if ever put my heating on before December. I have a gas fire which occasionally goes on to heat the living room - but again not usually until very late.

My bedroom temperature has often been in the low double figures and I just put an extra quilt on.

I have managed to get through a whole winter without hearing being on in the past. It's a last resort for me.


Witney, Oxfordshire

100m ASL

Bugglesgate
15 September 2018 10:32:48

Ours is knackered (f*#@ing Matty H and his Gloworm recommendation)

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

 

Ripped out an old Glow worm   at the time of the boiler scrappage scheme - really old thing, been in since the house was built in 1987, but constructed  like a brick s*ithouse with about 3 components in it !! 

Replaced with a modern condensing boiler  of  high complexity and glass jaw -  smaller gas bills    exchanged for higher servicing bills  Progress ?

 

... It hasn't been   switched on this year yet - probably broken as usual 


Chris (It,its)

Between Newbury and Basingstoke

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ARTzeman
15 September 2018 12:14:21

Switch Boiler off each evening before retiring to bed. On again when it is time to get up. Do this all year round. Daytime is set by the wall thermostat   which gets turned up or down according to room conditions.  




Some people walk in the rain.

Others just get wet.

I Just Blow my horn or trumpet

ARTzeman
15 September 2018 12:16:54

Vaillant Venting boiler is in cupboard in lounge.  




Some people walk in the rain.

Others just get wet.

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AJ*
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15 September 2018 19:47:24

No heating required at all down here, and I have a generally cold house.  (Current living room temp 21*C.)  Apart from day length (it getting dark by 7.30pm) it could pretty much be summer.


Angus; one of the Kent crew on TWO.

Tonbridge, 40m (131ft) asl

SJV
15 September 2018 20:24:28
Thankfully I'm not a 'nesh' person as we say oop north!

Also thankfully, my house is a modern build and keeps its heat pretty well - as evidenced this summer! I don't anticipate putting the heating on until next month at the earliest, and even then I'll be stingy with it.

Deep Powder
15 September 2018 20:31:24
Not here yet and, hopefully not till October, or even better November.
Near Leatherhead 100masl (currently living in China since September 2019)

Loving the weather whatever it brings, snow, rain, wind, sun, heat, all great!

The Beast from the East
22 September 2018 09:55:01

May have to come on this weekend, after 4 months. Longest gap ever. Hope the pilot light hasn't gone out!

 


Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

"We have some alternative facts for you"

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ARTzeman
22 September 2018 10:08:23

Just moved the thermostat up a degree so it is now on.  




Some people walk in the rain.

Others just get wet.

I Just Blow my horn or trumpet

Hungry Tiger
22 September 2018 13:11:12

I've had to bite the bullet and put heating on now.


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South Cambridgeshire. 93 metres or 302.25 feet ASL.



Snow Hoper
22 September 2018 14:16:21

Still wearing shorts and t shirt 


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48m Asl

bradders
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22 September 2018 14:29:26

I switched our heating on again this morning, couldn`t stand the chill any longer.


Eric. Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

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