Get the heat on!!

Creative Juices

There is a week or two every year where people are frozen because they are in the "transition period" between summer and winter. They change their layers and then get used to the lower temperatures. Soon 10 degrees will be seen as a warm day.

dxhound2005

Creative Juices wrote: »

There is a week or two every year where people are frozen because they are in the "transition period" between summer and winter. They change their layers and then get used to the lower temperatures. Soon 10 degrees will be seen as a warm day.

Most years that transition fortnight is the last two weeks of July.

Akrasia

To the men battling with their wives about the temperature in the house

Cooler temperatures can help people to lose weight and after a few days of the lower temperature, your body doesn't even feel cold anymore

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20140122/could-turning-down-the-thermostat-help-you-lose-weight

The One Doctor

It'll be 20 degrees C at the end of the week. Why would anyone need the heat on?

Chucken

The One Doctor wrote: »

It'll be 20 degrees C at the end of the week. Why would anyone need the heat on?

Cos it's not 20 degrees now, duh.


You do realise the weather varies around the country?

lulu1

I love a warm house but to quote other half J C woman put off that heat before we die.and him sitting with a fleece zipped up to the neck.

Larianne

My feet are like ice blocks at the moment.

lulu1

Larianne wrote: »

My feet are like ice blocks at the moment.

Fill the hotwater bottle

Greenmachine

No heating on yet. Will put it on some time in November I'd say.

shruikan2553

Tarzana wrote: »

I hate storage heaters. I moved into a third floor, really well insulated apartment this year so I'm hoping I won't have to turn on the storage heating at all this winter. We get the sunshine for most of the day in our living room and have a large window so will be leaving the blinds up while we're at work to capture as much heat as possible during the day. We shall see!

That sounds like where I am living now. Gets quite warm in the evenings but there is a problem with the bedroom windows causing the wind to blow through them. Of course the estate agent is slow to deal with it, I could take a family member hostage, ship them part by part and I would run out of parts before they got it fixed.

delw

shruikan2553 wrote: »

They arent too bad once you figure them out. It would be nice not having to guess how cold tomorrow will be though.

All you need is a degree in electrical engineering first
Have them myself & hate them

Capt'n Midnight

the easiest solution is to fit a second dummy thermostat for the 'zone' where herself usually is

you can have it at 18, she can have it at 25, everyone's happy

Reiketsu

I haven't put the heating on yet as such but I've started putting this oil freestanding heater I have on in the living room for the past few days when I'm expecting visitors and to have the room warm for the wee woman coming back from school. It'll be a few weeks yet before I can afford to put oil in the tank so it's blankets for a bit longer but they're still doing the job

Calibos

Wait till you get the lecky bill for that freestanding oil heater. Used one for a couple of months last Winter in our business until the first ESB bill since buying it came in. Feck me, it ate electricity and single handedly doubled our regular bill amount.

Tarzana

shruikan2553 wrote: »

That sounds like where I am living now. Gets quite warm in the evenings but there is a problem with the bedroom windows causing the wind to blow through them. Of course the estate agent is slow to deal with it, I could take a family member hostage, ship them part by part and I would run out of parts before they got it fixed.

Feck. My last place was a ground floor, terribly insulated apartment and we were robbed with the storage heating.

Reiketsu

Calibos wrote: »

Wait till you get the lecky bill for that freestanding oil heater. Used one for a couple of months last Winter in our business until the first ESB bill since buying it came in. Feck me, it ate electricity and single handedly doubled our regular bill amount.

I have a prepaid meter thankfully! Its only on a couple of hours a day to keep costs down. It's only temporary until I get oil again

Greenmachine

Reiketsu wrote: »

I have a prepaid meter thankfully! Its only on a couple of hours a day to keep costs down. It's only temporary until I get oil again

Thankfully my hat. You are kidding yourself if you think prepay is saving you money.

shruikan2553

Greenmachine wrote: »

Thankfully my hat. You are kidding yourself if you think prepay is saving you money.

Its much like an electric shower, costs more per unit used but tends to save money in the long run.

nicowa

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Its much like an electric shower, costs more per unit used but tends to save money in the long run.

Or like a prepaid phone. It just means you're constantly watching the meter.

Though I had a coin fed meter for heating in a house in college. Of course I'd end up paying for everyone to be warm... 😡

Edit: means you can see the meter and what it means.
Also, now I know what thie (😡) kind of thing is... It's the angry face emoticon on an iPhone!

Reiketsu

Greenmachine wrote: »

Thankfully my hat. You are kidding yourself if you think prepay is saving you money.

I meant that it means I don't run up a big bill I can't pay and can keep an eye on what I have...

Galwayguy35

Had a fire down last night and on Sunday, it's mild again today though so no need for it.

No point spending money on fuel when it's not needed.

Mushy

Try not to use the heaters, but I do love a fire. Tonight is a fire kinda night!

Kev.OC

I'm kinda odd.I like the house to be warm (i.e. comfortable in a t-shirt) but I love the bedroom being cold. It's really nice when the room is cold and you're all tucked up in a nice warm bed.



Edit: New back went into the fireplace in the sitting room last year. The room gets far too warm now. Lit a few fires over the last few weeks and I've to let them die after about 4 hours unless I want to be driven out of the room.

wiseoldelf34

bled the boiler myself for the first time.am listening for a big bang
so far so good anyways