The Dogmother Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 The slankets will never darken my door! Sorry to hear about the boiler Lesley - I take it that you still have hot water? 12 deg here now and no heating - I'm sat here (in the cold spot) under the stairs in my running gear plus a thin fleece - not cold at all. Rosie came in complaining of the cold but then she had wet hair after doing her life guard course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 told mr beach chick tonight - no heating til Dec 1!! he looked a bit but quite honestly no one else in this house but me thinks to put an extra jumper on, and I keep saying things like "no wonder you're all cold, you've not MOVED all day!" whether we last til Dec 1 is another matter; pyjamas for me tonight and then collect the other bit of the duvet from the cleaners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 No heating or fire on yet, don't think it's that cold. Besides, I quite like being cold then snuggling up in a blanket or big jumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 no heating on yet, but that said, we're not giving the hens warm porridge yet either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 12 deg here again this morning but no heating on - it's 18deg inside which is plenty warm enough. The builders working on a friend's house up the road knocked again this morning to deliver more timber off-cuts, the need to get sawing at the weekend is now urgent although a lot of the pieces delivered today are of a size to fit in the stove without being cut, so I'll sort through it and stack those on my pile by the back door.... I may just light the stove tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I briefly contemplated putting the heating on this morning but then decided to do some housework instead and that warmed me up Eldest daughter whinged when she got up that it was cold. This is the child who decided two days ago to wash her duvet but then didn't bother to take it out of the washing machine I pointed out to her that if she hung it over the bannisters to dry she might be warmer tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 No heating on here yet. I do keep the bedroom windows open at night all year round unless it's really cold as I think it's good to keep the bedrooms a bit chillier. We have a fairly new boiler, a loft that is so insulted we can't use it as the insulation is above the joists, cavity wall insulation and all our windows and doors are double glazed. However I am sitting here now with a cardigan over my top and a wool blanket on my lap, plus the laptop on top of that. Laptops make quite good heaters Our room stat is set to 18c and I leave the timer set for the radiators to come on all year round as I can't be bothered to change it in the Summer months. The last few days I have started closing the living room french doors that I usually leave open so the dog can come and go as she pleases, but it really is a bit too chilly for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Warmer and sunnier here now and 'someone' at work has put the heating on have opened the window in my office and turned the heating off - it's 19deg in my office and easily warm enough unless you come to work in 'fairy clothing' like some do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I should really get my duvet cleaned as I just remembered I still have the Summer one on the bed. Not sure where to take a down duvet. It's too big to get in the washing machine I guess, so may have to go to one of those laundrette places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My local dry cleaners put it in their big machines for a very reasonable rate, saves al the faffing with a laundrette and you get it back in a super storage bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My local dry cleaners put it in their big machines for a very reasonable rate, saves al the faffing with a laundrette and you get it back in a super storage bag. Sounds good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Try phoning round a few near you to see what the score is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 No heating of any sort on here yet I'll try to hold out for 1st October but if it keeps getting colder I may give in Woodburner has had a thorough clean, and spruce with blacklead today, so is ready to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I would so love to have a woodburning stove. In fact I'd love to just have a proper chimney breast so that we could have some kind of real fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 You can have a wood burner without a chimney breast - they can be vented through an exterior flue. It goes out through the wall behind the stove and then up the outside wall, you don't get the warming of the room above as you do with a chimney breast but it still makes the room it's in very warm. We recently stayed in a barn conversion with a tall beamed ceiling; their stove had a flue that went up and through the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We would have frozen last winter without our wood burning stove, it is a life saver in the cold and the amount of heat they kick out is incredible! Cant wait to light it, but not yet! We are holding off with the cental heating as long as poss, what with the price of energy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearls007 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 When I got out of the shower this morning my towel was warm - so the heating had kicked in with the stat set to 18c - probably because the kitchen doors were wide open and there was a stiff breeze blowing through the house................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have a confession to make . I put the heating on 5 minutes ago, just to make sure it works, then realised "I've put the heating on!" . Thought it was better to try it now than discover in a few weeks that it doesn't work! I'm letting it run for an hour then it's going off! *dashes off to check water pressure levels and rads for air!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimmyCustard Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Mine is on tonight! Brrrrrrrrr, hate being cold......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 No sorry ladies it just isn't cold enough, summer 2.5 tog quilt on the bed and it is still cosy at night . In short sleeved blouse and the sitting room window is open. Outside temp is 15 c indoor 22 c . My bedroom window will be open overnight as usual and dare i admit to wearing very little to bed. The chooks are getting a little corn late afternoon just in case they get chilled, but for me ...not cold yet !!! ( I live in a 9 yr old house with very good insulation, walking up the stairs is like walking into an oven until well into November. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Srictly speaking we have the heating on all year around as we have 2 heating systems. One has 3 radiators on it for the bathrooms only because the towel rails dry the towels, well it is cheaper than tumble drying the towels. The other heating sytem hasn't been on and we have ha no other heating source on. Mind you I'm sat with my laptop on my lap and the power supply under my legs, well it would be wasted heat otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My heating was on yesterday for a short while. But because the plumber had come to service the boiler and it was all his fault! He had to test it though so he was forgiven. Actually he was rather phoooowar!!!! Felt the urge for a cold shower when he left!!!! The upstairs radiators run off the water and so they are on all year, as Shirl says they dry the towels - well as long as the towels are on them and not chucked on the floor in the bathroom that DD uses. The quilt has gone back on at night now, but last night was particularly chilly here. OH has to warm me up. He will shift further away, but he's not fallen out of bed yet but the only choice is to warm me up and get it over with anyway - mwahahaharrrrrrrr!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Really muggy here this am and someone has the heating on again at work. I have turned it off and opened all the windows on my floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It is warmer outside than in here today. I'm ever so tempted to have the gas fire on, but I shall resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It's really muggy outside here today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
