Have you put your heating on yet?

[FoyleFox]

We've not risked it and signed up for the 8p fixed rate. Hopefully won't use that much before the old one ended. Or, can you lend me a BBQ 

[DennisNedry]

We are in an unfortunate situation where our fixed rate energy deal ends in December just as the prices are gonna hike.

 

At this rate it doesn't look like our heating is gonna need turning on until November at least.

[Zear0]

49 minutes ago, DennisNedry said:

We are in an unfortunate situation where our fixed rate energy deal ends in December just as the prices are gonna hike.

 

At this rate it doesn't look like our heating is gonna need turning on until November at least.

Looks even worse in Jan. Can usually switch tariffs with your current supplier without a fee before then even though it’ll still go up

[FoyleFox]

4 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

We are in an unfortunate situation where our fixed rate energy deal ends in December just as the prices are gonna hike.

 

At this rate it doesn't look like our heating is gonna need turning on until November at least.

Exactly the situation we were in. We've come off ours early and gone onto a new fix.  

 

I've no idea if it's scaremongering or realistic that it'll be 10 or 12p/kw in Jan but we've taken the gamble it will. If its not and it's actually 6p/kw we can pay to exit. 

[FoyleFox]

Heating came on this morning for 19 minutes 

[Bellend Sebastian]

I'm £770 in credit with Octopus and if previous winters are anything to go by we'll have burned through that by Spring.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that our recently installed 'more efficient' (i.e. turns itself off more, making it colder) boiler will make no difference whatsoever. 

 

Gather round the dehumidifier, kids, and bask in the gentle flow of its 2 degrees above ambient temperature output

[Raj]

IM sure the Mrs and kids will want it on this weekend....

[SystonFox]

1 hour ago, Raj said:

IM sure the Mrs and kids will want it on this weekend....

bloody cold today aint it and i'm someone who usually loves being cold!!!! MAD

[Raj]

8 minutes ago, SystonFox said:

bloody cold today aint it and i'm someone who usually loves being cold!!!! MAD

Its arctic. BUT is it because we've had about 120 days over 20C and now its about 14!!

[kenny]

5 minutes ago, Raj said:

Its arctic. BUT is it because we've had about 120 days over 20C and now its about 14!!

Reckon ive got a few months until its coat weather outside.

 

First winter with a heat pump for us, as long as it stay turned off then I will be happy with it I reckon.

[danny.]

Do people just manually turn the heat on or off? Why not just use a thermostat?

[SystonFox]

too right, i'm freezing, lets whack it up to 29

 

I dont actually want it to be 29 but you gotta give it something to aim for. it'll get hotter quicker 

[Trav Le Bleu]

8 hours ago, Raj said:

Its arctic. BUT is it because we've had about 120 days over 20C and now its about 14!!

It's all about perspective and you're right, cos it's been unusually warm for so long, 14 feels cold, when it's probably closer to average.

 

For instance, if it was 14°C in January, I doubt anyone would be going round saying it's freezing, they'd be feeling like maybe spring has come early.

 

If you're freezing at 14°C... There's no hope for you. It's going to get A LOT colder before the year is out.

[FoxesDeb]

Definitely depends what you get used to I agree.

 

It's 20 degrees here this morning, and it feels cold. My fleece has made it's first appearance of the autumn. 

 

20 degrees in October in the UK would have felt warm to me I'm sure

[Raj]

2 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

Definitely depends what you get used to I agree.

 

It's 20 degrees here this morning, and it feels cold. My fleece has made it's first appearance of the autumn. 

 

20 degrees in October in the UK would have felt warm to me I'm sure

@Bellend Sebastian @Trav Le Bleu and @Izzy would have their nuts out in October if it was 20C!!!

[FoyleFox]

17 hours ago, Raj said:

Its arctic. BUT is it because we've had about 120 days over 20C and now its about 14!!

A lot is the sudden change and it is perspective, especially this year. I always find the first part of autumn feels really cold, in January, if it's 14c we'll not think it's cold. It's just now, it's quite a drop in temperature. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Anyway it's warm again today.

[Bellend Sebastian]

10 hours ago, Raj said:

@Bellend Sebastian @Trav Le Bleu and @Izzy would have their nuts out in October if it was 20C!!!

There's a day next week where it's forecast to be 19 degrees and I should just make it clear now that I'm more than happy to bend my own rules, cannot speak for the other two

[Parafox]

20 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

It's all about perspective and you're right, cos it's been unusually warm for so long, 14 feels cold, when it's probably closer to average.

 

For instance, if it was 14°C in January, I doubt anyone would be going round saying it's freezing, they'd be feeling like maybe spring has come early.

 

If you're freezing at 14°C... There's no hope for you. It's going to get A LOT colder before the year is out.

If my shower room is atc14 degrees I'm defo heating it up. My nipples and nutsack will agree.

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Parafox