Heating on?

[andrewc]

16°C in my living room this morning.  I've put a 2nd layer on & am contemplating  closing the window transoms.    The only heat source is a massive storage heater right next to my desk,  if I put that on I'll be too warm all day!

[robgul]

We will definitely make it until tomorrow.

Ditto - I'm wearing shorts .... Mrs robgul is wearing jeans and a fleece gilet.   Raining but not cold here . . . . some of the garden furniture will be put in the shed today.

[L CC]

It doesn't seem to be. The other WFH person warms himself with banks of servers but my measly laptop is not doing enough for my feet. Thick socks and merino underthings are not helping enough.

12 months later and the same sitch.

I'm trying to work here but am too blimmin cold.

[phantasmagoriana]

14°C at my desk and I'm freezing. My resolve may well crack today...

[andytheflyer]

My late wife would have had the heating on several days ago, but I'm trying not to.  Jumpers just been dug out and the shorts may have had their last outing for this year.

I did have a hospital procedure yesterday though and was feeling very sorry for myself last night so put the lounge gas fire on for a couple of hours and shut the doors.  Does that count?

[andyoxon]

CH heating on today with thermostat ~19C, but on control timer  & adjusted to the new post-bust-energy-company saver regime...

[hellymedic]

My heating came on briefly earlier.
Southern softie.

[Lightning Phil]

Shorts and jumper. In transition mode.

[bhoot]

Shorts and jumper. In transition mode.

I can identify with that approach...

[Mrs Pingu]

I've been wearing shorts with a fleece the last couple of weeks but this morning I was thinking the shorts will be going away soon. I've got to be in the actual office all next week so it'll be proper trousers (boo) then anyway.

[SteveC]

Two fleeces and a gilet here. Temperature in this room is about 19º. I am probably a wuss.

[tonyh]

Three fleeces here, 18C.

[De Sisti]

Wearing a beanie hat* to help keep body-heat in.


*and other bodily clothes.

[Jurek]

I did shorts right up until Xmas eve last year.
Going to go for the same if poss.

[slugbait]

Is it just me or is everyone here just living in poorly insulated buildings? Today and yesterday the outside temperature was 12/13 degrees at most and my living room is still at a comfortable 20 degrees. My house usually retains the summer warmth well into October, early November the heating is triggered. (It does help that 17 degrees is room temperature for me.)

[Wowbagger]

16°C outside, 18°C inside at the moment. I haven't contemplated putting the heating on yet, and tomorrow we are off to Crowborough for 3 nights' camping.

[SteveC]

...and I've just turned the heating on.


@slugbait Our house is probably not that well insulated. We do have fairly new double glazing, but the loft was sort-of converted to an extra room so there's not much insulation up there. I don't think we have cavity wall insulation.

[Cudzoziemiec]

No insulation please, we're BRITISH.

The 1841 house part retains warmth fairly well due to the thick walls, despite the rattly sash windows, but the 1970s flat-roofed "granny annexe" is a thermal sieve.

[quixoticgeek]

Is it just me or is everyone here just living in poorly insulated buildings? Today and yesterday the outside temperature was 12/13 degrees at most and my living room is still at a comfortable 20 degrees. My house usually retains the summer warmth well into October, early November the heating is triggered. (It does help that 17 degrees is room temperature for me.)

Yes. I find homes in .NL to be warmer than those in the UK. Most Dutch homes I visit are much more modern, which helps.


I got home from work to find the radiators have started working and are pumping out heat.

So it's now 21.8°C at schoulder height (seated), by my desk, and 20.4°C at ankle height...

Think I need to kick them up a bit further.

J

[phantasmagoriana]

Is it just me or is everyone here just living in poorly insulated buildings? Today and yesterday the outside temperature was 12/13 degrees at most and my living room is still at a comfortable 20 degrees. My house usually retains the summer warmth well into October, early November the heating is triggered. (It does help that 17 degrees is room temperature for me.)

What is this "summer warmth"?

My flat is fairly cool all year round, but is definitely lacking in insulation (and also has old sash windows, which probably don't help).

[slugbait]

No insulation please, we're BRITISH

My previous apartment (in a typical 1930s Dutch building) was also horrible. The wind blew straight through it. The current house (built in 2008) is a massive improvement. I didn't realize that I would appreciate insulation this much.

[slugbait]

Is it just me or is everyone here just living in poorly insulated buildings? Today and yesterday the outside temperature was 12/13 degrees at most and my living room is still at a comfortable 20 degrees. My house usually retains the summer warmth well into October, early November the heating is triggered. (It does help that 17 degrees is room temperature for me.)

What is this "summer warmth"?

My flat is fairly cool all year round, but is definitely lacking in insulation (and also has old sash windows, which probably don't help).

Are you living on the Shetlands? I'm talking about those days in July and August when the thermometer occasionally hits 25 degrees.

[Jurek]

Is it just me or is everyone here just living in poorly insulated buildings? Today and yesterday the outside temperature was 12/13 degrees at most and my living room is still at a comfortable 20 degrees. My house usually retains the summer warmth well into October, early November the heating is triggered. (It does help that 17 degrees is room temperature for me.)

What is this "summer warmth"?

On the contrary.
Your draughty sash windows, likely as not, will reduce the likelihood of condensation forming.

My flat is fairly cool all year round, but is definitely lacking in insulation (and also has old sash windows, which probably don't help).

[ElyDave]

Yes, but as I'm still in shorts and T-Shirt, I'm in the sitting room with windows open and radiator off

[phantasmagoriana]

Is it just me or is everyone here just living in poorly insulated buildings? Today and yesterday the outside temperature was 12/13 degrees at most and my living room is still at a comfortable 20 degrees. My house usually retains the summer warmth well into October, early November the heating is triggered. (It does help that 17 degrees is room temperature for me.)

What is this "summer warmth"?

On the contrary.
Your draughty sash windows, likely as not, will reduce the likelihood of condensation forming.

My flat is fairly cool all year round, but is definitely lacking in insulation (and also has old sash windows, which probably don't help).

I get plenty of condensation, too - have noticed it the past few days (yay for my new toy, the Karcher window vac!).