Has anyone put their central heating on yet?

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

Woke up early hours about 2am. Dog was still on my bed shivering, poor bugger so I got up and put a blanket on her. It's not even that cold yet!!!! Not looking forward to Dec and Jan when to when the cold weather really starts to kick in.

 

[adr2.8i]

Woke up early hours about 2am. Dog was still on my bed shivering, poor bugger so I got up and put a blanket on her. It's not even that cold yet!!!! Not looking forward to Dec and Jan when to when the cold weather really starts to kick in.

I'm dreading when we get a real cold spell. Gonna cost a bastard fortune just too stay alive! Missus has bought some nice thick blankets and hot water bottles for us all to help with things and I've only put the heating on once on the weekend just too make sure it's working. Until the temp goes to freezing we'll huddle together with our blankets and our dog too keep warm! Welcome to 2022!

 

[metalblue]

Just turned our combi boiler down to 60. Was 75

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[Carter1990]

??? You are either using it or building up credit .it’s not disappearing

??? You are either using it or building up credit .it’s not disappearing

I think thats are estimation of what we will use. Does it mean our next esimation will be higher than that.

 

[paulchapo]

I had one (the display thing)....it never worked so went in the bin.

To me they are just to stop you fiddling or to save them meter reader wages/costs

I refuse to have one. My parents had one fitted and it stopped working and didn't work for over a year. They sent engineers out three times but they couldn't fix it. As a result they estimated them ridiculously high direct debit payments until it was fixed. My dad is 91 and my mum 84. Nobody could tell them what fuel they had used so being old school they were worried until it got sorted.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

We caved in over the weekend….had relatives staying over and they mentioned how cold it was….fuckers, wife immediately put the CH on….now timed to come on each night for 2 hours.

Defeated

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I had one (the display thing)....it never worked so went in the bin.

To me they are just to stop you fiddling or to save them meter reader wages/costs

Apparently they can be remotely changed to ‘pre pay’ sneaky fuckers.

 

[bluetonium]

We're having it on twice a week now when the mother in law is round, although it's above 10C it feels colder with the wind. According to the smart meter it is costing us £2 to have it on for about 90 mins.

Rest of the time it's blankets and dressing gowns or out of the house doing something else.

Electric is varying wildly. A day when we do 3 loads of washing and have the tumble dryer on is up towards £7 per day, yesterday with two of us working from home and cooking for an hour, £2. For comparison the latter used to cost us about £1.50 a day, so the jump in cost when we have to wash the kids school uniforms etc seems disproportionate. I'll be on the British Gas website layer checking our usage figs.

Good reminder for anyone with a dryer, clean it out properly etc to ensure its efficient and can dry clothes faster.

 

[Blue Maverick]

We're having it on twice a week now when the mother in law is round, although it's above 10C it feels colder with the wind. According to the smart meter it is costing us £2 to have it on for about 90 mins.

Rest of the time it's blankets and dressing gowns or out of the house doing something else.

Electric is varying wildly. A day when we do 3 loads of washing and have the tumble dryer on is up towards £7 per day, yesterday with two of us working from home and cooking for an hour, £2. For comparison the latter used to cost us about £1.50 a day, so the jump in cost when we have to wash the kids school uniforms etc seems disproportionate. I'll be on the British Gas website layer checking our usage figs.

Good reminder for anyone with a dryer, clean it out properly etc to ensure its efficient and can dry clothes faster.

And spin your clothes after they’ve been washed, it definitely helps with drying or before putting in the drier.

 

[adr2.8i]

We're having it on twice a week now when the mother in law is round, although it's above 10C it feels colder with the wind. According to the smart meter it is costing us £2 to have it on for about 90 mins.

Rest of the time it's blankets and dressing gowns or out of the house doing something else.

Electric is varying wildly. A day when we do 3 loads of washing and have the tumble dryer on is up towards £7 per day, yesterday with two of us working from home and cooking for an hour, £2. For comparison the latter used to cost us about £1.50 a day, so the jump in cost when we have to wash the kids school uniforms etc seems disproportionate. I'll be on the British Gas website layer checking our usage figs.

Good reminder for anyone with a dryer, clean it out properly etc to ensure its efficient and can dry clothes faster.

When you say clean the dryer out, do you just mean the filter at the front which collects fluff??

 

[Nellies left peg]

I think thats are estimation of what we will use. Does it mean our next esimation will be higher than that.

If you can I would give them meter readings so you’ll pay for what you actually use. It’s better in your pocket than theirs unless you want to build up a bit of credit

 

[metalblue]

We're having it on twice a week now when the mother in law is round, although it's above 10C it feels colder with the wind. According to the smart meter it is costing us £2 to have it on for about 90 mins.

Rest of the time it's blankets and dressing gowns or out of the house doing something else.

Electric is varying wildly. A day when we do 3 loads of washing and have the tumble dryer on is up towards £7 per day, yesterday with two of us working from home and cooking for an hour, £2. For comparison the latter used to cost us about £1.50 a day, so the jump in cost when we have to wash the kids school uniforms etc seems disproportionate. I'll be on the British Gas website layer checking our usage figs.

Good reminder for anyone with a dryer, clean it out properly etc to ensure its efficient and can dry clothes faster.

It’ll be your tumble dryer mate. That’ll use between £1.80-2.50 an hour, washing machine £0.50p an hour. Give or take. 3 loads is easily £7.

I’m on economy 7 with EON… so to wash/dry after 7pm costs me more like £0.60p a load whereas you’ll be paying £2.30 upwards a load. If I do my washing during the day it’s much higher for me, £3 or more I’d estimate.

 

[bluetonium]

When you say clean the dryer out, do you just mean the filter at the front which collects fluff??

If you have a condenser there is the small filter at the front to clean (inside the door), as well as emptying the water tank, but also they will have another larger filter which you can access and clean out with a hose. It looks like a cartridge.

Check the model you have for actual info but usually you can access via the front of the dryer at the bottom, it unclips and is quite large but makes a huge difference. Should be done every few weeks to reduce energy usage and increase efficiency.

We moved from a vented dryer to condenser when we moved house but condensers struggle more in colder temperatures. Performing the above maintenance though makes a big difference in getting your clothes dry first time in a condenser even in colder months.

Here is an example


Actually, on this subject, anyone have experience with heat pump dryers? Tempted to move from our condenser but heard they struggle in cold conditions, and we'd plan to have it in our garage where the condenser is now


*edit* clean the big filter outside, it's usually filthy!

 

[andyhinch]

Closed the bedroom window, definitely getting cooler out there.

 

[Fernster]

Sat freezing my nuts off every night.
Still no heating as the wife is saving

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It's getting colder in Florida....
Last night was the first night I slept without the fan on next to me...... the AC is still on, of course..... just didn't need the fan on too....

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Sat freezing my nuts off every night.
Still no heating as the wife is saving

Blimey that's a first. You've got a keeper there mate

 

[blue44]

my mrs is asian,she is cold even in summer, so years ago i reluctantly bought an electric blanket,always been wary of them but i got one for her years ago.
They are brilliant and cheap and also ,( touch wood ,no safety issues yet ).
get it on early and go watch tv or your laptop/ tablet in bed,its toasty warm .
we always turn it off before sleep,but by then we're boiling.

 

[kaz7]

It is 12 and pissing it down so not cold yet, might make it to jan without heating yet !

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

If you have a condenser there is the small filter at the front to clean (inside the door), as well as emptying the water tank, but also they will have another larger filter which you can access and clean out with a hose. It looks like a cartridge.

Check the model you have for actual info but usually you can access via the front of the dryer at the bottom, it unclips and is quite large but makes a huge difference. Should be done every few weeks to reduce energy usage and increase efficiency.

We moved from a vented dryer to condenser when we moved house but condensers struggle more in colder temperatures. Performing the above maintenance though makes a big difference in getting your clothes dry first time in a condenser even in colder months.

Here is an example


Actually, on this subject, anyone have experience with heat pump dryers? Tempted to move from our condenser but heard they struggle in cold conditions, and we'd plan to have it in our garage where the condenser is now


*edit* clean the big filter outside, it's usually filthy!

https://www.maytag.com/blog/washers-and-dryers/what-do-dryer-balls-do.html

Can reduce drying time by 30-50% in some cases.