Have you turned the heating on?

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  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 1,050 Pioneering
    No

    I haven’t turned mine on yet but after being cold in bed last night (I got up to get 2 blankets) I’ve changed my bed to fleece bedding and winter duvet. It’s sunny today so is warming my house up

  • Anhedonia2
    Anhedonia2 Community Member Posts: 456 Empowering
    No
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1152894#Comment_1152894

    I love my wearable blanket but mine only comes halfway down my thighs, I didn't realise they made ankle length ones!! I may need to go shopping 😍 I much prefer wearing these to heating the house

  • Anhedonia2
    Anhedonia2 Community Member Posts: 456 Empowering
    No
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1152959#Comment_1152959

    haha that's quite the imagery! If I heat the house I find it too stuffy and end up opening the windows, defeating the point. Obviously there is a limit to that, and being in London it's often warmer than other places anyway

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 2,171 Championing
    No

    I had the thermostat set to 18C as I sat last night, the heating came on briefly on two occasions. I wouldn't enjoy excessive heat either. The bathroom and a small living room window were open a crack too.

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,456 Championing
    No

    Heating on? Yes, I'm wearing clothes.

    I've also got socks and dressing gowns if I feel chilly plus a hot water bottle and even a heated throw when it's proper cold! My electric blanket is on already but my windows stay open all year round.

    Anything is preferable to those heatwaves, for me ☃️

  • Dynamisante
    Dynamisante Community Member Posts: 244 Contributor
    edited October 11
    No

    I’ve lit 🔥 my wood burner last 3 nights, but been to warm with my oodie on so I’ve had to open the back door and dining room windows, still need my bedroom cool and always sleep with one window open. (ATM)

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 4,299 Championing

    No

  • worried33
    worried33 Community Member Posts: 1,113 Championing

    I think I will be using it before end of October, I can no longer reach my heating controls though. The carers get very confused, so I am likely to need to get my sister to program in automatic timers and leave it on auto which of course means it will be used on occasion when not needed wasting money and might be off when I want it on.

    I am going to see if I can find a controller that links up to a smart phone app and then request my landlord to pay the engineer to fit it.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team
    edited October 20
    Yes

    I've had to change my answer as I have now succumbed to the cold and have had the heating on. It's only been for brief periods but it's definitely needed when any of us are having a shower!

    Has anyone else put theirs on now?

  • Anhedonia2
    Anhedonia2 Community Member Posts: 456 Empowering
    No

    Still no for me!

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 702 Empowering
    No

    yesterday i put it on

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team
    Yes

    You're braver than me @Anhedonia2 😂 It's my hands that I really struggle with. They're like ice blocks.

    Welcome to the heating on gang @kreacher. It's nice and warm here 😉

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 2,171 Championing
    No

    The rain coming straight of the North Sea last night when I was out with Gus for 2 hours, coming home to dog mess all over my tyres? Yes, I certainly did put the central heating on! 👨‍🦼🐕☔️💨

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,682 Championing
    Yes

    I have recently started putting it on almost every night as it's starting to get pretty cold.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team
    Yes

    I think that's a very reasonable reason to put the heating on @ChrisR777!

    I'm not keen on putting it on everyday just yet, but we'll see how cold it gets.

  • justj74
    justj74 Community Member Posts: 222 Contributor
    No

    I haven’t yet but every day I get a little closer!! I hope to keep it off until November at least

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,777 Championing

    We put the gas fire on in the living room this morning - the CH stays off until November !

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team
    Yes

    Hmm I didn't think whether fires counted as heating or not @Wibbles. I guess they don't as they are only in one room. I have a small fire in the snug which I've had on as it's been really chilly and my fingers get too cold to type!

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,491 Championing
    No

    I don't have CH but have had to put the fan heater on for a couple of hours this week to take the chill off.

    My feet were getting really cold last week until I realised I was still wearing summer socks and had some thicker ones I could get out. They aren't so bad now. 😅

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team
    Yes

    Does the fan heater keep you warm enough @OverlyAnxious? I've had my thick socks on for a while now. Today I'm wearing thick socks and slippers for ultimate cosiness 😆

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