Feeling the cold?

[Michael Rolls]

Thinking about all the 'turn down the heating to save the planet and some money', last night I did just that. In the evening, when I am just sitting in the lounge either reading, watching TV or using the tablet to post on here and PF, I normally have the temperature at 22C-23C. Yesterday I had it at 20C - and after an hour had to get a blanket to wrap round me, I felt so cold. It's not that I was lightly clad - heavy shirt, fleece, lined trousers.
Without Veronica, my brother, my sister, my brother-in-law, even our little dog, I'm already miserable. Damned if I'm going to be cold as well.
Mike

[Michael Rolls]

decided to repeat the experiment this evening, only dressed even more heavily (I draw the line at overcoats indoors!😁😁)
Mike

[Diasi]

Our CH is set at a constant 16c both downstairs & upstairs zones but the temperature usually continues to rise to about 17c after the boiler has shut down.

I wear normal light clothing & I'm ok with that.

With our house being only eight years old, it's insulation efficiency is probably as good as it gets at the moment.

[Alex]

Mine is usually set about 18°-20° I have one of those soft blankets by my chair for when I'm watching telly, that helps 

[Scrumpy]

I keep my heating at 22C.. I put it on for a couple of hours in the morning.. and then again about 2 ish or when I decide to sit in the living room. I don't bother to put the heating on in the bathroom.. The shower warms me up.. I couldn't bear to turn my heating down..
I don't wear heavy clothing.. tee-shirt and joggers.. BUT I wear Ugg boots on my feet..
Not a pretty sight..!!!    I never wear them outside..

[Diasi]

The problem is that your body will become acclimatised to whatever temperature you normally use so a person who sits in 30c will feel cold at 28c.

The human body doesn't recognise temperature, it recognises changes in temperature which is which I'd feel too hot at 20c.

[Alex]

No heating in the bathroom Scrumpy ? I can't think of anything worse than getting out of the shower into a cold room.  I had the radiator in my bathroom changed a few years ago for one of those big upright ones, only problem is there's nowhere to hang your towel 

[Diasi]

We've got the 5ft high towel rail type of radiators in the bathroom & the en-suite so the towels are usually warm, plus I moved the upstairs zone thermostat into the bathroom so it's always as warm as the other rooms.

[Michael Rolls]

I keep my heating at 22C.. I put it on for a couple of hours in the morning.. and then again about 2 ish or when I decide to sit in the living room. I don't bother to put the heating on in the bathroom.. The shower warms me up.. I couldn't bear to turn my heating down..
I don't wear heavy clothing.. tee-shirt and joggers.. BUT I wear Ugg boots on my feet..
Not a pretty sight..!!!    I never wear them outside..

Lordy! I reckon I would die of shock getting out of the shower into an unheated bathroom. The main bathroom has a fairly large towel rail and - when I am having a shower - a heated floor - and even then every time I towel myself dry as quickly as possible, I hanker after the marvelous device in Dr. No, where Bond and Honeychile, after showering, are progressed though a mini version of a car wash heat cycle. Want one!
Mike

[Scrumpy]

I too have the tall radiators in the bathroom..
I don't close any internal door in the house.. My heating goes on in the morning.. All bedrooms.. landing and stairs are heated.. The bathroom door is open.. I go from bed to shower.. No hanging about..  picking up warm underwear, that has been on the radiator, on the way..
I never sit in nightwear/dressing gown.. Always get showered and dressed first thing..

[Diasi]

One of my tricks is to go outside, into the cold, for a short walk & when I get back into the house I feel really warm.

[Michael Rolls]

Sneaky!
Mike 👍👍👍

[-Oy-]

I could quite happily sit here nekkid at 20deg C

The cat would probably bolt though

[zoony]

I feel I need the warmth and prefer it. Currently 24 in my room which will lower to 15 overnight.

[Michael Rolls]

Must say that as I get older I get more and more intolerant of extremes of temperature. I know that a few years ago I would not have felt cold sitting around in 20C, whereas now I do - and in summer time anything more than 24C starts to get to me - not that we often see that outside up here, but solar gain can see it inside
Mike