FabSwingers.com forum: Thermostat Setting

By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

What temperatures have people got their thermostats set on?

My house is quite well insulated and 14 degrees feels ok if I wear a jumper and so on.

I'm wondering if it is healthy, though.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Ours is 14 too for approx five hours a day. Yesterday I wore five layers and when we sat down we had a 10.5 tog quilt on our knees. There's a WHO minimum healthy temperature and I'm pretty sure it's higher than 14°

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Recommended apparently is 20° for living rooms and 18° for bedrooms

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Mine is between 18 and 20.

If it's windy out it goes up to 20 because my house is very draughty.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Currently 17 because I'm coming down with a bug. I am however wearing a jumper dress, leggings, a jumper, cardigan and blanket wrapped around me. I couldn't face 14 today, I'd probably cry.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Ours is 14 too for approx five hours a day. Yesterday I wore five layers and when we sat down we had a 10.5 tog quilt on our knees. There's a WHO minimum healthy temperature and I'm pretty sure it's higher than 14°"

If it's too cold or too hot you could have a stroke.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Currently 17 because I'm coming down with a bug. I am however wearing a jumper dress, leggings, a jumper, cardigan and blanket wrapped around me. I couldn't face 14 today, I'd probably cry.

My house was 17.5 this morning and I turned the heating on because I felt cold.

I'm not well still and have on a jumper and warm socks, and a duvet over me as I'm sitting next to a radiator.

I can still feel a cold draught on my right side.

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over a year ago

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Currently 17 because I'm coming down with a bug. I am however wearing a jumper dress, leggings, a jumper, cardigan and blanket wrapped around me. I couldn't face 14 today, I'd probably cry.

My house was 17.5 this morning and I turned the heating on because I felt cold.

I'm not well still and have on a jumper and warm socks, and a duvet over me as I'm sitting next to a radiator.

I can still feel a cold draught on my right side."

It's really awful isn't it? I'm quite aware that I'm in a fortunate position right now and can turn it on when poorly but it must be horrible for those who can't afford to. I'm sorry you're not well still, hope you're able to rest and recuperate without worrying about Christmas. x

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Between 18-20C

My bedroom though...I keep the radiator off

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By *rtyIanMan
over a year ago

Gateway to the Beacons

18-21 is the recommended comfortable for most people

Mines at 19

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Currently 17 because I'm coming down with a bug. I am however wearing a jumper dress, leggings, a jumper, cardigan and blanket wrapped around me. I couldn't face 14 today, I'd probably cry.

My house was 17.5 this morning and I turned the heating on because I felt cold.

I'm not well still and have on a jumper and warm socks, and a duvet over me as I'm sitting next to a radiator.

I can still feel a cold draught on my right side.

My body can't tolerate the cold for long even when I'm not ill.

I feel for elderly people who are scared to even use one radiator. Wrapping up warm isn't the same x

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Mine is at 18 when on. It's the minimum recommended apparently but of course can't have it on all the time so couple of hours in the morning and few hours in the evening. Unfortunately it does feel really cold at the moment. Keeping busy and moving all the time helps otherwise it would be intolerable

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By *rnmrs81Couple
over a year ago

South Yorkshire

20-22 for us being surrounded by fields the car was on 28 all this morning lol

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

There's no temperature setting on my heaters (storage heater) but two of my five heaters are on one notch up from minimum. My place is very well insulated. There's some chill in the air but with jumpers and blankets I'm fine

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I have mine on at 25 and still have a cardigan and scarf on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mines between 20/25 its bitter cold here today

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By *lubchuckerMan
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Mine is set at 18° between 7am and midnight then set at 16° overnight. I could probably go a bit lower at night to probably 14° or 15° though thanks to having a nice warm duvet.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Oh I switch mine off about 8pm and don't have it on during the night

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"Mine is set at 18° between 7am and midnight then set at 16° overnight. I could probably go a bit lower at night to probably 14° or 15° though thanks to having a nice warm duvet."

So that's on basically all the time. I used to do that but don't dare now. Your bills must be astronomical

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I think a lot depends on where the thermostat is placed. I rarely hear rooms I’m no using anymore. It’s set to between 8 at night and 12 in the day to keep it mostly off unless very cold. When we need heat we push it one or 2 degrees above the current temp for an hour or two and that’s enough

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Mine shows 14 until I light the wood burners and I can get the house to around 20.

14 feels ok for moving about during the day time but when sitting down in the evening it’s a bit chilly.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Mine has been on 16, only gets actually warm in the bathroom with the door shut (the only internal door that fully closes and the room is tiny)

I'm chuffing freezing at the mo. Had no front door on since 9am coz the new one is being a bitch to fit.

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By *lubchuckerMan
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

"Mine is set at 18° between 7am and midnight then set at 16° overnight. I could probably go a bit lower at night to probably 14° or 15° though thanks to having a nice warm duvet.

So that's on basically all the time. I used to do that but don't dare now. Your bills must be astronomical "

Nope, thats what the thermostat is set at, doesn't mean its running all the time thanks to decent insulation.

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Nope, thats what the thermostat is set at, doesn't mean its running all the time thanks to decent insulation."

Mine shuts off once it gets up to temperature, too.

I'm beginning to think I'll have to turn it up, not because I'm that cold, but just to prevent future illnesses.

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By *ovingSussexLifeMan
over a year ago

West Sussex

19-20 in the living room. Cooler in the bedroom. The only other radiator in the flat is in the bathroom, and that is on full as I hate damp towels

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

I turned the site hut up to 15.5 yesterday god its baking in there now

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Nope, thats what the thermostat is set at, doesn't mean its running all the time thanks to decent insulation.

Mine shuts off once it gets up to temperature, too.

I'm beginning to think I'll have to turn it up, not because I'm that cold, but just to prevent future illnesses. "

Where's your thermostat? The room you spend the most time in might be a different temperature.

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

There seems to be confusion and unless I test it out I am still not sure what is best. I used to keep thermostat at 18 all the time and of course boiler would switch off when reaching that I did that as they used to say was more efficient than having it on and off all the time. Now I have it on couple of hours in the morning and few hours at night. Really not sure what is the best way. If anyone knows for sure or is a professional perhaps could advise.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don’t have the heating on all the time only turn up the thermostat when needed to 20c would like it warmer so I could stay naked all the time. This morning didn’t have the heating on but wearing a heated jacket with the front open and nothing else

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over a year ago

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"21 "

So are uou saying ots always on at 21 and if ot drops off at anytime during day or night, it fires up again? What is you are out most or part of the day? Do you turn off? Mine is on timer but house feels cold outside the set times. I used to have it on at 18-20 all the time before.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"There seems to be confusion and unless I test it out I am still not sure what is best. I used to keep thermostat at 18 all the time and of course boiler would switch off when reaching that I did that as they used to say was more efficient than having it on and off all the time. Now I have it on couple of hours in the morning and few hours at night. Really not sure what is the best way. If anyone knows for sure or is a professional perhaps could advise. "

Ours is on a timer, approximately five hours a day. At the moment our combined gas and electricity runs at around £7 a day with the thermostat at 14°

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

My heaters are on all the time because that's the only setting they come with. My water heater is off. (Not gas powered, not likely to break it). My electric (no gas) is about £4 a day.

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By *skyouneverknowMan
over a year ago

Calne

I keep mine on about 22 degrees - I like it toasty!

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Where's your thermostat? The room you spend the most time in might be a different temperature. "

In the hallway, and it is a bit colder there than the living room. Perhaps a degree or so.

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

"Mine is at 18 when on. It's the minimum recommended apparently but of course can't have it on all the time so couple of hours in the morning and few hours in the evening. Unfortunately it does feel really cold at the moment. Keeping busy and moving all the time helps otherwise it would be intolerable "

For start off the who recomended is for people who are sat and cant move around everyone else has different temperatures that they are comfortable with.

As goes for the above comment your better off instead of the way your doing it, Having it fire up every hr for 15mins as this will keep the house at a much better temp and it will heat up more as the day goes on.

Night time firing of the boiler same thing fire up once or twice during the night for 15 mins

This way it stops the house dropping the house temps and then needig to fire it for longer periods in the morning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The thermostat is in the coldest room (kitchen) and is set to 18°c from 6 to 8am, and 4pm to 10pm. As soon as it reaches that temperature the heating shuts off, so it isn't blasting for all that time. During the rest of the day it's set to 16°c and rarely, if ever, comes on as the house is well insulated. Each room also has a thermostatic radiator valve and they will shut off if that room reaches 18°c before the kitchen does.

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By *lubchuckerMan
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

"Mine is set at 18° between 7am and midnight then set at 16° overnight. I could probably go a bit lower at night to probably 14° or 15° though thanks to having a nice warm duvet."

The thermostat is in the living room so thats how warm the living room gets but bedroom is usually a little cooler same as the bathroom but not too much cooler.

Also when i've finished using the oven i leave the door open slightly so the heat from the oven isn't wasted which makes a bit of a difference too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Our is currently 18, but it still feels really cold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Downstairs is currently set to 22c as it's all laminate downstairs and north facing living room so not the warmest. I've got several layers on and still haven't warmed up from the school run....the blanket is coming out in a minute!

Heating isn't even on for the 2 upstairs floors as it's quite warm up there.....well apart from my bedroom in the loft space.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

20deg for me. I dont like getting cold

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By *aucyladMan
over a year ago

Dublin

I've individual thermostats for each room in the house,so all are set to differing temps but generally between 17-21 and at various times during the day or not.

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