Has anyone dared to turn their heating on yet?

It's way too early yet. We never put the heating on before mid October at least. We just put more layers on and I use a fleece blanket on my legs if needed, haven't even needed that yet

In N/e Scotland mine is set to come on at 19 in the morning and evening. My fuel bill was up £8 for the last month. I have done less cooking and baking.

I read somewhere that in Scandinavian countries they carry tea lights and matches in the car in case of getting stuck in snow. I think that a tea light on a heatproof surface covered by a clay flowerpot will put out some background heat as the pot heats up. Have to be very careful. The price of firewood has shot up as more people are opening up their chimney - hope their chimney is swept and certificated - the Fire Services may be busy this year.
No heating on yet but thermal tights, long knee length bamboo socks, vest, wool tops and cardis, and fingerless gloves, and warm throws together with a ‘house hat’ are at the ready. Warm light layers for me. Good luck everyone

Don’t put it on until at least November.
Spare duvets in the evening when sitting watching tv. Warmer clothing. We pay too much already.

A couple if hours last night and have just put it on tonight. My living room is north facing and is colder than the rooms at the front. I’m keeping an eye on the smart meter though.

Wake

Don’t put it on until at least November.
Spare duvets in the evening when sitting watching tv. Warmer clothing. We pay too much already.

Same here.

I'm afraid we have...was v chilly yesterday evening and thermostat was only showing 17C! Keep heating as low as possible though and is only timed to come on a few hours a day if cold!

No heating on here yet, but ready to put my under blanket and heated over blanket on my bed. It has turned cold very suddenly. I hope it's not the start of a bad winter,

Haven't ordered my oil yet in the hope the price goes down, so no c.h. on. Have two sheds full of logs from trees brought down in last winter storms, sawn up by a couple if local chaps, so can light my log burner when it gets cold enough. Also have ceramic heater for a quick warm up.
Also have an electric hwb, once heated stays warm for ages. Sounds silly, but I am more concerned about my dogs being warm enough!!!

Thermostast is set to 19 degrees and so far heating hasn’t come on. House is 20 degrees so all good so far. I am in the Midlands.

No I haven't put mine on yet but have put the shorts away for tracksuit bottoms and dressing gown sorts me out, but once it gets colder my thermostat will be set at 15° I'm in one bedroom bungalow and it's a small living room so warms up quickly when set, but not needed yet thankfully.

I put mine on this morning when my daughter and 1 year old grandson came. Turned it back off when they went, put my onesie on and fluffy socks. Warm enough now.

Heating? I'm still in t shirt and flip flops.

...and the back door's still wide open for the dogs.

Not put ours on either. Shorts & T-shirts put away, joggers & long sleeved warm blouses out. Fleece, bed socks & warm dressing gown for cooler evenings.
As I write this OH still got on shorts, t shirts & flip flops…. We will come to a compromise soon

Have had to ive got very poor circulation.

I had a heated throw delivered from Amazon today £40 . Says it costs 2 p a day to use . I work from home in a wee bedroom for office . I will use this on chilly days & save the heating till I really need it .

Underfloor heating here which takes a long time to warm up a room and then ages to cool off by which time it's too hot. Have settled for a cardigan instead.

The recommended temperature for sitting rooms is 21 degrees and 18 degrees for bedrooms.

Got mine on low now, have a 17 year old dog, who I’m keeping in comfortable warm especially overnight, as well as for us, the en-suite gets very cold for morning showers brr
I do admire all those in The Que who braved the cold this last few days.

33 today in this Great Lakes State in the Midwest U.S., with humidity at 73%, and storms predicted. Air Conditioner is still on. Temperatures will go down significantly afterwards,
into the teens, 14 to 15, so may have to have the heat on after a few days of that. I have my sweaters ready.

Not yet, but wearing loads of clothes. Not sure how long I can cope like this, so hoping for warmer weather soon.

Never turn my heating off, it is set at 22 degrees so switches on as soon as the temperature drops.

My DH would have a fit! Heating before the ice is on the windows! No, he's not that bad really, he just has that"look" when I mention it. You know, the one that says'do you know how much thats going to cost us?' Having said that September is early even for me and I have water in my veins apparently. Pity I cant have hot flushes to order!

Mine has come on in the mornings. I think it is set to come on at 18 degrees , I must check. I have turned down the individual radiator controls down. My husband and I had to put an extra jumper on because we felt cold.