What temperature do you keep your house?

20° for 2 and a half hours in morning, same for 2 hours mid afternoon and then from 6 pm to 10 pm. 16 year okd house with cavity wall insulation, double glazing. All radiators thermostatically controlled.
I have been away for two weeks over holidays and I too have noticed a higher reading for my current bill. I had a look at readings on Monday and will not look again until bill is due. Just have to accept where I live and the current weather do not lend themselves to a cheap bill.

I rarely put my central heating on, my house is very well insulated. I put it on @18° when the outside temperature is forecast -1°. I myself wear thin base layers under a top jumper and jeans. That keeps me cosy. When I'm sitting I always have a warm throw to hand for my lap. I love fresh air in the house so frequently have a door or window open, no matter the month!

We have underfloor heating so the house is always warm the heat comes on at 6am for three hours and stays well into the 20s as I suffer from the cold.

We live in a very old farmhouse. The kitchen is always very warm and is the hub of the house, kept cosy by a logburner. It's probably around 24 I'm here at the moment. We don't put the heating in for the rest of the house til about 5.30pm when we're likely to spend time in the sitting room watching TV or reading in the evening. It goes off about 9. It then stays off til 5.30 next afternoon unless we're about a lot in the day. It was a surprise to me that some people have central heating on all day! I've lead a very sheltered life!

At this time of year our heating is on at 22° from 6.30 till 10.30 then it's off all night. Heating is off and door closed for any rooms we don't use.

I'm a cold sole so mine's 22%. I pay £180 per month all year so it builds up enough for the winter I hope. Open plan house so upstairs is often warm enough upstairs only two radiators up there and one is turned off. We do however live right on the edge of a nature reserve and nothing between us (UK based) and America so very cold winds.

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Underfloor heating - never switched off, as recommended. The open plan living area and hall are set at 22degrees, and the bedrooms at 18.

I too would be miserably cold going by some of the above temperatures; I cannot bear being cold.

Usual winter routine.is to turn thermostat up to 22° in the morning, keep it at that all day unless I go out then I turn it down to about 17°/18°. Similarly I turn it right down overnight.

Since this cold snap started end of last week I have set my thermostat to a constant 22°C day and night and it feels just right to me. Sometimes need a fleece in the evening. and I sleep well at night at that temperature. It seems to keep the house at a constant comfortable temperature. It is nice to wake up to a warm house.
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No idea. Hubby sets it to suit him. I'm in t shirts most of the time, he's in 3 layers of clothes

I must be the exception.. As my central heating thermostat is set at 22° .I control up or down if necessary but usually find 22° to be suitable. Clearly I am a cold person!

CH set at 21 comes on at 6:30 & goes lower at 19:30 (as I’m usually in a room with a gas fire by then.) It’s set not to drop below 15 at night but the last few mornings my bedroom has been 11 or 12 degrees. And that’s how I’ve discovered that although IT thinks it’s on the house doesn’t! Got back from chemo yesterday having checked the living room temperature remotely only to find that it hadn’t been on for possibly hours. It’s an old back boiler, a good 30 years old and has proved a reliable workhorse. Fingers crossed it can be coaxed to outlive its owner.

19 degrees here, comes on at 7.30 off at 9.30 then on again at 4.30 until 10.30. We've been switching it on around 2pm if we're cold 1990 house so keeps quite warm. Radiators all have thermostatic valves so can control heating in the rooms we're not using.

I don’t think 22 degrees is excessive, just comfortable if you aren’t active or cooking.
I’m find it incredible that those horrible electric storage heaters from 40 odd years ago are still in existence and are preventing people from controlling their own comfort in their homes.It is 2026 isn’t it? Just 😮
And-so much for modern controls.
I am thankful for my combi gas boiler, ordinary radiators and instant hot water. I have double glazing and carpeting, but no fire. I turn temperature up and down from a simple dial on landing and it responds instantly.

Our heating is usually about 19/20. We have gch now but in our last house had the new storage heaters - these were no more expensive to use than the gas is now and were a lot more controllable than the old type.

50 year old house 2 up 2 down . Open plan lounge . I have strung up a thick net curtain covered over with a king size sheet across the open plan stairs . I used to shiver in the lounge as the landing was super warm. Now with my curtain up it's much warmer . 8 yr old boiler ( combi) temp during the day 18 or 19 , after dark 20 or 21 . Thermostat turned down to 17 overnight, it stays off till dawn when I hear it click on . I did have £200 credit with Octopus energy but think that's probably in debit now . I'm paying £80 per month but will up it to £110 . Spent many years freezing growing up and tell myself I deserve to be warm

My heating is on all day from 9 am to midnight. I hate being cold - my lungs need warmth. I do open the bedroom and kitchen windows for about 2 hours in the morning.
My bills are enornous, about £250 for gas and electric, per month.
I can’t remember when they last read the meters,

16° overnight from 10.30 -though the heating rarely comes on.
18° from 7.30 when we get up.
Sometimes 20° in the evening from 7-10pm

Granmarderby10

I don’t think 22 degrees is excessive, just comfortable if you aren’t active or cooking.
I’m find it incredible that those horrible electric storage heaters from 40 odd years ago are still in existence and are preventing people from controlling their own comfort in their homes.It is 2026 isn’t it? Just 😮
And-so much for modern controls.
I am thankful for my combi gas boiler, ordinary radiators and instant hot water. I have double glazing and carpeting, but no fire. I turn temperature up and down from a simple dial on landing and it responds instantly.

I agree- however last night I decided to turn down my control as I have saved money by keeping the heating on all the time. I turned it down to 20 degrees and that seems about right now.

I must say that I would be hot sweaty and uncomfortable were our thermostat set at 22, even if just sitting down quietly. I prefer an extra layer, to high heat.

I think each person has their own internal heat setting and the adjustments between internal and external heaat is not obvious. I feel the cold, but do not find a high house temperature comfortable because it is so hot.

I have an autoimmune condition which gives you a dodgy internal thermostat and I don't cope with cold at all. I don't like a warm bedroom so that is on a very low setting that never changes. The rest of the house can be between 20-22°during the day, at night, at the moment around 20-21° , it really depends on how cold we feel. One charity suggested anything lower than 18° can be rather dangerous for older people, so, in winter our heating is never below this setting. Hypothermia can just creep up on you.

M0nica

I must say that I would be hot sweaty and uncomfortable were our thermostat set at 22, even if just sitting down quietly. I prefer an extra layer, to high heat.

I think each person has their own internal heat setting and the adjustments between internal and external heaat is not obvious. I feel the cold, but do not find a high house temperature comfortable because it is so hot.

Fair enough. I avoid visiting some friends and family in winter because their homes are too cold. No one ever came to my house and complained it was too hot.

I would never complain to someone that their home was to hot or too cold. I would just make my excuses aand leave.

Homestead62

I have an autoimmune condition which gives you a dodgy internal thermostat and I don't cope with cold at all. I don't like a warm bedroom so that is on a very low setting that never changes. The rest of the house can be between 20-22°during the day, at night, at the moment around 20-21° , it really depends on how cold we feel. One charity suggested anything lower than 18° can be rather dangerous for older people, so, in winter our heating is never below this setting. Hypothermia can just creep up on you.

My thermostat doesn't work well either so ours is set at between 20 and 21C but turn it lower if unnecessary.

Nor do I like extreme heat.

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