Thermostat Wars

[chrismpw]

I have a rule of no heating until October, and once there, keep it going as long as the marriage will take it. Its called acclimatisation. Then 17 - 18 Celsius is more than comfy, with a log fire if you fancy a boost / bout of inactivity.
When I go to friends houses, or pubs, I'm sweating more than the summer, and peeling off layers.

 

[Seathestars]

im sure women are at least 10 degrees colder than blokes at all times....

And this is why a woman's place is in the kitchen

 

[The Esk]

Last time the heating was on would probably have been late February/early March.

No need for it so far this autumn.

 

[Sid James]

Last time the heating was on would probably have been late February/early March.

No need for it so far this autumn.

In awe here, it took me ages to get the Mrs used to sensible temperatures and not insist on heating it to sauna levels, she now appreciates a more moderate climate, so much so that the radiators in the bedrooms are off, once you're in bed, no need for the heating.

 

[Eggs]

.....we tend to put ours on 18-19 for a few hours when it's chilly then turn it off when the house is cozy enough.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

No heating til about the 20th October and then low as possible. About 16 in the evenings and weekends, and just enough to keep pipes from freezing if I'm not there.

Can't see the point wasting cash when I own several fleeces.

 

[degsy]

After the initial argument of when to put the heating on, the next cause for disquiet is the setting of the thermostat.

Ours is usually between 18 and 20 degrees , anything higher than that is just utter madness

Next door however are obvious deviants. Despite temperatures outside reaching minus figures ,you can clearly see them prancing around in shorts and T-Shirts, putter a jumper on FFS.

They've obviously more money than sense or they're just crazy hedonists without a care for financial security or the well being of Polar Bears.

Point of note, despite their T-shirt attire bearing no familiar markings I have them pegged as Kopites

Anyway what's yours at?

Makes no difference, as Mrs D ( and I suspect many other women ) doesn't have functional working internal thermostat, so she's either too hot or too cold no matter what.