@NormandyLiz, I am glad you feel you can manage the cold. 10°c does sound rather arctic! It is horrible when hands and feet get cold!
Leg warmers and fingerless gloves And here's the stupid thing, I have Raynaud's (not badly though) and it really should bother me more than it does. In part it's probably that we're just used to it.
Millie dog is under her blanket, the only one of us to feel the cold, seemingly.
Oh goodness @NormandyLiz! I do think leg warmers work very well, but fingerless gloves seem to cut off my blood supply! I think we can get used to the cold. Cold draughts I can't bear in winter though. Sounds like Millie is like a hot water bottle once she has warmed up!
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We have our thermostat set to 18.5 first thing on days that OH is getting up to go out to work, 18 from a bit later on days when we're both at home, lower at night, I think it's on 12, in any case low enough that it rarely comes on during the night. Most rooms have those thermostatic valves that allow you to have that room a bit cooler. I prefer it cooler at nights particularly in the bedroom so that one is on setting 1 or 2, but the temperature rarely drops below 15 except when the window's open to air the room for a bit after we've got up. I hate a stuffy bedroom. Spare bedroom radiator valve is off.
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Ours is set at 19c all day, goes off off about 11pm but will come back on during the night if it drops below 15c. All bedroom radiators are on at 1 or 2, unused or not, with the doors left open to keep any damp out as all have two outside walls. Our loft extension has very thick ceiling insulation and is usually the warmest room in the house. We like to keep warm!
Gosh @Lizzie27 - did you do that last year with the extreme energy prices?! We have rooms set individually and we only heat the rooms we are using and only turn up to 18 in the evening. It’s all off overnight unless minus temps. We have underfloor heating in the bathrooms but that is super costly to run so rarely use that - so it’s just a heated towel rail in there and don’t hang about!Â
With an electric blanket and a quilt plus duvet, the bed is cosy. For evenings watching tv etc we wear a fleece and have a blanket. And cats. Â
"Science tells us that 18 degrees is the tipping point... the body is now working to defend that core temperature" ... "The hairs on my arms were starting to stand up to help insulate my body."
That is certainly how it feels in my house. Keeping around 18C min to sit in seems about right.
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As an aside, I saw this article about treating Raynaud’s. It's just a small trial, but looks hopeful.
@AuntyRach, we were extremely lucky in that OH had fixed on a 5 year tariff a couple of years ago so last year's prices didn't affect us. It was more expensive at the time but affordable for us so we went for it. OH had a hunch that prices might rocket.
We've also got solar panels which helps and good insulation. I have put tinfoil backed insulation panels behind all the radiators, we have thermal curtains/blinds in all rooms and curtains across our glass front door. That last helps a lot to keep the cold air out.
10C has a profound impact on the heart, lungs and brain.
Yes, I read that at the time. But although it sometimes gets that low in the bedrooms, if you're tucked up snug in bed your body isn't in 10C, it's much warmer.Â
And a temperature of 15C in the living room means more than that with good clothing. I seriously don't feel cold most of the time, just first thing while the heating gets going properly, and my husband is the same.Â
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Yes, that is true about insulation from clothes and bedding etc @NormandyLiz . it is all about trapping the heat. Glad you are ok with it. Keep snug !Â
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Millie dog is under her blanket, the only one of us to feel the cold, seemingly.
We like to keep warm!
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10C has a profound impact on the heart, lungs and brain.
We've also got solar panels which helps and good insulation. I have put tinfoil backed insulation panels behind all the radiators, we have thermal curtains/blinds in all rooms and curtains across our glass front door. That last helps a lot to keep the cold air out.
And a temperature of 15C in the living room means more than that with good clothing. I seriously don't feel cold most of the time, just first thing while the heating gets going properly, and my husband is the same.Â
Works for us, good for the bills, good for the planet.Â