Who's still burning?

[david wood]

still burning here and actually burning more as we try to reduce oil use as much as can, later putting stove on today as sun made an appearance where as yesterday on all day

 

[neiln]

No fire today in the end.  It's been a very VERY mild winter in London, 8-8.5 m³ to heat the house this winter.  12-12.5 last winter plus a week or so where I got fed up and put the central heating on.

[trigger_andy]

still burning here and actually burning more as we try to reduce oil use as much as can, later putting stove on today as sun made an appearance where as yesterday on all day
 

Same here. I’ll be burning the whole year as the kitchen stove does the cooking and hot water.

The living room stove still gets lit at 07:00 but we will see how long that carries on for.

I’m not paying £1.17 a litre for heating oil. Either the price comes down and I will buy more or we will continue to run two stoves which costs me virtually nothing to run.

With the wood fired central heating going in later this summer I hope my oil dependency in the winter months drips to near on zero.

[Big J]

7 hours ago, neiln said:

No fire today in the end.  It's been a very VERY mild winter in London, 8-8.5 m³ to heat the house this winter.  12-12.5 last winter plus a week or so where I got fed up and put the central heating on.

 

Same here. Every month warmer than average, with lower than average rainfall too. 

 

Fire is on this morning. House is 16-17c. It's just not comfortable.

[trigger_andy]

 
Same here. Every month warmer than average, with lower than average rainfall too. 
 
Fire is on this morning. House is 16-17c. It's just not comfortable.

It’s odd how 17c outside feels really nice but in the house it’s uncomfortable.

Unless it’s the bedroom when as close to zero my idea of heaven and the wife’s idea of hell. 🤣

[djbobbins]

It’s odd how 17c outside feels really nice but in the house it’s uncomfortable.

Unless it’s the bedroom when as close to zero my idea of heaven and the wife’s idea of hell. 🤣

We (I) turned our oil CH off when we went away the week before Easter and it’s not been back on since then, other than a couple of two hour bursts.

Main bit of the house was about 16.5 one day last week; the extension at the back is noticeably cooler and that’s where my home office is. It’s not great sitting for hours in room temperatures that low, even with thermals and gloves on.

But I’d happily be working in the garden in shirt sleeves or maybe even a t-shirt.

[Unframed Dave]

Still lighting the burner in the evening. Never done it before, but I'm on blood thinners now and I'm trying to make the oil last. 

 

Firewood costs me labour, nothing else. 

[openspaceman]

7 minutes ago, Unframed Dave said:

Still lighting the burner in the evening. Never done it before, but I'm on blood thinners now and I'm trying to make the oil last. 

I lit it for the last two evenings, house at around 18C now but my feet are cold

7 minutes ago, Unframed Dave said:

 

Firewood costs me labour, nothing else. 

Yes but watch out as the slightest scratch has the red stuff gushing out

[Unframed Dave]

1 hour ago, openspaceman said:

I lit it for the last two evenings, house at around 18C now but my feet are cold

Yes but watch out as the slightest scratch has the red stuff gushing out

Indeed it does, I bleed like nobody's business these days. Shaving can be like a hammer film. 

[neiln]

Stove chugging away since mid afternoon. Not cold but not warm, it was 17ish on the house and unlikely to get any warmer so fired up to warm the place before the kids bath, it is pushing 23C in the lounge now. After putting a match to the stove I went outside and split logs, stacking oak into the 23/24 pile. Working in just a t shirt it get warm and humid and I was soon dripping sweat. Weird isn't it.