During winter the thermostat is set at 18.5 – 19 degrees but only between December and beginning of March. It’s now at our spring setting of 15 degrees (as in it won’t come on unless the house temp goes below 15) and in a few days, I will further switch it down to 10 for the rest of the year.
We use quilts on the sofa and fleece blankets over quilts on the beds if needed. It’s not as if I am a warm person either, I’m one of those that feels the cold but I fear the meter more, need to control the bills and economise as much as possible to balance the books.
I’ll not be putting the heating on at all next winter at the rate the increases are going, I won’t be able to afford the standing charge let alone any gas usage.