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Yes. My wife has done the same at times.
She also only uses our hot tap in the kitchen to wash her hands. Despite the fact it doesn’t get hot for about 30 seconds and fires water out very fast making it unpleasant and splashing everywhere (water from top of house). She always turns the tap off before it’s got beyond cold because hand washing takes about 10 seconds.
I said why not use the cold tap, gentle flow of water, lovely dry kitchen top. No, warm water tap for washing hands. Ludicrous.
She also only uses our hot tap in the kitchen to wash her hands. Despite the fact it doesn’t get hot for about 30 seconds and fires water out very fast making it unpleasant and splashing everywhere (water from top of house). She always turns the tap off before it’s got beyond cold because hand washing takes about 10 seconds.
I said why not use the cold tap, gentle flow of water, lovely dry kitchen top. No, warm water tap for washing hands. Ludicrous.
I let our oil run out in April and am saying I won’t order more until the price comes down. That fixes the heating problem 
We gave a log burner and heated blankets if it really does get very cold. It was a little cooler yesterday but the forcecast is ok for the next few weeks (we’re in the Dales, “a coat colder than Skipton” but we’re used to it!
We gave a log burner and heated blankets if it really does get very cold. It was a little cooler yesterday but the forcecast is ok for the next few weeks (we’re in the Dales, “a coat colder than Skipton” but we’re used to it!TimmyMallett said:
Same in the car, I keep getting in and it's set to 28 degrees.
Fond memories of a impromptu road trip with my late mum. Other cars unavailable, I didn't know I'd failed to reconnect the fan controls in my Griffith 500 after some recent maintenance and it was painfully hot air into the cabin for 4hrs+. Afterwards Mum said it was the most comfortable she'd been in any recent car. I had blisters on the back of my hands...TimmyMallett said:
Same in the car, I keep getting in and it's set to 28 degrees.
I can beat that. Whacks the temperature up and then closes the vents on her side and sticks heated seats on. WTAF logic is that? She’s a highly intelligent woman, far smarter than I am but still does things like that. Also angles the vent nearest the window toward the centre of the car before switching it off ensuring that I am unable to use my left hand mirror when it gets cold. Thanks.djc206 said:
TimmyMallett said:
Same in the car, I keep getting in and it's set to 28 degrees.
I can beat that. Whacks the temperature up and then closes the vents on her side and sticks heated seats on. WTAF logic is that? She’s a highly intelligent woman, far smarter than I am but still does things like that. Also angles the vent nearest the window toward the centre of the car before switching it off ensuring that I am unable to use my left hand mirror when it gets cold. Thanks.Even if it doesn’t, the glass area means the driver can easily be rather colder than the air at the temp sensor location.
Frankly I prefer manual controls - dial adjusts vent temp; when warm enough, turn it down
skwdenyer said:
djc206 said:
TimmyMallett said:
Same in the car, I keep getting in and it's set to 28 degrees.
I can beat that. Whacks the temperature up and then closes the vents on her side and sticks heated seats on. WTAF logic is that? She’s a highly intelligent woman, far smarter than I am but still does things like that. Also angles the vent nearest the window toward the centre of the car before switching it off ensuring that I am unable to use my left hand mirror when it gets cold. Thanks.Even if it doesn’t, the glass area means the driver can easily be rather colder than the air at the temp sensor location.
Frankly I prefer manual controls - dial adjusts vent temp; when warm enough, turn it down
Besides which the climate control in my car is superb. She knows that!
djc206 said:
I get that but what’s the point in adjusting the temperature and then switching the vents off? If they’re off they can’t do what you’ve asked, it’s an either/or situation. If you want warm air feel free to whack the temp up to sub tropical, if you don’t want a draught close the vents. Doing both is just mental. Almost as mental as leaving knives in the sink but that’s for another thread.
Besides which the climate control in my car is superb. She knows that!
Your trying to fathom the unfathomable. I've been trying for 44yrs.Besides which the climate control in my car is superb. She knows that!
Sheepshanks said:
djc206 said:
I get that but what’s the point in adjusting the temperature and then switching the vents off? If they’re off they can’t do what you’ve asked, it’s an either/or situation. If you want warm air feel free to whack the temp up to sub tropical, if you don’t want a draught close the vents. Doing both is just mental. Almost as mental as leaving knives in the sink but that’s for another thread.
Besides which the climate control in my car is superb. She knows that!
Your trying to fathom the unfathomable. I've been trying for 44yrs.Besides which the climate control in my car is superb. She knows that!
DT1975 said:
Sheepshanks said:
Your trying to fathom the unfathomable. I've been trying for 44yrs.
Heating and lights. Plus watching a channel in SD on an OLED TV and not batting an eyelid at the picture quality. The mind boggles. Yet, if I’m not there, she can perfectly competently operate the heating for individual rooms using the Tado app on her phone.
DT1975 said:
Sheepshanks said:
Your trying to fathom the unfathomable. I've been trying for 44yrs.
Heating and lights. Plus watching a channel in SD on an OLED TV and not batting an eyelid at the picture quality. The mind boggles. What baffles me is she watches the TV with subtitles on, she's not deaf or hard of hearing, I just do not get it, particularly as she is usually glued to her phone at the same time!
gotoPzero said:
17.1 in our house today, 10th June. WTF. Meant to be like this all week.
Only 15 degrees outside, and intermittent sunshine.Back of the house and upstairs is between 20 and 23 degrees, front downstairs is all 20 degrees.
No heating on, but taking advantage of the free heat from the conservatory.
Trustmeimadoctor said:
17.7-19.7 but it feels fine but it's not been higher than 14c outside today
Heating on here too - internal temps have dropped to 16 - 17 - outside it’s struggling to keep in low teens as the current weather is occasional bursts of sunshine between dark clouds and rain showers
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