So when do you first turn on the heating?

[craigb]

Last night was one of those yearly mileposts around our place.

That is it was the first time this year that I've had to turn on the heating.
This is pretty normal for Sydney. Around Anzac day is when you generally have to do it.

It got me wondering though when the members who live elsewhere in Oz first turn the heating on.

Of course those that live in the tropics never do it I guess.

[Lignum]

Luckily living in Melbourne we only realy need a heater for a few weeks around mid July

[Gumby]

You mean you turn it off sometimes :confused:

[doug the slug]

dont even have a heater, sitting at the computer in a pair of shorts, with the fan on behind me. seriously its a bloody cold night if I need more than a sheet and cell blanket on the bed. Mind you in summer sometimes it gets hot enough for two pairs of thongs.

[bitingmidge]

We usually have a cool night or two in late May, another couple in June, a week in July and a week in August.

So I guess sometime next month I'll have to clean out the fireplace, but we usually have to create a cool draft through the house to stop us cooking when it's on.

I do feel sad that some people have to live in the cold.

I have to work a hundred k's north of Doug when a lot of the cool weather is on, so don't expect to use too much of our firewood stash again this year.

We do burn candles in the fire recess sometimes so we can pretend.

Cheers,

P

[Bodgy]

You're tougher than us, Craig. We began the heating during last week. In mitigation, we are up high in Sydney.

I well remember the day, as I moved the wood heater further out into the room (out of the chimney recess, where it disapated a lot of heat). Not only did I waste half a day on sheet metal work for the flue and surround, but I followed ??OzWinner's?? excellent advice on sweeping the flue. Duly bunched up some chook wire, attached to a pole and began, concientously, sweeping the flue. Problem was the stove was outside, under imminent attack from the angle grinder and stick welder, the flue was held in place only by a wooden prop. It slipped, the flue dropped 3 feet and 10 year's soot went from asshole to breakfast, all over Her Indoor's 'Vogue' interior.

Not a popular boy, thence on. Clean flue now tho.

[craigb]

and cell blanket on the bed.

What's a cell blanket? :confused: :confused:

[Bodgy]

Never been banged up, Craig?

[ele__13]

when it gets cold is when my Moccies come out for the year .... complete with flanny jarmies and mink blanket as well as the cell blanket that he that sleeps on the other side of the bed has im a frog i hate cold prob why i dodnt live in melb and live in qld now .. hehheheh cheers all jules

mind u it is nice tonite in singlet and boxershorts !!

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

It slipped, the flue dropped 3 feet and 10 year's soot went from asshole to breakfast, all over Her Indoor's 'Vogue' interior.

Not a popular boy, thence on. Clean flue now tho.

I did that with out combustion stove many years ago. Didn't trust the roof to bear my weight (rented house, saggy roof clad in rusty corro) so I removed the flue section (about 18") and proceeded to give 'er a hefty clean with a sweeps' brush from below. The chimney promptly dropped about 12" and deposited the previous 50 years buildup all over the kitchen. Ended up having to climb the roof to reposition the chimney and replace the capping anyway but that was another saga in itself.

I really should have moved the mulligatawny off the stove first... we were eating stew that gave you nice, shiny teeth for the rest of that winter. The cook was not happy.

I've no idea when we started heating this year... ducted heating's on a thermo set for 19 degree. Being in Melbourne, I'd guess it hasn't stopped yet, apart from the odd stinkingly humid night.

[craigb]

Never been banged up, Craig?

No mate. Of course not. I'm a law abiding and straight arrow kind of fellow.

[black1]

doesnt get cold enough in perth ta have one. lowest it gets is about 5 degrees c

[Sturdee]

It got me wondering though when the members who live elsewhere in Oz first turn the heating on.

I last turned our heater on 7 years ago, just after we had central heating installed.

Since then the thermostat adjust it automatically if the temparature drops below its setting.


Peter.

[Andy Mac]

Its just starting to turn now, a bit of a nip in the air at night. Our peach tree has lost all its leaves, the mulberry about half, and my wife is complaining the doonah isn't thick enough, so it won't be long before I break out the block splitter. Looking forward to washing crusts of frost of the windscreen in the morning and helping the chooks peck through their water bowl!
Lucky I've got a heater in the shed...

Cheers,

[masoth]

Living in one of Nature's deserts has it's moments - cooler on in the arvo and heater in the morning. Temps from 2C to 25C, icy wind filled with stinging Mallee sand - just great when finishing woodwork outside.