UK households told heating truth and warned 'it's a myth'

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With the clocks having gone back, we're now heading firmly towards winter as the weather has taken a colder turn over recent weeks.

It means millions of households are firing up the heating and leaving it on for much longer to keep homes warm.

But there's often competing theories about the best and most cost-effective way to use the heating.

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Some prefer to leave it on low all day, believing it to be cheaper than turning it on when needed.

But experts say this is a myth - it's not cheaper to run the heating on low all day.

Instead they advise to turn it on to a normal setting when needed, around 18C-20C is usually enough for most p