nickthegun wrote:robthehermit, yesterday.  |
Your cheapy winter warming tips
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Murbs 25,151 posts
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Nexus_6 6,168 posts
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Registered 17 years agoIf you have poor quality windows with a draft coming in, you can use just actual clingfilm over the junction between frame and wall and between opening panes and frame etc. as Caligari said.
Wall mounted radiators, if you can afford to put them on that is, can be made slightly more efficient by putting a sheet of foil bubble wrap between it and the wall - can deflect more heat in to the inside of the room.
Close your curtains before it gets dark. If there has been any heat in the sun during the day, try and keep blinds and curtains open then close it al l off before the night attacks.
An extra jumper is the most effective insulation you can get. Nice warm socks too. Maybe some pants in between.
With all this heat etc in mind, do take care to keep the place ventilated during the day, if possible to avoid condensation and mould problems.
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nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoNot really. They kick in and out on the thermostat, so they arent running constantly. No idea what the actual running costs are, but its certainly less that putting the central heating on. -
Watch Netflix all day on the Xbox 360. Have a blanket for use on sofa. Use a large 3 wick candle* for now lighting whilst watching movies. Polyfila all gaps between windows/frame and the outside world.
Live on the top floor of a 4 storey building getting heat from below...when the cheap bastards turn their heating on.
That's what I do.
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Cappy 14,393 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAlastair wrote:
Hmm... I suppose I could wear an extra layer, two pairs of pyjamas it is. I already have a separate blanket to cover my head otherwise it was always a stark choice between my head and shoulders freezing or my lower legs.
Cappy wrote:
Electric blanket and/or hot water bottle. Do you wear pyjamas in bed?
Useful tips would be appreciated, last week I was so cold I couldn't even sleep one night.
I was considering bringing the fireplace back into service but it would require building work since the chimney was capped in the 80s.
Consider images of yore - geezers wore nightcaps, so wear a hat in bed as well.
Do they make bedding for the average height of people pre-Second World War or something? It's always too short. -
sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agonickthegun wrote:
ok cool, this would actually suit me perfectly. I plan to spend most of the winter evenings coding at the desk, so effectively just need to heat that area. Genuinely excited now. Cheers mate.
Not really. They kick in and out on the thermostat, so they arent running constantly. No idea what the actual running costs are, but its certainly less that putting the central heating on. -
caligari 17,956 posts
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Registered 20 years agoAlso, probably a bit of an obvious one - but rugs will help (if you have wooden floors), as will heavy or lined curtains. You can usually pick these up from charity shops for a reasonable price. -
Nexus_6 6,168 posts
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Registered 17 years ago@LeoliansBro Bubble wrap, made of sliver foil....
like this
Also, even if your rads are on a thermostat, it will still kick the heat out more efficiently - it wont make it warmer, just turn your thermostat up for that, but it will make it as warm slightly more efficiently. Older installations will notice it more. -
billythekid 12,595 posts
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Registered 16 years agocaligari wrote:
They are pretty warm, however why there is no form of heel support at all is beyond stupid.
nickthegun wrote:
They might look like those hideous UGG boots, but I'd highly recommend getting yourself a good pair of slipper boots, too.
Get one of those small oil radiators so you can heat the room you are in rather than the entire house. -
Dirtbox 92,595 posts
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Also playing Battlefield 4 on the PC adds some nice heat to the living room .gif)
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Alastair 24,828 posts
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Registered 20 years agoCappy wrote:
Buy a king sized duvet with a high tog rating.
Do they make bedding for the average height of people pre-Second World War or something? It's always too short. -
I don't know about flowerpots but I have a hefty candle in my living room and it gives out a fair amount of heat. I was pretty surprised. I just bought it for the smell
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caligari 17,956 posts
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Registered 20 years agoSteve_Perry wrote:
Handy if you're waiting for a bus and it has just started to snow.
Wank yourself hot. -
CharlieStCloud 5,812 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI go out for a run in the cold and you'll instantly feel warmer once you arrive back home again.
Have sex.
Have a cuppa tea, Darjeeling and Earl Grey is best.
Have a nice snugly warm jumper on, preferably from Harrods, not the cheap 'cashmere' tops those common high street shops sell.
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rockavitch 1,303 posts
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Registered 11 years agoA pair of thermol pjs that spend all their time on the radiator until you put them on. Those things hold any absorbed heat for almost an hour easily. -
Normally just wearing extra layers inside, and a sleeping bag on the sofa, and and as an extra layer on the bed.
My flat is pretty self contained, its a semi detached house, thats been dived into 4, so i have someone above me, so just through cooking my flat warms up a bit and i get some heat from next door (As they have a new born), and upstairs have a young un too.
I hardly have the heating on, just close all the doors, and snuggle up.
Flat mate is different though, he likes it on all the time, but he his hardly in the flat (generally just weekends)
I have an electric radiator in my room , and an oil radiator in the main corridor, normally put one or the other on for an hour before i go to bed, and on a timer for an hour before i wake up if things get unbearable. -
Murbal wrote:
I wish. Mine is plain burgundy. (Actually, mine is a double slanket, so I get to steal Mrs Hermits heat as well)
nickthegun wrote:
robthehermit, yesterday.
robthehermit wrote:
You then have the added bonus of generating so much static electricity, thanks to the cheap as fuck nylon fleece material, that you zap anyone who comes within six feet of you.
A slanket is your best friend in winter.
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Fixxxer 1,386 posts
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Registered 20 years agoAt uni I used to step outside in my pants until I was freezing. When you re-enter your home a sensation of relative warmth is your reward. -
BillMurray 9,736 posts
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Registered 13 years agoSlankets are dogshit. I end up having a warm front a cold back. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoLong johns.
It's way more efficient to insulate your body than to try and insulate/heat the hosue. -
Trafford 9,358 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI only discovered what a Onsie was at the beginning of this year.
Now I find you guys are all sporting Slankets nowadays.
I layer up, lots of thin ones are the key.
I only put the central heating on when I have guests. -
CharlieStCloud 5,812 posts
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Registered 11 years agoYou'd never catch me wearing a 'onesie'.
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Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoRun around the house, constantly. -
Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoWow, the UK reallyis becoming a third world country 
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senso-ji 10,271 posts
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Registered 13 years agoIf noise is not an issue, then I recommend a fan heater. They cost between £20-£30 each, and you can have them on continuously upstairs and one downstairs. After an hour or so, the whole house (depending on the size) should feel like a sauna. -
Get a fat bloke to sit on you.
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