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[Wanted] Hot Tips for Living Without Heating this Week

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NameChangeDayNov · 26/11/2023 17:06

Our heating has conked out - hot water is still working, and plumber/gas engineer is booked for Thursday.

It's a bit chilly around here (about -1 at night, and 6 degrees during the day).

Here's the plan (what are we missing)?

Keep internal doors shut.
Keep front door curtain closed.
Put towel rails on high (they are run off the hot water not the central heating).
Cook stuff in the oven.
Tumble dry clothes more often (both because they won't dry inside in the cold, and because the tumble-dryer heats the kitchen up).
We have a heated throw - use that on the sofa and to pre-warm beds.
We have a fan heater - use that if necessary.
Wear jumpers and thick socks.
Stop moaning.

It's not a big deal, it's fine really, we live in a reasonably well insulated house, and it's not arctic conditions.

But is there anything else people would suggest to keep the house a little warmer?

OP posts:
NameChangeDayNov · 26/11/2023 19:54

Thanks everyone!!

Good idea on the Oodie/NOodie... we have those. DD kept warm by means of gymnastics this evening. At one point she took off her top and only had a vest on.

I'm currently under a blanket.

The closed door policy seems to be working. The sun room is about 10 degrees. The dining room is 14 degrees, but the living room is a reasonable 20 degrees, just from body heat and retained heat from earlier in the day. The kitchen is about the same.

I'm not going in the downstairs loo, that place is freezing on the hottest day.

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forgotmyusername1 · 31/01/2025 07:20

I do the washing when the log burner is going on. Provided it isn't raining I hang outside during the day and transfer into the room with the log burner after it has been lit. When we go to bed I move the airer in front of the log burner to dry overnight.

Edit. Replied to wrong thread. There was another thread about wanting to use less energy and that person had a log burner

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