Suggestions on keeping warm

[tintinthegingertomcat]

Due to the fact that the energy prices are rising and I have no spare money....what wonderful tips can you give to keep warm.

I have the heating on for two hours at night just before running my bath - that's about as much as I can afford. I have a shower in the morning but that has to be done in the cold.

In the daytime if I am at home I keep my slippers on and sit underneath a chenille blanket.

I have a little "hippo" that you put into the microwave - that helps to keep the hands warm.

Any useful tips would be appreciated by me - and I am sure others would appreciate tips as well.

Thanks 🙂

[rose2008-2008]

This probably will sound like a silly question but if you turn say one radiator off or down does that save you money????. . i get confused about radiators, boilers and thermostat settings!!!.

[soppysofty]

House thermostat on 17C, bedroom radiator on 2, bathroom radiator (if you have one) on 2, lounge should be run from the thermostat so no thermostat on the radiators, hall radiator on 2.

Kitchen does not need seperate heat source so switch any radiators there to frost setting.

Any other rooms which you do not use set the radiators on 1 so as to prevent damp.

[ooh*la*la*la]

Hi Fluffy,  Sorry only just seen your post,  no, I don't remember getting any more condensation, but then, I only showered every other day, (lick and a promise in-between) I was not seeing anyone!  I did not cook very much either I made soup, did jacket potatoes in the micro sort of thing, as I had to be careful how much I spent on food too.  Using the gas contributes to condensation.  I did go out walking quite a lot, and a brisk walk up to town and a couple of hours in the library was warmer than sitting indoors! 

[fluffypenquin]

Ooh la la - thanks for your reply.  We are having a lot of problems with condensation and I was wondering if it was because I was keeping the property a lot cooler - everyone tells me to try a dehumidifier but spending loads more on electricity to run the dehumidifier seems to defeat the object of paying less to heat the home.  Thanks again for your reply.

[alisonsvintagechicboutique]

Fluffy and others suffering with condensation....  Currently on the Rob**t  Dyas website there is a gadget called an Aero moisture absorber which is half price at £9.99.  The spare tablets to go in it are also half price.  I've just bought one and one for my Mum for Christmas - lol!!  

I've researched this product and it has really good reviews online and at this price seems a very good bargain.  It does not use batteries or electric and each tablet lasts around 3 months.  

[ed_blackadder_1]

This might sound daft but we have one in our truck, we had terrible condensation in it last year which resulted in water dripping off the sunroof and on to the seats and loads of water in the back.  Someone recommended one of these which we bought back in January and it did the job got rid of the condensation which is fab, so I can confirm it works in the car anyway.

The only place we get damp is in our back lobby (no sniggering please)  but that is understandable as its always full of wet coats and boots and smelly dogs leads etc,  we try to keep the house on an even temperature so we don't get that problem, believe me it's not hot but just has the chill taken off. My two menfolk hate being too hot, 1 just moans and the other has asthma made worse by heat.

We only have the radiator on 1 in the dining area, 2 in the lounge and 1 everywhere else.  The upstairs bathroom doesn't have a thermostat so it does its own thing.  Since having the new windows our heating bill has gone down by 25%.  Obviously that is an expensive solution which took us 8 years to save for, after we moved in.

I think another thing is to keep an air flow, not stack things against the walls and don't have furniture in front of the radiators, always have ventilation,  warm air rises so the heat goes to the ceiling and the cold stays on the floor so if you have moving air it should even up. 

Mind you it's do as I say not do as I do I am afraid. My house is hardly an advert.

[bitsnknots]

We only get a small amount of condensation but I buy plastic box damp traps from one of the pound shops.  Admittedly, they're only small but they get rid of some of the condensation.

[fluffypenquin]

Thanks Alison - I have ordered a couple to try - there seem to be more positive reviews than negative, so I am more than happy to give them a try - thanks for letting me know about them.

[ilove2patch]

We used similar things on our boat & they seemed to work in a smaller space.

[learning2me]

We have a plug in dehumidifier on our boat - works well.