Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

Blairweech

An idea for draught excluders - if making them, add an extra 'flap' at the top with 2 riveted holes at each end. Put two cup hooks at the bottom of your door and hang the draught excluder from them - that way, you won't have to continuously put the draught excluder back everytime you open the door!

Jolaaled

I read a good tip on MSE last year:

WHen you've finished using the oven, and turned it off, use the residual heat to heat up your washing up water.

I put a large tin ( Celebrations choc tin, but without the chocs, obviously!) filled with water, straight in the oven after baking..it's amazing how hot it gets!

Off to find fabric to make 2 new sausage dog 'pets' now! ( thanks again, Ruby)

halloweenqueen_2

Don't know what happened there - its let me delete some of them!

Jolaaled

I have an open fireplace in my front room, which gets used as supplementary heat in the winter ( mix of logs and coal).

I'm thinking of using it, this coming year, as the main heating source.

Does anyone know if this works out cheaper, or where i can find a cost comparison??

larmy16

Use old fabric conditioner bottle as hot water bottles - only fill from the hot tap though. I do this and they have never leaked yet! So while you are watching tv, clutching your hottie, you can have more up in the bed warming it for you!:)

MIRRY_2

so is a steamer cheaper to run than using a cooking pan ?

twink

think i posted before about draught excluders, anyway i bought from betterware and realised you could make them yourself, hope i can describe it
you get two foam tubes about 2" diameter, pipe lagging?, measure against both sides of the door, one side will be longer, then cover with fabric round one tube, leave 2" flat then round other tube, then you can slip flat bit under the door, so you have a tube either side of the door which opens and shuts with the door, sorry if thats not clear:o

MIRRY_2

When I do have my central heating I can .......

dry my clothes on it.

or ( dont know if this would work ? ) sitting glass bottles of water on the radiator to get "free" hot water.

greenpixey

In the winter I usually swich the heating of when I go to bed and then back on again in the morning.
Would it be cheeper to leave it on during the night than for it to heat up the house again in the morning???

I really liked the idea of the sausage draught excluders, will make a couple of them tonight I think. I lined all my curtains last year, made a big difference, live in a very old house with single glas windows with wooden frames. It does get very cold here in the winter:snow_grin

Jolaaled

twink wrote:

think i posted before about draught excluders, anyway i bought from betterware and realised you could make them yourself, hope i can describe it
you get two foam tubes about 2" diameter, pipe lagging?, measure against both sides of the door, one side will be longer, then cover with fabric round one tube, leave 2" flat then round other tube, then you can slip flat bit under the door, so you have a tube either side of the door which opens and shuts with the door, sorry if thats not clear:o

Thanks for this.. i think i've got an idea of what you mean..sounds like a good idea to have something that moves with the door, as i can't imagine the kids are gonna replace an ordinary sausage after every single door opening!

Do you find that it stays in place ok, as you open and shut the door?