Preparing for winter II

Fruball

I am always staggered by the amout that my dehumidfier fills up over 2/4 days... around 2-3 litres and that is just in a built in/walk in wardrobe which is bigger than a wardrobe but smaller than a small bathroom IYSWIM.

The tenant who rented my house whilst i was away put black sacks of clothes against the walls in that wardrobe and I can see where mould developed (never had mould before so am damn mad)... anyway, am hoping that keeping the de-h'fier on all winter will stop it... What worries me that once mould has developed, can it be stopped entirely or is this going to pose me a permanent problem?

Advice welcome

OlGreeneyes

Sylvan wrote: »

Several years ago we had an extremely impressive flood in the kitchen (a small, beady-eyed furry fiend had chewed through the main water pipe, behind the kitchen units). When we were replacing the drylining we decided to insulate the gap. The builders' merchants sold us big sheets of thick polystyrene to do the job and it worked a treat. Ever since then I've been tucking bits of polystyrene packaging behind kitchen cupboards and into the backs of built-in wardrobes.

We've also used it to line some of the wooden plant containers hubby made for me. Any of them that are empty in late winter/early spring are then covered with old windows and the soil heats up wonderfully - enabling us to sow seeds much earlier than we would otherwise.

Thanks Sylvan - great idea! I'll have a go at lining the back of my under-the-sink cupboard which gets really damp and smelly. I do break up pieces of poly to put in the bottom of plant pots in lieu of drainage crocks. Cheers!

mardatha

That doesnt fill me full of joy... we have a flexible rubber hose coming into the cooker from the propane cylinder outside :eek:
Sylvan, up here they call that the "peewit storm" because it comes with the peewits But they are right, because it always does come !

mineallmine

finally got some uht milk. am finding getting heavier stuff in bulk hard due to energy but i will get there.

keep warm.

lilme

Hi all,

New here but am addicted to all of your tips.
After reading your posts I have decided to buy a dehumidifier.
Have found one on Very which seems good. It has quite good reviews and seems to have a bigger tank than some of the others mentioned - 4.2 litres.

Am not allowed to post links but it's easy enough to find on their site. It's the white one that costs £99.

Also they have a buy now pay later offer on at the mo. No need to pay til next September. Just make sure you pay before it's due or they hit you with huge interest.

Plus you can get 8% cashback from quidco and an extra £15 off if you are a new customer.

Hope this helps someone.

butler_helen

Sorry if this has been posted already... I did a search and I've been reading this thread for ages (and plotting and planning)... has anyone tried these; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-LAMBSWOOL-INSOLE-UK-8-CUSHION-SOLE-NEW-WARM-/230532649302?pt=Women_s_Shoes&hash=item35acd11156 we've got thick socks, warm boots, loads of cans, cat food coming out of ears etc but I'm still worried about our tootsies in the boots - last year was so cold and we don't have a car, so walking and cycling requires warm feet.

BitterAndTwisted

OOOH! Lambswool insoles for only £2 a pair. You can't go wrong really, can you? The only caveat I can think of is that they might make the boots/shoes feel a bit tight and therefore your feel might feel colder. What the heck, I'm going to order some anyway. Nice find! Thanks.

grumswifie

Hi everyone,
Very happy as today went to a farm on the outskirts of town and bought 5 huge big bags of logs for what I thought was a very reasonable £22.5-. Big fertiliser tye bags, and they weighed a ton. Should hopefully see us through the winter, only really have fire on at the weekends at the mo.

zarazara

yesterdays newspaper was advertizing slippers ,like little boots and blankets with arms in,like a fleece top with arms then a blanket ,for sitting on the settee or chair. Would be nice and warm I think.

Sylvan

mardatha wrote: »

That doesnt fill me full of joy... we have a flexible rubber hose coming into the cooker from the propane cylinder outside :eek:
Sylvan, up here they call that the "peewit storm" because it comes with the peewits But they are right, because it always does come !

:eek:In all the years we had propane heating/cooking that never occurred to me. Now that I know I'll never have it again!

Hmm. Down here it comes with the peewits, the curlews and the black-headed gulls.

"The curlew storm" sounds like a tornado and "the black-headed gull storm" would be incredibly weird.