Preparing for winter II

parsonswife8

mardatha wrote: »

Will be seeing the daughter tonight and work something out. Needs done and finished before real winter comes.

You can get that plastic adhesive tape that you put around the inner doorframe to help keep the draught out. Also, put a big blob of blue tack over the kehole on the inside and just remove it when you need to unlock it with the key.

ginnyknit

Frugal dreamer - just made the cheese bread to eke out the last of the cheese, didnt have enough milk so put a bit of yoghurt that was left over in instead. It came out really well, Im sure I will be making a lot more of it, Thanks for the recipe :T

katholicos

parsonswife8 wrote: »

You can get that plastic adhesive tape that you put around the inner doorframe to help keep the draught out. Also, put a big blob of blue tack over the kehole on the inside and just remove it when you need to unlock it with the key.

It's surprising how much cold can flow through a keyhole. I use sticky labels over one of our larger keyholes, though i used to use blue tack...till i pushed it too far in and couldn't get it back out again .

If you use blue tack like a normal person that wouldn't happen, of course

bajangal

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

Forgot to say add butter!!

Thanks for recipe which I will try, but how much butter should I use?

Bikerchicken

For those of you with Central Heating. We have a wood burner that we keep lighting at the mo:) as I'm trying to keep the heating off as long as possible.

My question is : when it properly turns cold, do you leave your heating on all the time set on a thermostat or have it come on just in the day on thermostat or just bob it on when you feel cold.

I've had different opinions regarding this. Some say leave it on all the time for that constant temp others say why heat the house when your in bed.
So i'm interested in views on here:)

bluebag

~moneysavingnovice~ wrote: »

Anyone know roughly how expensive it is to have an electric blanket on for an hour or so before bed each night? Would it be more cost effective to heat the bedroom for an hour before bed instead??

A double electric blanket cost about 2p per hour to run, hope this helps.

make-do=and-mend_2

Have put the heating in the conservatory on a separate thermostat. Son, who is a gas engineer got called out last winter to loads of frozen radiators in conservatories because thermostat in hall thought house was warm enough!
And if you have a condensing boiler and the white pipe on your outside wall freezes, just boil the kettle and pour the hot water over the pipe to defrost it. Simples!

Fruball

Bikerchicken wrote: »

For those of you with Central Heating. We have a wood burner that we keep lighting at the mo:) as I'm trying to keep the heating off as long as possible.

My question is : when it properly turns cold, do you leave your heating on all the time set on a thermostat or have it come on just in the day on thermostat or just bob it on when you feel cold.

I've had different opinions regarding this. Some say leave it on all the time for that constant temp others say why heat the house when your in bed.
So i'm interested in views on here:)

My heating is left ON, but the thermostat is left low... so it can't get too cold.. but doesn't get hot either... I prefer my house to stay 'unchilled' as that seems to be the most cost effective here...

(2 bed end terrace, well insulated, cavitity wall, good loft insulation etc)

triticale

La-Cara wrote: »

for anyone who can't get to Aldi, Matalan also do fleece insoles. They're £1.75 and are lovely and comfy inside wellies!

I also saw some for a similar price in either Poundstretchers or Home Bargains (Can't remember which - they are next to each other!:o)

mcjordi

La-Cara wrote: »

for anyone who can't get to Aldi, Matalan also do fleece insoles. They're £1.75 and are lovely and comfy inside wellies!

ive seen similar ones in the pounshop