Keeping warm this winter....cheaply

dane-katie

Hi, i was wondering if anyone had any tips on keeping warm this winter without putting the heating on?

We are very lucky to have a log fire which we use, but do you have any other tips?

I have blankets on the sofas to stop them getting covered in dog hairs but does keep you warm too.

Thanks

energysavingexp

dane-katie wrote: »

Hi, i was wondering if anyone had any tips on keeping warm this winter without putting the heating on?

We are very lucky to have a log fire which we use, but do you have any other tips?

I have blankets on the sofas to stop them getting covered in dog hairs but does keep you warm too.

Thanks

leccy blanket works 4 me on the sofa

Brian99_2

Several jerseys and arctic anorak. Both short and long underpants. Thick woollen socks. And if you dont have cavity-wall insulation, eiderdowns on North facing walls.

In very cold weather, maybe electric blanket

I do put on gas heating, keeping temp around 13C-16C.

zeupater

dane-katie wrote: »

Hi, i was wondering if anyone had any tips on keeping warm this winter without putting the heating on?

We are very lucky to have a log fire which we use, but do you have any other tips?

I have blankets on the sofas to stop them getting covered in dog hairs but does keep you warm too.

Thanks

Hi

If you've got a loft and it's already insulated ... look at getting more insulation whilst the offers are on at the DIY sheds (~£3 for ~5sqm of 170mm/200mm at the moment) ..... If you can, put at least 500mm up there as it's the cheapest thing you can do to keep warm (as long as you don't put your foot through the ceiling ).

Insulate, insulate, insulate and when you've done that and think you've finished .... insulate some more

HTH
Z

k66yla

Hot water bottle

Money_maker

Old Style preparing for winter thread has lots of info to keep you warm.

Sagz_2

I do a quick burst on the Wii or Kinect - gets the blood circulating and keeps me warm

charleybear

In the winter i usually wear a jacket to bed.
Or now thanks to my lovely mum, I wear an all in one rabbit suit with a hood (I got if from primark)
You can also buy some thick pj's or clothes.

rogerblack

energysavingexp wrote: »

leccy blanket works 4 me on the sofa

Me too!
This is - hands down - the easiest moneysaving tip I'd recommend for heating.
(ensure you find one that's made for continual use, and inspect it regularly.

Find a way to securely fix it to the sofa, so it doesn't move, and then cover it with a sheet.
Done right, it can look OK - though I don't much care about that.
Inspect regularly, turn off whenever you get up.

At the moment, I'm lying on the sofa, with the monitor next to it, and a keyboard in my lap, with a blanket over the lot.

The room temperature is 11C, and I'm toasty, toasty warm using 30W of heating.

What I find really handy is that on 'high' - it gets you too hot.
This means that having to get out of your warm nest, and put 'proper' clothes on is pleasantly cool, not arctically freezing.

And yes, you can eventually get a similar level of warmth with just blankets.
However, importantly, if you do this, you get condensation, as the warm moist air is trapped near your body.
With the electric blanket, it lets you use less blankets, so the moist air can get out without condensing.

lanstrom

Go visiting friends and use their heating instead

Tiz the season to be socialising anyway !

SailorSam

lanstrom wrote: »

Go visiting friends and use their heating instead

Tiz the season to be socialising anyway !

That's like seeing people sitting reading in the library all day.