the ice man cometh! (merged with keeping warm)

Jem8472

competitionscafe wrote:

Mulled wine (with a slug of brandy) and hot mince pies is working for me

I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong but when you are cold alcohol is not the best thing to drink as it pushes the blood the the surface of the skin so you lose more heat because you blood is in closer contact with the cold air.

I dont usually have a problem with being cold. I have got Polish blood from my dads dad and some Swedish Blood from my mums side somewhere, so I usualy withstand the cold weather well :cool:

I have got a pair of silk glove liners because I have a pair of leather fur lined glove that I was given as a present and love them, but sadly the dont keep my hands warm. I tried the slik liners and they keep my hands a nice temprature. When my grandad was in the RAF during WW2 the pilots always wore a pair of silk gloves as the first layer, so it really must work!!

Chipps

Does anyone have any tips for the condensation in our bedrooms on the windows and windowsills?

Somewhere on MSE OS is a whole thread all about condensation. A dehumidifier helps a lot, drying washing on radiators etc makes condensation worse. I dry the windows every day, and we have a dehumidifier, but we still have a problem with condensation. Apparently it also has a lot to do with the size of the windows, so big windows in small rooms are more likely to have condensation.

HOLsale

Penny-Pincher!! wrote:

Not very OS, but bought a pair of microwavable heated slippers from ebay last week and they are brilliant! 90 seconds and there toasty! I have Raynards in feet and hands and these have helped alot.

They were £9.00 and had a free voucher for postage up too £2.50. Cheapest Ive seen is £15

PP
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does anyone know where i can get some of these that AREN'T scented with lavender (makes me feel ill!)

i tried on ebay but they were all the stinky variety

squiggles

Do you have a savers near you.Ive seen them in ours for £4.99,not sure about the quality though as i didnt open the packets.They come in sizes S.M.L and several colours.

superscotsman

A lot of heat is lost through the head. Make sure you wear a woolly hat indoors.

halloweenqueen_2

Lakeland have heated slippers!

squiggles

Chipps wrote:

Somewhere on MSE OS is a whole thread all about condensation. A dehumidifier helps a lot, drying washing on radiators etc makes condensation worse. I dry the windows every day, and we have a dehumidifier, but we still have a problem with condensation. Apparently it also has a lot to do with the size of the windows, so big windows in small rooms are more likely to have condensation.

I still dry my windows every morning and every night and during the day if not at work after buying a £100 dehumidifier.Thaught it would have cured my problem but i think it has to be turned on 24/7 to clear the amount of moisture i have.Not sure how much electric it costs to run as i havnt had a bill yet.by the way does anyone know how to read a electric meter with dials,im stumped

squeaky

I'm pretty sure I saw a pointer somewhere on the Utilities Board about how to read meters.

I can't see it now - but somebody across there will know exactly where it is

Edit: I had another look and I still can't find it. but the link below is the British Gas Guide...

How to read a meter

squiggles

Your a star squeaky,thanks alot

Sassamac

I am looking for suggestions to keep our house (3 bed mid-terrace) and us warm this winter. we dont have central heating.
We have a gas fire in the lounge which gets used about two evenings a week, one in the dining room which gets used once a blue moon - the warmth from the oven means the room isnt as cold. We all wear several layers of clothes, the kids live in polo necks with leggings under their jeans and me and DH wear several jumpers, then crawl into sleeping bags in the evening to watch t.v. or use the P.C.
None of the gas heaters in the bedrooms work and we have no form of heating in the master bedroom as its an attic room.
The 2 kids have a double bedroom each on the main upstairs but we have moved them both into the same (smallest) room to help keep them warmer. They have a portable electric radiator in there only gets used on cold nights, for about 2 hours, but I sometimes forget to switch it off which means its on for 12 hours (because of this I have stopped using it so much). The kids have loads of blankets, duvets etc so they dont get cold but I am worried about them breathing in cold air which makes them chesty and ill (eldest is a recently disgnosed asthmatic).
We have a portable electric rad in the dressing room (was a single bedroom but has the stairs leading up to our attic room). This is the only provision of heat to our bedroom, so we take hot water bottles to bed and wear about 3 layers of clothes plus socks.
The clothes airer goes in front of this rad and it takes about 24 hours to get one wash load reasonably dry, at which point it gets chucked in tumble drier to finish it off. This system is just about sufficent to cope with our regular laundry barring any major disasters, but lets just say the bedding doesnt get washed as often as it should in winter.

sorry thats a lot of detail to wade through but I would appreciate any hints to keep us warm without spending or ways to save on what we already do. I have no idea what methods more economical on the utility bills except that I believe tumble driers are expensive.