Get through the winter without heating
Perhaps you have thought about going a winter without heating. Due to the enormous increase in energy prices, the idea is not so absurd. It depends a lot on how drafty your apartment is and whether good thermal insulation has been used. There are several ways to stay warm.
A winter without heating - that makes you warmÂ
- Wash the dishes by hand. The hot water in the pool will warm your hands. The heat is transferred to the rest of the body through the blood body.
- Vacuuming is exhausting and therefore physical activity. You will be amazed how quickly you warm up. Scrubbing the floor is also suitable to get the circulation going and thus to warm up the body.
- Squats aren't that much of a hassle. Make ten to twenty of them. Your blood will get more or less pumping, depending on your condition.
- Have a hot mug tea, and really as hot as it is barely bearable. This keeps you warm for a while and replaces the heating.
- Make yourself a hot water bottle and place it on your lap or stand it Feet thereon. It is often the case that you no longer freeze as soon as your feet and / or hands get warm.
- Rub the skin Your feet with pepper or cinnamon. Sprinkle some of it on the socks as well. It actually warms your feet.
- Get cinnamon insoles. They also warm the feet very well.
- Go outside every now and then, even in winter. Ice skating, for example, makes you really warm even at very low temperatures.
If the temperatures outside drop to zero or even freeze, it is special ...
When buying a duvet, note that the very warm models only make sense if your bedroom is actually cool and unheated in winter. As soon as you start heating, you no longer need a "polar blanket".
So you can warm the apartment without heating
- Light candles in the evening. This saves you electricity for the light at the same time. However, candles are not exactly cheap either. Perhaps you can get hold of a larger remaining stock at the flea market.
- Electrical devices such as amplifiers, monitors and PCs use a fan to convey the heat generated inside to the outside so that the device does not overheat and be damaged. The escaping warm air also heats.
- Seal the door and window cracks with insulating tape. Place decorative fabric snakes etc. in draughty places. to seal off.
Temperatures are a matter of getting used to. Once you have got used to 18 instead of 24 degrees in the room, you will no longer find it cold and you will be able to do without the heating. Don't forget to ventilate regularly anyway so that the air is exchanged, moisture can escape and mold does not form in the apartment.
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