Comments on: 25 Ways to Avoid Turning on Your Heat This Winter http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: How We Actually Avoided Turning on our Heat This Past Winter - SavingAdvice.com Blog http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-270706 How We Actually Avoided Turning on our Heat This Past Winter - SavingAdvice.com Blog Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:07:57 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-270706 [...] October, I wrote an article entitled “25 Ways to Avoid Turning on Your Heat This Winter.” I included some helpful advice and some silly ones just for laughs. Well, springtime is [...] [...] October, I wrote an article entitled “25 Ways to Avoid Turning on Your Heat This Winter.” I included some helpful advice and some silly ones just for laughs. Well, springtime is [...]

]]> By: Cortni http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-135153 Cortni Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:16:06 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-135153 The oil filled radiator heater we purchases is advertised as perfectly safe for indoor use. We also did research on them and read great reviews from others who have used them. They are very similar to radiator heaters used in older houses except they use oil instead of water. We have dipped below freezing temperature in our area quite a few times lately and we have yet to turn on our central heat. This heater keeps our living room a nice 70 degrees and since we have oil central heat (with oil prices ever rising) it is saving us LOADS of money on our heating. And it hasn't increased our electric bill much at all! The oil filled radiator heater we purchases is advertised as perfectly safe for indoor use. We also did research on them and read great reviews from others who have used them. They are very similar to radiator heaters used in older houses except they use oil instead of water. We have dipped below freezing temperature in our area quite a few times lately and we have yet to turn on our central heat. This heater keeps our living room a nice 70 degrees and since we have oil central heat (with oil prices ever rising) it is saving us LOADS of money on our heating. And it hasn’t increased our electric bill much at all!

]]> By: fern http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-135093 fern Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:43:41 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-135093 I'm not familiar with oil-filled radiator heaters, but it doesn't sound like a good idea to keep flammable liquids inside the house. Are you sure these are for indoor use? I’m not familiar with oil-filled radiator heaters, but it doesn’t sound like a good idea to keep flammable liquids inside the house. Are you sure these are for indoor use?

]]> By: Karsten http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-135020 Karsten Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:41:56 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-135020 You could also use a warmwater bottle to get warm in bed without heating the whole house or room. Let hot water cool off inside the house, then drain it. Wearing appropriate clothing in the winter is very reasonable. That's why they make sweaters. No reason to heat your house to be comfortable barefoot and in t-shirt. Going outside and doing somne physical work is perfectly reasonable as well. I do not see why these two need to be in the area that would be less practical advice. Karsten And using electricity makes only sense if the electricity is made cleanly. Although it may be cheaper even if it is less efficient. You could also use a warmwater bottle to get warm in bed without heating the whole house or room. Let hot water cool off inside the house, then drain it.

Wearing appropriate clothing in the winter is very reasonable. That’s why they make sweaters. No reason to heat your house to be comfortable barefoot and in t-shirt. Going outside and doing somne physical work is perfectly reasonable as well. I do not see why these two need to be in the area that would be less practical advice.

Karsten

And using electricity makes only sense if the electricity is made cleanly. Although it may be cheaper even if it is less efficient.

]]> By: princessperky http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-133640 princessperky Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:50:06 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-133640 Opening curtains in the day only helps if your window faces east (or mostly east) and then you need to close the curtains after noon...and go open them on the other side of the house. Not to mention the kind of curtain makes a huge difference. So far we have no turned the heat on in our house, and I don't expect to for quite some time...even when we do, we keep it low and warn guests :) The human body can adapt to amazingly different temperatures... Opening curtains in the day only helps if your window faces east (or mostly east) and then you need to close the curtains after noon…and go open them on the other side of the house.

Not to mention the kind of curtain makes a huge difference.

So far we have no turned the heat on in our house, and I don’t expect to for quite some time…even when we do, we keep it low and warn guests :)

The human body can adapt to amazingly different temperatures…

]]> By: mark http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-133393 mark Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:49:39 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-133393 I can see that this was trying to be light hearted, but it would have been more useful if it was done with a bit more depth. I can see that this was trying to be light hearted, but it would have been more useful if it was done with a bit more depth.

]]> By: Ann http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-132670 Ann Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:21:22 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-132670 I've lived in really poorly heated homes the past few years. This "cutting costs" list was our only option, not a rollback. Living that way because we had to has helped us keep from being extreme with our central heat, and boy do we appreciate it! I’ve lived in really poorly heated homes the past few years. This “cutting costs” list was our only option, not a rollback. Living that way because we had to has helped us keep from being extreme with our central heat, and boy do we appreciate it!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-132606 Jeff Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:55:56 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-132606 Wow - some bad advice on here; like using a hairdryer, electric blanket or running your car to stay warm. I know my car is hardly free to run, and hairdryers use a little more juice than an LED or natural gas furnace. Warm clothes & quality windows are good advice, but for the most part, I thought this post was a spoof. Wow - some bad advice on here; like using a hairdryer, electric blanket or running your car to stay warm. I know my car is hardly free to run, and hairdryers use a little more juice than an LED or natural gas furnace.

Warm clothes & quality windows are good advice, but for the most part, I thought this post was a spoof.

]]> By: ben http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/10/27/25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter/#comment-132564 ben Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:35:37 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/27/101845_25-ways-to-avoid-turning-on-your-heat-this-winter.html#comment-132564 I can't believe you left out sex - it's the best way to stay roaring hot during the winter! I can’t believe you left out sex - it’s the best way to stay roaring hot during the winter!

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