Alternatives to heating the house

[TimberWolf]

Sounds like insulation problems.

Have cavity wall & 400 mm of loft insulation and the only time the boiler fires is for hot water and when the wife leaves the front door open (soon to have a beeper on)!

With decent insulation you rarely need to heat the house. Remember each human is about 1-2kw of heat.

It's more like 100 to 200 Watts per human not moving around a lot. 1000W would be an Olympic sprinter.

[TykeMerc]

Mine's blue

Sounds like you should turn the heating up, bits of you shouldn't go blue.

[TimberWolf]

Sounds like you should turn the heating up, bits of you shouldn't go blue.

I didn't use the heating at all and only my hands went blue.

[xoggoth]

In the country pick up any fallen branches for the fire. Roadkill makes good stew too.

[fullyautomatix]

WHS. And if it gets really cold, buy two jumpers. I reckon each layer allows the thermostat to be turned down 3 or 4 degrees.

Tackle draughts too.

To be fair, he lives in bloody Scotland. When it is a lovely 12 C in London, he has polar bears outside his house playing in the snow.

[Board Game Geek]

Remember each human is about 1-2kw of heat.

Probably the best answer so far.

This would solve over-population issues, over-subscription to local and national resources, increase employment, and possibly even help with food shortages for 3rd world countries (remember, SG is about people).

[TimberWolf]

To be fair, he lives in bloody Scotland. When it is a lovely 12 C in London, he has polar bears outside his house playing in the snow.

And it gets even colder outside summer too.

[Cliphead]

And it gets even colder outside summer too.

No tulip

[Zippy]

I didn't use the heating at all and only my hands went blue.

Splash out on a pair of gloves for next year.

[AtW]

My flat is well warm now - should not cost a fortune either now that I've changed PAYG meter