How to keep warm in a cold room. How to keep warm at home and at work if the batteries are cold? Heat the air in the apartment

Heating a room with an appliance that is not designed for this can be deadly. Short circuits in houses, electricity, gas leaks - this is not a complete list of problems that can arise and lead to great difficulties.

Experts say: the owner of gas stoves should be especially careful. It just seems that an open fire warms better. In fact, it significantly spoils the air, worsening the situation even more.

What to Consider

Heating a room with an oven is pretty easy. However, it should be borne in mind that if you open an electric oven, your stove will immediately begin to work harder, because. it will have to heat a much larger surface than the one for which it is designed. And this leads to an increase in energy consumption, and to faster wear of the furnace, and to the likelihood of a short circuit. After all, if the wiring is old and weak, it simply cannot withstand such bullying.

Putting something in an open oven for cooking (so that the oven supposedly works as intended) is not an option. After all, she does not have enough power to fulfill her direct duties.

As for gas stoves, the situation is even more serious. After all, such furnaces emit nitrogen dioxide into the atmosphere, and at a fairly high level. And this is a rather dangerous carcinogen, leading to very unexpected consequences. For example, it can exacerbate asthma in children prone to this disease. Preschoolers are especially affected.

If the ventilation system also does not work well in the house, you risk getting serious poisoning with the help of such space heating.

And no ventilation will help and you can’t heat the room with an oven. Moreover, by opening the window and turning on the gas oven at the same time, you do not provide the proper level of heating. And as a result, you get poisoned more than you warm your room.

What to do

The only sound option that can be offered to fans to warm themselves by the stove is to purchase an air conditioner or heater. Electrical appliances create a comfortable room temperature in minutes. At the same time, they are completely safe for humans and do not cause the development of such serious diseases as asthma or other respiratory problems.

If possible, it is better to make a fireplace in the room. Let it be small, but real. When burned, firewood does not emit toxic substances, as a result of which the room is heated and there is no harm to health.

And be sure to contact your housing office to resolve the issue with the temperature in the room. Perhaps your housing office will reconsider the conditions for supplying heat, if the whole house suffers just like you.

Helpful Hints

Before you start learning all the secrets of keeping warm in the house, you should pay attention to how heat escapes from our house (percentage of all losses in a conventional panel house):

* Walls and doors - 42%

* Ventilation - 30%

* Windows - 16%

* Cellars - 5%

* Roof - 7%

How to keep warm in the house

1. In the morning, open curtains and/or blinds to let sunlight into your home. The glass in the window allows light to pass in but not out. In the house, light accumulates, starting from walls and furniture, and eventually turns into heat.

2. Use thick (dense) curtains at night to keep heat from escaping through windows. Without sunlight, windows become your enemy. Create thick wallpaper to keep the heat from escaping.

* You can use just a thick blanket to which a rod or stick is attached to keep the shape.

Measure your window and find something solid, such as a stiff rod or a strong stick, to which you can then wrap the curtain. You can also use the old rod from the former curtain (if you have one).

* You can also use two pieces of heavy fabric. There is an instruction for this:

2.1 Prepare two pieces of thick fabric. Lay both pieces of fabric one on top of the other drawing to each other. Secure everything with pins and cut so that you end up with a size a few centimeters larger than the size of the window.

2.2 Sew all layers on three sides. On the last 4th side, sew a third of the entire length from each end (it turns out that one unsewn third will remain in the middle). Use the unsewn part to turn fabrics inside out.

2.3 Insert a pin into the hole and secure it with a stitch, and sew the fabric to the end.

* If the curtains are long and cover the batteries, then attach loops to the bottom edge of the curtains, and sew buttons in the middle of the curtains. So you can string loops on buttons, raising the curtains above the battery.

3. Seal old window frames to avoid heat leakage. You don't have to spend a lot - inexpensive sealant can be found at any hardware store. It will also take you very little time.

4. If you still have bubble wrap from the products that were wrapped in it, cut off the size you need. It is worth noting that such a film can be purchased separately. Sprinkle some water on the window and lean the film against the window with bubbles - the water will act as glue for the film, and there will be no stains later. So you can reduce heat loss by 50%.

How to make the floor warmer

5. Cover the floors with carpets. There is nothing more unpleasant than being barefoot on a cold floor in the morning. In addition to feeling good, carpets also create an extra layer of insulation that keeps cold air from the floor from rising, which means your feet will thank you.

6. Use a sealing pad (cotton wool or foam rubber, for example) to close any gaps in the windows. After that, paste over the cracks with strips of cotton fabric (the width of each strip is 4-5 cm). This way you won't let the heat escape from the house.

7. It is desirable to have thick, massive doors in the house that will keep you a lot of heat. You can also upholster the old front door with leatherette filled with foam padding.

It is desirable to plaster all cracks with mounting foam. If you decide to install a new door, then see if you can save the old one, because. two front doors create an air gap between them and it insulates the heat.

How to keep your home warm

8. Attach a sheet of foil behind a radiator and it will reflect heat back into the room with little heat escaping through the wall. It is worth noting that the gap between the foil and the battery must be at least 3 cm.

9. If for one reason or another it is not possible to attach a metal foil screen, try to insulate the house from the outside. Order the insulation of the end wall (as a rule, this is done with special plates).

10. Take a shower with the door open (if possible). The heat and moist air created while bathing will raise the air temperature throughout the house.

11. Dry things at home. As well as bathing with the door open, this method increases the humidity of the air, and you will feel nicer and more comfortable.

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12. Rearrange furniture

Can't afford to insulate the walls outside? Then try rearranging the furniture. For example, put a large closet near the coldest wall. But note that the sofa should not be placed near the battery, because. you will disturb the air exchange.

13. If you have cracked windows, be sure to replace them.

14. If you decide to bake something, leave the kitchen door open so that the heat of the oven and / or stove spreads throughout the house.

15. The last thing you can buy a heater.

How to choose a heater

Before you buy a heater, you should know a few things.

First you need to decide what you need it for. Based on this, it is worth choosing how powerful the heater will be required. Find out the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room (room). An ordinary apartment with ceilings of 2.75 - 2.8 m needs a heater with a power of at least 1 kW for every 10 square meters. m.

A big plus is the presence of a temperature and power regulator in the heater. There are several types of heaters:

15.1 Oil heater

How does he work:

Inside such a heater there are 2 or 3 heating elements that are used to heat mineral oil. This oil has a rather high boiling point and when it is heated, the heat is given off over the entire metal surface of the apparatus.

With the help of such a heater, the air is heated quite quickly, besides, the oil heater does not dry out the air. It can be equipped with a thermostat that turns off the heater when the temperature reaches the set level.

15.2 Convector

How does he work:

Cold air is passed through the heater and heated, and then exits through the grates located in the upper part of the device. An additional source of heat is the convector body, which also heats up. But it is worth putting the heater away from furniture, because. a warm body can ruin it.

Convectors can be fixed to the wall or put on special legs. The device is quite safe, because. its heating element is hidden inside the case. If the convector has a thermostat, then it can work continuously.

The only negative is that the heater heats the room slowly. It should be used to maintain the desired temperature.

15.3 Fan heater

How does he work:

Inside this heater is a thin spiral, which is very hot. The heat created by heating the coil is distributed throughout the room with the help of a fan.

The air in the room heats up quite quickly, besides, the device itself is easy to carry, because. it's pretty light. Typically, a fan heater is used in offices.

But it is worth noting that the device dries the air, which in turn is harmful to health. A heat fan is undesirable to use where there is an asthmatic. Another disadvantage of such a device is the constant noise during its operation.

15.4 Infrared heater (quartz emitter)

How does he work:

This device, unlike others, heats the objects around it, not the air. Further heating of the room occurs due to the heat emanating from the heated floors, walls and furniture. This allows you to save electricity, because. the device itself may not work, and the room continues to be warm.

If savings are in the first place, then it is worth choosing just such a heater. But you should know that infrared quartz emitters are the most expensive and you need a specialist to install them.

beregreki,
Firstly, I myself am in Ukraine, so send candles in packages.) Secondly, what a standard for yourself - a decimeter candle in diameter.))) Thirdly, I think everything will be in order with heating and electricity - these businessmen do not care through which to suck the last juices out of us - gas prices, electricity or candles, which, by the way, are made from oil.)
But okay. Let's count.)
Whatever design you choose, but the efficiency of any heater is -100%. So, everything is determined by the heat release coefficient of paraffin and the cost per kilowatt hour.
Let's take this "bestseller":

Cheap white paraffin, without aluminium, 5x10 cm, UAH 16.8 (do we consider it under Ukraine?)).

Volume - 196.25 cm3. Weight - 177 g. Specific heat of combustion - 11.2 MJ / kg.
The energy released during the burning of a candle is 2 MJ.

Total: "candle" megajoule costs 8.4 UAH.)

The cost of electricity for "Dneprooblenergo" after another rise in price on September 1, on average - 0.73 UAH per kWh.
1 megajoule = 0.2777777777778 kilowatt hour
In other words, an "electric" megajoule costs 0.2 UAH.
"Heating with candles" is 40 times more expensive!

Genius way.

Can we have expensive candles? Let's recalculate. http://www.antey-candle.ru/index.php?productID=1428
Volume - 44.6 cm3. Weight - 40 g. Energy - 0.45 MJ.
Total St. Petersburg candle MJ = 14 rubles = 4.6 UAH. (the presence of oil in the country affects here too;)))
True, I don’t know how much it will cost to send a batch of candles to Ukraine.))))
Therefore, we calculate the effectiveness of the "brilliant way" for "Peter":
RUB 3.84 (UAH 1.26) per kWh Gosha. Yes, you are almost living on euro-tariffs, to which we are being strongly drawn.
MJ from the heater flies into 1 rub.
That's why heating with candles in St. Petersburg is only 14 times more expensive!
Unprecedented savings. In comparison, of course, with the option "Dnepropetrovsk + candle from the store."

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1. Candle heater

The flame of a candle shines quite nicely, but trying to keep warm with it seems like madness. Meanwhile, just as a light source, a candle is an extremely wasteful device. But as a room heater, it can be useful. Under a number of conditions.

California inventor Doyle Doss and his company DOSS Products offer the original Kandle Heeter system, that is, the Candle Heater.

This strange-looking candlestick, claims its creator, can be indispensable in the event of a power outage. Its height is about 23, and its width is about 18 centimeters.

And from its appearance, the inverted pot over the candle attracts attention. In this pot (and it was a flower pot in the “past life”) the main highlight of the system is hidden.

This pot is not simple, but composite. It is made of three pots of different diameters, nested one inside the other and connected by a long metal bolt, on which a whole bunch of washers and nuts are strung (fortunately, the pots usually already have holes in the bottom).

An ordinary candle, burning in a room, gives out very little heat, as it seems. And the point here is that its hot “exhaust” simply goes up and quickly disappears with ventilation.

Meanwhile, the energy reserve in the candle is not so small. Moreover, with the hot flow of combustion products, a large part of its energy content goes away, and only a smaller part passes into light.

The labyrinth cap above the flame collects energy and carefully accumulates it, heating up quite strongly (the central rod is especially hot). And then this heat is slowly transferred to the air by the entire surface of the ceramic radiator.

The pots also help to trap soot from the flames, which is good for keeping the ceiling clean.

The inventor emphasizes that one such device will in no way save you in winter when heating and electricity are turned off, but, on the other hand, it is better than nothing at all.

By the way, clay pots, of course, are not bad, but they have little thermal conductivity and it is better to replace them with a similar metal structure, for example, from cans of various sizes or old Soviet cans from bulk products, who else keeps such as a memory :))

2. Mini tea light heater

The author purchased a heater for the tent, operating on tea candles. Several pieces of such heaters save fishermen in tents from freezing. So, a few candles in tins with holes for air intake are also suitable for a small room or office 🙂

3. Heater + camp stove for heating food from cans - spirit stove

The design is known abroad under the name alcohol stove, well, or in Russian - a spirit stove. In the Swedish army even adopted.

Alcohol is used because it does not smoke when burned. So the dishes remain clean and soot and smoke do not fly in the air. The design is simple, like 3 kopecks and is repeated in a few minutes from any materials at hand. As a donor for the stove, for example, a beer can, a can of coffee or condensed milk is suitable.

More specifically: you need a small iron container with an iron lid, or you will have to cover it with something.

So: we take a jar, a ruler, a strip of a leaf in a box and a marker or any drawing or scratching object.

1. We mark a strip on the bank stepping back from the top by a third. The easiest way to do this is by scrolling the jar while holding the marker in one position.

2. We wrap a strip of paper around the edge of the mark and fasten it with a piece of adhesive tape or glue.

3. We begin to drill, pierce with an awl or cut holes with a knife along the marked strip. In this case, I made a series of holes with a diameter of 0.8 mm through 10 mm and through 5 mm - which option is better for you - decide for yourself. You can see how they burn below. A small hole diameter for proper combustion is better than a large one, but you can make 3-5 holes and a centimeter. The uniformity of the holes is a purely aesthetic moment to get a beautiful crown of flame like from a conventional gas stove. All!

Well, not quite of course, now we are learning to kindle it. It is necessary to pour alcohol and close the lid, 50 ml burns for 15 minutes or more. Put on a non-combustible surface and shake lightly so that the alcohol pours a little through the holes on the outside of the jar. We set fire to the alcohol outside and wait until it burns out. We repeat the procedure until we get a self-sustaining flame from improvised nozzles around the jar. Usually it is enough to repeat 2-3 times and everything starts working by itself.

Its principle of operation is simple: the flame heats the walls of the jar, the heat is transferred down the walls to the alcohol, the alcohol boils near the walls and the pressure inside rises, the alcohol vapors come out under pressure through the holes and, mixing with air, burn beautifully. Now we put a pot, a kettle, a mug on top, or we just warm ourselves around the stove - it gives a lot of heat and burns for a long time.

For greater heat transfer, you can put a home-made spirit stove in a large iron container, which would heat up and give off heat:

The smaller the number of holes, the harder it is to kindle, but less fuel consumption and less heat from it. A liter of water boils in less than 10 minutes. Resistant to wind, put out by covering, lay as much fuel as necessary, otherwise you will have to wait for burnout or pour hot alcohol back into the container, which is not safe.

Similar "one-cup" options from a can with a filling hole that closes with a coin and from an aerosol can:

4. Wood burner for heating food

And here they offer a slightly more complex design of a wood-burning burner - from 2-3 cans. True, with this option, you need to remember about ventilation in a tent or room.

5. Heating pads from plastic bottles

This method of warming up an ice bed or warming your feet while sitting at a desk is well known to students living in hostels :))

Ordinary plastic bottles can be filled with hot water and used instead of a heating pad.

Attention! If the water temperature is close to boiling, then when filling the bottle, trouble will definitely happen: the bottle will begin to shrink ... The water temperature of 60-70 degrees is optimal.

The experience of employees shows that on slightly flattened bottles, not completely filled with warm / hot water, tightly closed (!) You can even sit 🙂 or carry 1-2 bottles of hot water in a backpack to "warm" your back))

By the way, in the summer of the same bottles you can make a "conditioner".

Freeze a few bottles filled with water, put them on a tray or towel (they will gradually thaw) in front of the fan on. The air temperature in the room will drop significantly.

The most important: in an effort to keep warm, do not forget about fire safety rules and be careful!

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1. Kitchen

According to statistics, the temperature in the kitchen and bathroom is 1-3 degrees higher than the average in the apartment. This happens because the air in the bathroom is heated by a dryer heated by hot water, and the kitchen retains heat from hot water from the tap and after cooking in the oven and on the hob. Therefore, we advise you to move your workplace to the kitchen table and generally stay in the kitchen more often, if possible, closing the door behind you until the heating is turned on.

2. Charging

One of the most unpleasant moments in a cold apartment is waking up when you have yet to get out from under a warm blanket. To make it easier to transfer the period of adaptation to room temperature, we advise you to do several morning exercises immediately after waking up. You can use not the most difficult, but as energetic movements as possible, such as running in place and jumping - our goal is not to tighten up the physical form, but to warm up. During the exercise, you will become warmer, and after that you will more easily adapt to room temperature, and you will be more comfortable.

3. Conditioner

This method is familiar to many. But believe me, many people forget about it, believing that the air conditioner can only cool the air in the room. No. If the temperature in the apartment does not exceed 20 degrees, and you turn on the air conditioner so that it works at 25–27 degrees, the device will operate in heating mode and raise the temperature in the room.

4. Sun

Some experts advise closing the curtains as tightly as possible during cold weather so that the heat does not escape and the cold does not penetrate inside. Perhaps this is how it should be done. But if during the day there is a moment when the sun's rays directly enter your window, then it is best to open the curtains as wide as possible so that the heavenly body warms the room, and windows should not let the cold in, preferably already insulated. But that is another story.

5. Shower

It is easier to transfer the coolness in your own apartment with a shower. But do not think that the universal answer is a hot shower. No. In the morning, on the contrary, cool water treatments or a contrast shower are useful, it is better to finish it on a cold stream. This will slightly lower your body temperature and after you get out of the shower you will start to warm up. This will give the impression that you are in a warm apartment. This feeling will last long enough to help you acclimatize.
A hot shower, or even a bath, should be taken in the evening, right before bedtime. The main thing is that after water procedures you do not have any business planned. Immediately after the bath, you need to run to bed and wrap yourself in a blanket. You will fall asleep with a feeling of warmth and comfort.

6. Cooking

If earlier we advised using the kitchen not for its intended purpose, but as a workplace and even partly as a living room, now we suggest standing by the stove and it is advisable to cook something hot. During cooking using the hob or oven, a large amount of heat is released, which in any case will remain in the apartment, slightly raising the temperature. And you yourself will become warmer during cooking. The same applies to the meal itself - while taking hot food, you warm up not only from the outside, but also from the inside.
The main thing is not to use the burners as a means of heating. It is not environmentally friendly and unsafe in terms of fires.

7. Electric heating pads

Such a device as an electric heating pad has long been known to Russians. We often use heating pads when we are sick. But they can come in handy in the cold season. It is enough just to put a heating pad under the sheet before going to bed, or under a blanket when you want to sit on the couch, and it will warm you even on the coldest day.
Recently, electronic blankets have gained particular popularity, which consume a minimum of electricity, but it is so nice to wrap yourself in them in the cold season.

8. Light

Until recently, this advice would have been one of the most relevant, because in each apartment there was just a huge number of fairly powerful incandescent lamps. Today, with the popularity of energy-saving light bulbs, heat-generating lamps are a thing of the past, but they have not completely disappeared. If you still use incandescent bulbs or have antique-styled decorative lamps in your interior with a beautifully curved luminous thick filament, turn them on - they give not only light, but also heat.

9. Foot bath

If you plan to sit on the sofa in front of the TV, we advise you to boil the kettle before doing so. It is useful not only for making tea, which also warms. With the help of boiling water and a regular basin, you can organize a wonderful hot foot bath. This will warm both you and the room. Yes, this method is also good for health.

10. Romantic dinner

Finally, we advise you to end the day with a romantic candlelit dinner. It will become warmer not only in the soul, because candles are an excellent and inexpensive source of heat that will warm you like a fireplace. The main thing - do not leave candles unattended, it is a fire hazard.

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We insulate windows and doors

Most often, cold air enters the house through windows. Therefore, it is worth closing them tightly. If there are winter frames, then they should be installed. It is recommended to open windows in sunny weather. This is especially true if the temperature outside is higher than indoors. Since such manipulations will not completely warm up, it is worth inspecting the window frames. They must be hermetically sealed. If there are any cracks or gaps, then it is worth repairing them. To do this, you can purchase a special putty. If this is not possible, then you can put a towel where the air passes.

Doors to the room are also recommended to close tightly. It is worth carefully examining the space under it. Cold air can also pass through the cracks. To prevent this from happening, you can purchase and stick a sealing tape. If necessary, plug the gap with a towel.

Application of curtains and carpets

How to keep warm at home without heating? First of all, you need to raise the temperature in the room. To do this, you can hang cheap shower curtains on the windows. Such material attracts the sun's rays and heat. In addition, such curtains trap cold air. The room will be warmed by the sun's rays. In addition, windows can be hung with plastic wrap.

Heavy curtains can be used to keep out the cold air. It is recommended to open them only in sunny weather so that heat enters the room. A carpet should be laid on the floor.

Simple gadgets and household appliances

How to keep warm in a cold room if the protection of windows and doors does not help? In this case, you can try to warm the body. You can use a hair dryer for this. With it, you can warm not only yourself, but also clothes, shoes, and bedding. The main thing - never cover the device. Otherwise, the hair dryer may catch fire or burn out.

How to keep warm without a hair dryer? If necessary, you can purchase an electric heating pad. With its help, it will not be possible to increase the temperature of the air in the room. However, it will help to warm up in a cold bed. You can make a heating pad yourself. This will require a bottle and hot water. It can help keep your feet and hands warm.

There is another way to create a heating pad. To do this, fill the bag with corn or rice and heat it in the microwave for 1 minute.

Take a shower properly

How to warm up in the shower? Experts do not recommend standing under hot water for a long time. This will not warm the body. It is worth taking a contrast shower. In this case, the procedure should be completed with a cold douche. Due to this, the body will begin to generate heat on its own. It is also recommended to heat the clothes by placing them on a hot towel rack. This will warm you up quickly.

How to keep warm outside

If it’s cold outside, then you should move a little. The first minutes of being in the fresh air cause a feeling of discomfort. However, if you start moving, after a while it will become much warmer. If, when you go out into the street, you feel warm, then after a couple of minutes you will begin to sweat. Therefore, you should dress lightly. The body is warmed by physical activity.

Summarize

So, how to keep warm without heating? It is enough to follow a few simple rules:

1. If the air in the room is cold and the bed does not heat up, then crawl headlong under the covers. This will help. Breathing will quickly heat the space under the blanket.
2. It is recommended to sleep in warm socks.
3. After a shower, you can apply lotion or oil to the body. Such products create a film on the surface of the skin that acts like thin clothing.
4. Infrared heaters can be used to heat the air. It is best to use devices with a fan.

Warning

Some household appliances can increase the humidity in the room. For example, a humidifier. This also applies to water procedures. An increase in air humidity can lead to the accumulation of condensate in the room and the growth of mold. Therefore, it is recommended to carefully examine the space behind the furniture, which stands close to the wall.

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It's cold in the apartment - finding a solution to the problem

The natural reaction of a normal person to cold is to find a way to keep warm. Even under the condition that we live in apartment buildings and sometimes we do not have the technical capabilities to fully express our imagination in this matter, we have plenty of strength and means at our disposal. Do not panic. The accumulated practical experience will tell you how to solve the problem. In addition, today there is a fairly wide choice of technical means for heating residential premises.

The most acceptable heating options in the apartment are as follows:

• electrical household heating appliances;
• stationary electrical heating systems;
• autonomous gas heating.

Of these options, the first two are the simplest and quickly give results. It is enough to show a little ingenuity, skills and invest a certain amount of money. The last third option, which involves the installation of a gas boiler for autonomous heating, is associated with formal difficulties. Getting permission to install a gas boiler in an apartment when the house is connected to a centralized heating system is quite difficult. The problem is being solved for a long time, so with the onset of winter, such an undertaking will have to be postponed until later.

When the situation with the rapid cooling of the apartment due to a decrease in the temperature of the atmospheric air is repeated from year to year, zealous owners should think about how to increase the thermal efficiency of their homes. In order for the apartment not to cool down so quickly, to keep the heat accumulated over the summer longer, it is necessary to take care of the insulation of the apartment.

For reference: Long counted! Elementary measures for warming a city apartment: sealing cracks in window openings, installing seals on windows, vents and doors can increase the thermal efficiency of your apartment by 15-20% at once.

Having enough funds, you can think about radical warming of the apartment. Sealing and insulating interpanel seams, creating foam or mineral wool fur coats on the outside of your apartment panels will provide a tangible effect.

It is cold outside and the heating in the apartment is not enough to to keep warm. Familiar? The reason for the low temperature in the room is either a poor-quality heating system or exorbitant prices for heat and electricity. Therefore, many people freeze.

But staying in a cold apartment often turns into colds. And to prevent this, you need to keep the room at the optimum temperature.

But how to keep warm without damage to the wallet? Europeans know the answer to this question. Despite the fact that they save on heating, their average temperature at home does not fall below 21 degrees, and they feel quite comfortable.

What heating methods do they use? The editors of the Internet edition of the site have collected several life hacks that Europeans use to keep warm when the room is cold.

How to keep warm in a cold room: move more

Movement is life. Everyone knows about this old saying. Physical activity not only makes us alert, energetic, fit and beautiful, it also warms in a cold room .

Right after waking up, when you don't want to get out of a warm bed, squat, jump, bend from one side to the side, shake the press or do something else.

These simple exercises raise your heart rate and improve blood circulation, causing your body temperature to rise and your body to adjust to room temperature.

Take a hot shower or bath

If you are cold and don't know how to keep warm without a heater that "devours" a lot of electricity, take a shower or bath with hot water. Such an event will return warmth to your body. It is only advisable to do such a procedure in the evening before going to bed, so that immediately after it you do not have a planned trip to the street.

After taking a shower or bath, put on thick flannel pajamas, woolen socks and cozy warm slippers. This is exactly what Europeans wear at home. After that, run immediately to bed and wrap yourself in a warm blanket.

By the way, don't forget to leave the bathroom doors open. Warm and humid air will warm the corridor and the bedroom for at least half an hour if it is located next to the bathroom.

Insulate your bed and keep you warm

Agree, going to bed in a cold bed is very unpleasant. And even if you cover yourself with a few more blankets on top, you will surely shiver from the cold and you won't be able to sleep.

That's why take care of bed insulation in advance. Cover it with an electric sheet or electric blanket a few minutes before bed. These devices have special heating elements and several temperature regimes. And they don't "eat" as much electricity as household heaters.

In addition, such technical innovations are absolutely safe, since they automatically turn off after warming up to the required temperature.

Microwave heaters are especially popular. They look like soft toys filled with dried lavender, grains or other natural ingredients. After keeping such a heating pad in the microwave for several minutes and putting it in bed, you will feel not only warmth, but also a wonderful aroma that will help you fall asleep.

If this method does not suit you, use the old and proven method: put a rubber heating pad or a plastic bottle filled with hot water in bed under the covers.

You can also place a dog or a cat at your feet, of course, if you have a pet at home. fluffy pet, unlike a heating pad that cools down quickly, will keep you warm all night.

Leave the oven door open after baking.

According to statistics, the temperature in the kitchen is 1-3 degrees higher than in other rooms. This is because heat is released from the oven, hob and hot water after cooking.

It stands out especially actively after baking. So once you've finished baking pies, cookies, or anything else, turn off the oven and leave the oven door open. Heat will spread throughout the kitchen and adjacent rooms. You can even arrange your workplace at the kitchen table.

But, before you warm up in this way, make sure that there are no small children and pets in your house. After all, showing their curiosity, they can climb into the oven and get burned badly.

How to keep warm: include "hot" foods and drinks in your menu

Food is energy, most of which is spent on heating the body. Therefore, in the cold season, eat well. Include in your diet foods that keep you warm.

This:
. meat;
. fish;
. potato;
. cheese;
. onion;
. horseradish;
. dried apricots;
. bananas.

Also instantly warm spices such as ginger, pepper, cinnamon, garlic, cumin, curry. Good for drinks to drink tea. And not the usual hot, but with spices: ginger, lemon, cinnamon, cloves and other ingredients.

Recipe for ginger tea with apple and lime: pour 0.5 water into a saucepan, then add peeled and finely chopped ginger root, a pinch of cinnamon, cloves. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add squeezed juice from ½ lemon and its pulp. Cook for 5 more minutes. Strain hot broth into brewed green tea and pour into cups. Top with green apple and lime wedges.

Of course, that's not all hacks to help keep warm in an apartment or house. Europeans also cover themselves with blankets laid out on sofas, hang thick curtains on the windows, and also install a small panel covered with foil between the wall and the radiator, which reflects heat back into the room.

They also hug family and friends. So why don't you take their advice and stop chattering your teeth from the cold?

Moreover, these life hacks are available to everyone, and they do not significantly affect electricity bills.

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Are you unable to sleep at night because the room is cold? Tired of trembling in the morning, going to school or work? You no longer have to chatter your teeth, no matter how cold it is outside. It's always possible to heat up a room with a few simple tricks! The best part is that it doesn't cost much to heat a room and create comfort.

Steps

Cheap or free solutions

Use windows and blinds to warm the room with sunlight. One of the easiest ways to heat a room is to use sunlight. You will be able to use natural heat throughout the day. For best results, you need to know what time of day the sun shines in your room. As a rule, in the Northern Hemisphere, these are the windows located on the south side, and in the Young Hemisphere, the windows are located on the north side. Here is an example chart:

• Morning: Before leaving for work or school, close all windows in the room and open any curtains or blinds.
• Day: Leave the blinds open while the sun is shining in your room. As soon as it gets dark, close the curtains.
• Night: Keep windows and blinds closed to keep warm.

1. Wear layered clothing. In a world where utilities are becoming more expensive year after year, many choose to warming the person, not the room. A coat, jacket, or sweatpants indoors is a great way to keep warm without wasting hundreds of joules of heat (or increasing your heating bill.)

   • If your room is especially cold at night, you can wear layered clothing at night. Although some people find it uncomfortable, soft clothing in the form of loose pants and sweatshirts will provide the most warmth without sacrificing comfort.
   • Man-made fabrics such as polyester, viscose, etc. that do not "breathe" tend to retain more heat (which is why they are so uncomfortable in the summer).

2. Put a heating pad in bed. The worst thing is when you have to move around a cold room in pajamas, and then climb into an equally cold bed. You can avoid this discomfort if you pre-warm the bed with a heating pad or hot water bottle. Simply fill a heating pad or bottle with hot water, close the lid tightly and place under the covers in the center of the bed for 15 minutes. As the water cools, heat will spread in your bed.

   • Medical heating pads can be bought at any pharmacy relatively inexpensively.
   • If you are heating water in a microwave, make sure that the container in which the water is poured is suitable for microwave use (glass or ceramic).

3. Close the hoods. The last thing you need when you're trying to heat up a room is a ventilating hood, through which cold air can enter the room. Keep such openings closed until you find another solution (for example, installing double-glazed windows). This solution is especially helpful where there are strong drafts.

   • Not sure if you have an exhaust port? There are several ways to discover them. One of them is to hold your hand near the crack of a window or door and feel the movement of the air. You can also use a candle; if its flame flickers near the cracks, then you have an exhaust hole in the room.
   • Look for layouts for exhaust vents in your home.

4. Get the most out of existing heaters and radiators in your home. Do you have a heater or radiator in the room that you barely notice? Use these tricks to make them more effective (and save money):

   • Make sure no furniture is blocking the heater or radiator. For example, in many older homes, radiators are located behind the couches.
   • Place a sheet of foil behind the heatsink (use a sheet of the same size as the heatsink). The foil reflects the heat that would normally be transferred to the wall, thus warming the room even more.
   • If your heater is portable, then use it in a small space to feel the maximum effect. For example, a small heater will heat a bedroom much better than a large living room.

5. Invite friends. We often forget that people themselves radiate heat. The more people in the room, the warmer and more comfortable it will become.

   • So, we must not forget about two important aspects of this method: the smaller the room and the more physically active people in it, the warmer it will be. In other words, a small party in a small room will warm her up a lot more than a few people sitting on a couch in a large room.
   • If your friends are busy, even pets can warm up the room (unless they're cold-blooded; fish and lizards don't work here).

6. Blow the hairdryer on the bed. This trick may seem a bit ridiculous, but it helps. After all, a hair dryer is essentially a small heater with a fan. You can blow hot air directly onto your bed, or lift the duvet and place a hair dryer underneath to create a pocket of warm air.

   • Be careful that the hot metal parts of the hair dryer do not touch the sheet, especially if it is made of artificial fabric (polyester, etc.)

   Solutions that require money

   1. Buy a heater for your room. Blower heaters can be found in most department stores. They are available in a wide variety of sizes and capacities. You can find a reasonable solution for any room (and at an affordable price).

   2. Buy a heated blanket. Although they are considered unfashionable, heated blankets provide comfort and savings. Such devices can make your sleep exceptionally comfortable in a cold room. Their main perk is that they generally consume significantly less energy than blower heaters. Studies have shown that such blankets save electricity consumption by a third.

      • For greater comfort, plug in the duvet a few minutes before going to bed. Turn it off before going to bed to save energy.

   3. Cover yourself with a few blankets. There are people who are very comfortable sleeping under a pile of blankets in cold weather. The more layers of blankets, the warmer your body will be.

      • In general, thicker, fluffy materials (such as wool, fleece, and down) are the warmest. Air enters the tiny spaces of these materials, keeping heat close to the body.
      • Do not forget that you can walk with blankets and around the house; perfect if you don't want to give up the warm comfort of a bed.

   4. Cover your windows with curtains. A lot of heat escapes through the windows. To avoid this, place thick, heavy curtains on your windows as soon as it gets dark. The heavy material of the curtains will slow down the loss of heat through the glass, thus keeping the room warm.

      • If you can’t afford to spend money on curtains now, then curtain the windows with old blankets.

   5. Cover the floors with carpet. Smooth, hard surfaces such as wood, tile, and marble tend to retain much less heat than carpet. If you are tired of having cold feet every morning when you get out of bed, then lay a carpet or carpet on the floor. This will also help keep the room warm. A carpeted room retains heat longer after the heater is turned off.

      • You can even hang carpets on the walls. For example, tapestries or decorative rugs will look great on the wall and keep the room warm at the same time.

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