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Warmth Solutions
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I need some sage advice from other people who either get cold easily or simply have cold living/gaming spaces. How do you stay warm and comfy?

I already keep the thermostat way too high (It says 80 deg F, but I don't believe it for a second.), and my electricity bill this month is telling me I need to find a better solution. I'm starting to suspect my apartment does not hold heat very well, and it's always cold around the windows and external walls during the winter. At any rate, heating the entire living space (700 sq ft) is kind of silly, because I spend the majority of my time at my PC in my room. Other people have suggested space heaters or heated blankets, but I've never bought anything like that before so I might need specific recommendations.

Yes, I have tried putting on more clothes, but I'm getting kind of tired of dressing like an Eskimo while indoors.

Anyway, I just want to hear how you guys handle this sort of thing, and any specific advice would be great. Feel free to complain about your own situations too.

I need some sage advice from other people who either get cold easily or simply have cold living/gaming spaces. How do you stay warm and comfy?

I already keep the thermostat way too high (It says 80 deg F, but I don't believe it for a second.), and my electricity bill this month is telling me I need to find a better solution. I'm starting to suspect my apartment does not hold heat very well, and it's always cold around the windows and external walls during the winter. At any rate, heating the entire living space (700 sq ft) is kind of silly, because I spend the majority of my time at my PC in my room. Other people have suggested space heaters or heated blankets, but I've never bought anything like that before so I might need specific recommendations.

Yes, I have tried putting on more clothes, but I'm getting kind of tired of dressing like an Eskimo while indoors.

Anyway, I just want to hear how you guys handle this sort of thing, and any specific advice would be great. Feel free to complain about your own situations too.
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#2
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Live in an upstairs flat and leech off the downstairs heating.

Live in an upstairs flat and leech off the downstairs heating.
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#3
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https://yourownhomestore.com/homemade-space-heater/

from my favorite home-store blog!

https://yourownhomestore.com/homemade-space-heater/

from my favorite home-store blog!
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#4
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tetrominohttps://yourownhomestore.com/homemade-space-heater/

from my favorite home-store blog!

While this is very interesting, I don't know if I'd want to go through a bajillion tea lights every day.

[quote=tetromino]https://yourownhomestore.com/homemade-space-heater/

from my favorite home-store blog![/quote]

While this is very interesting, I don't know if I'd want to go through a bajillion tea lights every day.
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#5
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Keep doors closed and make sure draughts are reduced as much as possible.
If you have any windows/outside doors that don't seal properly around the outside you should get that fixed as it's the easiest place to leak warm air out/cold air in.
If you own the house or can convince the landlord a longer term solution is to improve the insulation in the walls. Similarly avoid rooms with large windows because they leak a lot of heat.
If you have blinds/curtains in front of the window keep them closed and that will trap some cold air behind them from the rest of the warm room.
When you move try to avoid detached houses as it's much harder keeping a house with more outside walls warmer. An apartment sandwiched on all possible sides is ideal.
Basically, heat up a bunch of air and don't let it go.

Keep doors closed and make sure draughts are reduced as much as possible.
If you have any windows/outside doors that don't seal properly around the outside you should get that fixed as it's the easiest place to leak warm air out/cold air in.
If you own the house or can convince the landlord a longer term solution is to improve the insulation in the walls. Similarly avoid rooms with large windows because they leak a lot of heat.
If you have blinds/curtains in front of the window keep them closed and that will trap some cold air behind them from the rest of the warm room.
When you move try to avoid detached houses as it's much harder keeping a house with more outside walls warmer. An apartment sandwiched on all possible sides is ideal.
Basically, heat up a bunch of air and don't let it go.
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#6
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it's been a steady -10 degrees Fahrenheit here in new england and i usually just crack open a window and apply ice to the required areas regularly

it's been a steady -10 degrees Fahrenheit here in new england and i usually just crack open a window and apply ice to the required areas regularly
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#7
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I grab my balls and my hands get warm.
Also a good thick carpet does a lot to trap in heat.

I grab my balls and my hands get warm.
Also a good thick carpet does a lot to trap in heat.
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#8
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platinumgodI grab my balls and my hands get warm.
Also a good thick carpet does a lot to trap in heat.

Also this, if your feet get cold easily avoid hardwood floors but if you have them you should invest in thick socks and slippers.

[quote=platinumgod]I grab my balls and my hands get warm.
Also a good thick carpet does a lot to trap in heat.[/quote]

Also this, if your feet get cold easily avoid hardwood floors but if you have them you should invest in thick socks and slippers.
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#9
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space heaters take a lot of power and of course, massive fire risk, but if you're an adult and can make sure to turn it off and not put flammable things near it, this little baby packs a punch for even big drafty rooms.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lasko-754200-Ceramic-Portable-Electric-Space-Heater/16503225

space heaters take a lot of power and of course, massive fire risk, but if you're an adult and can make sure to turn it off and not put flammable things near it, this little baby packs a punch for even big drafty rooms.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lasko-754200-Ceramic-Portable-Electric-Space-Heater/16503225
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#10
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I would highly recommend doing something to keep you blood moving as well, it you get too cold do a few pushups/jumping jacks/etc. If you find something to really distract yourself the cold isn't as bad as well. You shouldn't have to dress like an Eskimo but you can get liners that people who work outdoors wear as well. They will keep you dry and help you retain body heat without being too bulky/un-comfortable. I'd also recommend long johns and good socks.

I would highly recommend doing something to keep you blood moving as well, it you get too cold do a few pushups/jumping jacks/etc. If you find something to really distract yourself the cold isn't as bad as well. You shouldn't have to dress like an Eskimo but you can get liners that people who work outdoors wear as well. They will keep you dry and help you retain body heat without being too bulky/un-comfortable. I'd also recommend long johns and good socks.
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#11
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Buy a heating blanket to sit on/comfy up in. Maximum comf guaranteed

Buy a heating blanket to sit on/comfy up in. Maximum comf guaranteed
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#12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UGJrCYYgDg

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UGJrCYYgDg[/youtube]
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#13
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http://www.mysnuggiestore.com/content/images/thumbs/0000250_snuggie-blue.jpeg

http://www.mysnuggiestore.com/content/images/thumbs/0000250_snuggie-blue.jpeg
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I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry

I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry
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BonafideI put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry

what you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that

[quote=Bonafide]I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry[/quote]
what you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that
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BonafideI put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry

it's a whole lot easier to boil water and also heat your house... or when you take a hot shower instead of turning on the air vent put a box fan by the door and have it blow through your house/apartment.

[quote=Bonafide]I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry[/quote]

it's a whole lot easier to boil water and also heat your house... or when you take a hot shower instead of turning on the air vent put a box fan by the door and have it blow through your house/apartment.
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smoboBonafideI put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo drywhat you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that

But it's like 10c here in the winter, and the humidity is extremely high where I live outside, besides I don't pay my electricity & gas bills, they're included in my rent, doesn't matter how much I use

[quote=smobo][quote=Bonafide]I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry[/quote]
what you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that[/quote]
But it's like 10c here in the winter, and the humidity is extremely high where I live outside, besides I don't pay my electricity & gas bills, they're included in my rent, doesn't matter how much I use
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smoboBonafideI put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo drywhat you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that

This is not how it works. You are assuming that opening the window to a crack will somehow replace the entire air in the room, then heat that replaced air without replacing it by any new air. Furthermore, precisely because hot air can hold much more humidity, hot radiator air will feel dryer than fresh air from outside, even if it contains more water.
Lastly,

if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

this implies that the air in the room at any given point in time would come from anywhere other than outside and magically have a much higher water content. But if it didn't come from outside, it would be all CO2 and he would die. The only special extra way water could be added to interior air is through hot showers, which probably don't take place directly next to his room. This also happens outside in the form of rain.

[quote=smobo][quote=Bonafide]I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry[/quote]
what you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that[/quote]

This is not how it works. You are assuming that opening the window to a crack will somehow replace the entire air in the room, then heat that replaced air without replacing it by any new air. Furthermore, precisely because hot air can hold much more humidity, hot radiator air will feel dryer than fresh air from outside, even if it contains more water.
Lastly, [quote]if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.
[/quote] this implies that the air in the room at any given point in time would come from anywhere other than outside and magically have a much higher water content. But if it didn't come from outside, it would be all CO2 and he would die. The only special extra way water could be added to interior air is through hot showers, which probably don't take place directly next to his room. This also happens outside in the form of rain.
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1. Go to your local Wal-Mart.
2. Purchase a space heater for 50 bucks.
3. Plug it in directly next to you.
4. Crank that shit to the maximum temp.
5. Be a warm gamer.

And with space heaters it's not that big of a deal which one you get, they're all pretty much the same. Cheapest in store I saw was 50, and that's what I went with. Its been working great so far.

1. Go to your local Wal-Mart.
2. Purchase a space heater for 50 bucks.
3. Plug it in directly next to you.
4. Crank that shit to the maximum temp.
5. Be a warm gamer.

And with space heaters it's not that big of a deal which one you get, they're all pretty much the same. Cheapest in store I saw was 50, and that's what I went with. Its been working great so far.
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the301stspartansmoboBonafideI put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo drywhat you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that

This is not how it works. You are assuming that opening the window to a crack will somehow replace the entire air in the room, then heat that replaced air without replacing it by any new air. Furthermore, precisely because hot air can hold much more humidity, hot radiator air will feel dryer than fresh air from outside, even if it contains more water.
Lastly, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at. this implies that the air in the room at any given point in time would come from anywhere other than outside and magically have a much higher water content. But if it didn't come from outside, it would be all CO2 and he would die. The only special extra way water could be added to interior air is through hot showers, which probably don't take place directly next to his room. This also happens outside in the form of rain.

Well it pretty much rains here 24/7 so yeah, It's pretty much always humid outside. Also I put a thick curtain in front of my radiator so the heat stays inside mostly, the cool air circulates around.

[quote=the301stspartan][quote=smobo][quote=Bonafide]I put my window open at a crack, and turn on the heating around 22c, if I leave the heating on without opening a window once in a while the air will get sooo dry[/quote]
what you're doing is both wasting electricity and making the air drier.

outdoor winter air at a temp of -10C can hold one tenth the moisture that room temperature air can hold. Doing some rough comparison, if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.

stop doing that[/quote]

This is not how it works. You are assuming that opening the window to a crack will somehow replace the entire air in the room, then heat that replaced air without replacing it by any new air. Furthermore, precisely because hot air can hold much more humidity, hot radiator air will feel dryer than fresh air from outside, even if it contains more water.
Lastly, [quote]if you left your window open and heated the outside air up to room temperature, the expected humidity% would be around 5-8% in the winter. that is much lower than any comfortable level and certainly wouldn't be an improvement from where you're at.
[/quote] this implies that the air in the room at any given point in time would come from anywhere other than outside and magically have a much higher water content. But if it didn't come from outside, it would be all CO2 and he would die. The only special extra way water could be added to interior air is through hot showers, which probably don't take place directly next to his room. This also happens outside in the form of rain.[/quote]
Well it pretty much rains here 24/7 so yeah, It's pretty much always humid outside. Also I put a thick curtain in front of my radiator so the heat stays inside mostly, the cool air circulates around.
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#21
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BonafideBut it's like 10c here in the winter, and the humidity is extremely high where I live outside, besides I don't pay my electricity & gas bills, they're included in my rent, doesn't matter how much I use

What a fucking stupid way to think

[quote=Bonafide]But it's like 10c here in the winter, and the humidity is extremely high where I live outside, besides I don't pay my electricity & gas bills, they're included in my rent, doesn't matter how much I use[/quote]

What a fucking stupid way to think
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#22
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LOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?

also buy a space heater
makes a huge difference

LOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?

also buy a space heater
makes a huge difference
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#23
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Use 90cm/360 so you heat yourself up through arm exercise.

Use 90cm/360 so you heat yourself up through arm exercise.
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#24
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It's not even cold outside, and you're literally bitching about opening my window once in a while, while I have my room temperature around 21-22c, are you even serious right now rofl

sidestepBonafideBut it's like 10c here in the winter, and the humidity is extremely high where I live outside, besides I don't pay my electricity & gas bills, they're included in my rent, doesn't matter how much I use
What a fucking stupid way to think

Seriously why? My room is fucking 12m2 and it's the only part I can actually change the temperature of, I share the rest of the house with 3 other people and in the hallway it's just cold, so I set my temperature around 21-22c so it stays a nice temperature and open my window a few times per day since it feels fresher and it doesn't start to smell like it probably does in all of your nerd rooms if you never open your windows.

It's not even cold outside, and you're literally bitching about opening my window once in a while, while I have my room temperature around 21-22c, are you even serious right now rofl

[quote=sidestep][quote=Bonafide]But it's like 10c here in the winter, and the humidity is extremely high where I live outside, besides I don't pay my electricity & gas bills, they're included in my rent, doesn't matter how much I use[/quote]

What a fucking stupid way to think[/quote]
Seriously why? My room is fucking 12m2 and it's the only part I can actually change the temperature of, I share the rest of the house with 3 other people and in the hallway it's just cold, so I set my temperature around 21-22c so it stays a nice temperature and open my window a few times per day since it feels fresher and it doesn't start to smell like it probably does in all of your nerd rooms if you never open your windows.
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#25
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botmodeLOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?

The student halls here charge £x/week with "bills included", they're putting enough margin into what they charge per week to more than cover what 99% of the tenants use so that they can easily cover that one guy running 5 coin miners.

[quote=botmode]LOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?[/quote]

The student halls here charge £x/week with "bills included", they're putting enough margin into what they charge per week to more than cover what 99% of the tenants use so that they can easily cover that one guy running 5 coin miners.
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#26
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DavidTheWinbotmodeLOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?
The student halls here charge £x/week with "bills included", they're putting enough margin into what they charge per week to more than cover what 99% of the tenants use so that they can easily cover that one guy running 5 coin miners.

pretty much this.

[quote=DavidTheWin][quote=botmode]LOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?[/quote]

The student halls here charge £x/week with "bills included", they're putting enough margin into what they charge per week to more than cover what 99% of the tenants use so that they can easily cover that one guy running 5 coin miners.[/quote]
pretty much this.
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#27
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botmodeLOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?

also buy a space heater
makes a huge difference

Not necessarily, my water bill is included in rent and it is never fluctuates.

edit-oops didn't see davids post

[quote=botmode]LOL if they're included in your rent, shouldn't your rent go up when you use more?

also buy a space heater
makes a huge difference[/quote]


Not necessarily, my water bill is included in rent and it is never fluctuates.

edit-oops didn't see davids post
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#28
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Just get yourself a nice parka

http://puu.sh/naznh/74d8096664.jpg

Just get yourself a nice parka

[img]http://puu.sh/naznh/74d8096664.jpg[/img]
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#29
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I've rarely felt the need to wear a coat indoors, and certainly never a scarf. How cheap is Thorin?

I've rarely felt the need to wear a coat indoors, and certainly never a scarf. How cheap is Thorin?
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#30
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pee 5 liters and then douse it on yourself... mmm warm pee

pee 5 liters and then douse it on yourself... mmm warm pee
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