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Australian here. The idea that anything can be insulated at all is fucking novel. New construction has minimum standards these days, but that does nothing for
by TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
Australian here.
The idea that anything can be insulated at all is fucking novel.
New construction has minimum standards these days, but that does nothing for the majority of older house which have single glazed window, iron roofs, and no insulation whatsoever and, if you're renting, lucky to have a heat pump.
And yeah, no insulation on the hot water piping means massive loses from water heater to tap.
- _carbyau_ 4y agoYup, we got a ways to go. Insulation is simple and cheap. All construction should friggin' max it out. Double glazing is now not heinously expensive anymore. But still seems to have the Australia Tax.
- halper 4y agoAs a Swede, I've never been as cold as in Australia in winter! My Australian friends can't believe -20 degrees is survivable, but the thing is that our houses have a different temperature on the inside ;) In Hobart I once lived in a place that had radiators. I made the mistake of keeping the place comfortable and it cost me $700 of cheap hydro power in a fortnight.