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Turning your thermostat down by one or two degrees per week and getting acclamation to cold is a better alternative. 5 degrees on the thermostat would be a far
by upsidesinclude 4y ago
Turning your thermostat down by one or two degrees per week and getting acclamation to cold is a better alternative. 5 degrees on the thermostat would be a far better measure than tub heat.
Short showers, or 'sea showers', to conserve water and heating would likewise be a far better option than a 50 gallon bath.
- sixstringtheory 4y agoAnd not just short showers, but managing the amount of time the water is actually running. Here’s my strategy for an efficient shower: 1. turn on the water, get in, rinse down, soak a wash cloth 2. turn off water 3. lather hair with shampoo 4. lather wash cloth with soap and scrub body 5. turn on water and rinse down The majority of the time we’re standing in the shower, we don’t actually need the water to be running.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoIt gets really cold without the shower water running. Our indoor temperature in the day is 16-18°C in Winter (UK).
- switch007 4y agoUfff. I’m not doing that when it’s 4c outside and because I turned the heating off at 9pm my house is 14c. I need the shower to warm me up and stop me turning the heating on early in the morning
- upsidesinclude 4y agoTurning off your heat is costing you money. You don't want to cycle all the heat out of the building and then have to warm it back up. It's called heat capacity and the materials themselves require so much heat before you feel warm. TL:DR Turn your heat down, but not off. Save money
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoWhat's a "sea shower". Do you mean when you literally just spray water on yourself, then soap all over, then rinse off?
- twic 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower
- erik_seaberg 4y agoTom Clancy loved to collect details like this. When Jonesy detected the Red October on sonar, in the book he was rewarded with a “Hollywood shower.”