WINTER TIPS
TOASTY TIPS FOR STAYING WARM THIS WINTER The cold weather is here, so how can your household stay warm and comfortable without having to seek your landlords permission? When the mercury drops, try these tips and they’ll keep you toasty and warm.
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heaters are electric heaters, gas
create a luxurious design piece. Also
heaters, and reverse-cycle air
rugging up with blankets and putting
conditioners. Electric heaters cost
on your favourite woolly socks will
the most to run and reverse-cycle air
also help you stay snugly and warm.
conditioners the least to run, all else being equal.
CLOSE OFF AREAS YOU'RE NOT USING
BLOCK DRAFTS House drafts let heat escape from your house during winter so a simple technique to keeping warm
On average, Aussie households are
is trapping the warmth and block
spending thousands of dollars on
off any obvious gaps. The most
electricity and gas each year. With
common source of cool air entering
heating making up a significant
into a room is the gaps under the
percentage of total energy usage,
doors. A door snake or a rolled up
reconsidering how you’re staying
towel are valuable allies in the fight
warm could be well worth it.
against winter drafts. Keeping the
Keep the heat where you spend the most time rather than heating up your entire house by closing off the doors to rooms you’re not using. This simple technique will help to keep heat in the rooms which you mostly use like the kitchen and living room.
drafts on the outside makes for a warmer home and lower energy bill.
USE PORTABLE HEATERS Portable heaters can come in handy in helping you keep warm in the areas you occupy the most in your house. The main types of portable
RUG UP Adding a rug over your cold tiles or hardwood floors can provide some room warming insulation and also
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