As we approach winter, I've had to face the facts about this new house we're in. There is no heating. None. No furnace. No heat pump. No bathroom heaters. Not even any heated towel rails, for heaven's sake.
It's a house with zero ductwork whatsoever. And single-paned glass. Currently all our home heating is based on kitchen appliances and light bulbs. And this is the norm here! I just cannot understand how a country in which water freezes outdoors can have a culture that eschews insulation and central heating.
So I went off to The Warehouse and set myself up. Here is what we've got to keep our 1500 sq ft house warm this winter:
A convection heater for the main rooms downstairs-- its interior looks kind of like a toaster with a fan attached. It has a timer so I'll set it to get a head start on us in the mornings so the kitchen will be cozy when I stumble down in search of coffee. I'll probably drag it from room to room a dozen times a day.
There's a little portable heater for the downstairs bathroom, and it ought to be able to blow the chill out of a bedroom pretty quickly.
And upstairs there's the old noisy heater. It still pumps out the heat; it just makes a holy racket doing it.
Come and get us, winter! We're ready!
It's a house with zero ductwork whatsoever. And single-paned glass. Currently all our home heating is based on kitchen appliances and light bulbs. And this is the norm here! I just cannot understand how a country in which water freezes outdoors can have a culture that eschews insulation and central heating.
So I went off to The Warehouse and set myself up. Here is what we've got to keep our 1500 sq ft house warm this winter:
A convection heater for the main rooms downstairs-- its interior looks kind of like a toaster with a fan attached. It has a timer so I'll set it to get a head start on us in the mornings so the kitchen will be cozy when I stumble down in search of coffee. I'll probably drag it from room to room a dozen times a day.
There's a little portable heater for the downstairs bathroom, and it ought to be able to blow the chill out of a bedroom pretty quickly.
And upstairs there's the old noisy heater. It still pumps out the heat; it just makes a holy racket doing it.
Come and get us, winter! We're ready!
3 comments:
Your little army of heaters looks ready to battle the cold! I wonder if this is what most Kiwis do to keep their homes warm in the winter?
Well, as your winter approaches our winter keeps making encore appearances - or in other words - typical Michigan weather.
Oh, brother, I just had to go back to the Zoo today because of the snow storm we had on our April 18 wedding anniversary. You can imagine how happy I was with the snow. Still, the farm babies exhibit was open at the Zoo so that was fun. You look ready for the winter. I am SO ready for Spring if it comes by Summer that is. All my love to you to keep you warm this winter.
OK then, being prepared is a great feeling!
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