6 SMART WAYS TO HEAT YOUR BEDROOM AT NIGHT WITHOUT USING A HEATER
6 Clever Ways to Warm Your Bedroom at Night Without Heating
Useful life hacks to help you stay warm in bed.
With the onset of autumn cold, nights become significantly cooler , and constantly turning up the thermostat or turning up the heater is too expensive with current energy prices. However, you can keep your bedroom warm while you sleep with a few less obvious household tips, according to the Good Housekeeping Institute.Experts recommend paying attention to bedding and checking the blanket’s density. Summer options are typically rated at around 4.5 tog (in our classification, these are lightweight blankets with a density of up to 200 g/m²), while winter options reach 13.5 tog and above (very warm models weighing 400–450 g/m²).
Another major source of heat loss is through cracks in wooden floors, so it’s a good idea to lay a thick-pile rug in the room—this will protect the room from drafts and your feet from the morning chill.
Thick thermal curtains on windows perform a similar barrier function. However, the authors recommend remembering to open them during the day to allow sunlight to warm the room. If the glass is too thin, a special thermal insulation film on the windows can be a temporary solution.Doors should also be protected from drafts. A factory-installed door stop or even a rolled-up terry towel will do the trick.
Particular attention should be paid to furniture placement. The exterior walls of a house are always colder than the interior, so moving your bed even 10 centimeters away from such a wall or window can make a significant difference. This also prevents moisture and mold.
The final step is a thorough cleaning of the radiators before the heating season. Over the summer, a layer of dust accumulates on the radiator fins, blocking heat transfer. If you clean them with a special microfiber brush before turning on the heating, the radiators will emit significantly more heat, and the room will cool more slowly until nightfall.
What is the most cost-effective way to heat a private home?
We previously reported that the cheapest way to heat a small private home is with wood . This was stated by Oleh Popenko, Chairman of the Union of Utility Consumers. According to him, 5 cubic meters of wood costs approximately 12,000–15,000 hryvnias, which can last the entire winter. Gas heating for an 80-square-meter house will cost approximately 20,000 hryvnias for the five-month heating season.