Bedroom
How to keep warm without putting the heating on
There is a more considered way to be warm than heating every room for one person on a sofa. Warm the person, warm the bed, dry the washing without soaking the walls, and keep the heat you already have from slipping under the door. These are the pieces that do it, each with the one catch to know before you buy.
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The picks
Cosi Home heated throw
Warmth for the person on the sofa, without heating the room around them.
The simplest way to be warm on the sofa without warming the room: ten heat settings, a timer, and grey microfleece that goes in the wash once the remote is unclipped.
The one catchIt runs from the mains, so it is only as free as its cable, and the listing does not say how long that is
Silentnight Comfort Control electric blanket
A bed that is already warm when you get into it.
Switch it on half an hour before you turn in and the sheets are warm when you get there. Soft microfleece, four settings, and the whole blanket machine washes. One controller warms the whole bed, so two sleepers share a setting.
The one catchOne controller warms the whole bed, so two sleepers share a setting
Homealexa long hot water bottle
Warmth along the whole length of you, with nothing to plug in.
At 73cm it lies along the spine or the length of the bed, and ties around the waist. Natural rubber, a soft grey plush cover, no socket required. It holds two litres, so allow a full kettle.
The one catchIt holds two litres, so it wants a full kettle, and a long, narrow bottle takes a steady hand to fill
E-SMARTER heated clothes airer
Washing dried indoors on warm bars, and folded away by evening.
Eighteen warm bars and a cover that holds the heat around the load: a full wash dries indoors, and the airer folds flat afterwards. Pair it with the dehumidifier and close the door. The listing does not state its wattage, so the running cost is the one thing you cannot check first.
The one catchThe listing does not state the wattage, so the running cost cannot be worked out before it arrives
Pro Breeze 12L dehumidifier
Dry washing and clear windows, from a machine small enough to live in the corner of the room.
Washing dries faster and the windows stay clear when the damp goes into a tank instead of the air. This one is compact, quiet by the listing's own figure, and holds the humidity where you set it. The tank is 1.8 litres, so on wash days it wants emptying, or the hose run to a drain.
The one catchThe tank holds 1.8 litres against a 12-litre daily capacity, so on a wash day it wants emptying more than once unless the hose runs to a drain
Still to come
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Draught excluder
Looking for: Fabric, weighted, long enough for a standard internal door.
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Thermal door curtain or curtain lining
Looking for: A thermal lining and a size that fits a standard UK door or window.
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Quick answers
- How can I keep warm without putting the heating on?
- Heat yourself rather than the room: a heated throw on the sofa, an electric blanket to warm the bed before you get in, a hot water bottle and warm layers. Then keep the heat you already have, with a draught excluder at the door and lined curtains closed at dusk.
- Is an electric blanket cheaper than putting the heating on?
- An electric blanket warms one bed rather than a whole house, so it uses a small fraction of the energy central heating does. The wattage is on the listing: divide it by 1,000 and multiply by your electricity unit rate to see the cost of an hour.
- Are heated clothes airers worth it?
- A heated airer uses far less power than a tumble dryer but takes much longer, and the water it drives out of the washing ends up in the room. It works best in a small room with the door shut and a dehumidifier running or a window ajar. A cover speeds it up.
- Do dehumidifiers help dry washing?
- Yes. A dehumidifier pulls moisture out of the air, so washing on an airer dries faster and the water ends up in the tank instead of on the windows and walls. Many have a laundry mode that runs at full power for a set time.
- Does a dehumidifier make a room feel warmer?
- A little. A compressor dehumidifier gives off some warmth as it runs, and dry air feels warmer than damp air at the same temperature. It is not a heater, but a drier home is easier to heat.
