Cold working conditions

[msi_school]

Asking staff to bring a heater in from home sounds like the first step in an insurance scam.

[dhicks]

2 hours ago, dhicks said:

I'm not sure how long it takes to break even with heating costs compared to other heaters.

 

Hmm - assuming current price of electricity around £0.26 per kWh, running for 6 hours a day, with a £30 resistive heater drawing 2kW (constant, which might be a bit over the top) and a £300 aircon unit drawing 1kW (for the same amount of heating work done), around 620 days. In a school setting (not 7 days a week, and you're not using the heating all year / during holidays) that's maybe 6 years.

[drutt]

[mavhc]

Heat up the oil filled heater at work using their electricity, take it home to warm up your car/house

[Sirbendy]

Nah.  Charge up a 240v power bank at work, take it home and run the heater for longer..🤣

 

To be fair, I run an inverter in the van, with a heated throw that I use while driving.  Arthritic, post major surgery knees require this in the cold.😂

[Jaan]

3 minutes ago, Sirbendy said:

Nah.  Charge up a 240v power bank at work, take it home and run the heater for longer..🤣

 

To be fair, I run an inverter in the van, with a heated throw that I use while driving.  Arthritic, post major surgery knees require this in the cold.😂

 

OMG heated blanket in a car is an awesome ideas!.....if you drive a auto i guess

[southhamster]

21 hours ago, mavhc said:

Heat up the oil filled heater at work using their electricity, take it home to warm up your car/house

Brilliant! This is worthy of Viz top tips!

[Sirbendy]

It's not a full one, it's like..a lap blanket type of thing, 3 power levels.  I tuck one end in the seatbelt and leave the rest lying along my thighs/over the knees.  Doesn't get anywhere near the pedals, so no issues there.

 

Then it comes in the house, and goes under the knees when I lie down.  It's essential for me, given 3 months ago I was a few weeks post major knee rebuilds with 30cm scars on each leg.  They also rearranged and customised tendons and ligaments, so in the cold everything contracts and locks up.