A TikToker shares a money-saving tip for staying warm this winter: using an electric blanket for four hours a day. While cost-effective, some warn of potential damp and mold issues. A Reddit user suggests combating this with the German 'Stosslüften' ventilation method.
If you're feeling the chill but can't afford to crank up the heating, there's a way to keep warm without breaking the bank. As Martin Lewis advises, it's more cost-effective to heat the person rather than the entire house. One man has shared his hack on TikTok, claiming it costs him just 10p a day compared to the 80p an hour it costs to use electricity.
TikToker @ndainternet revealed: 'Did you know that keeping an electric blanket on for four hours a day costs less than 10p? That's 70p per week and £3 per month. Literally so much cheaper to run than putting the heating on trying to heat up an entire room.' He added that an electric blanket will keep you cosy this winter and urged people to save money on their energy bills where possible. However, some commenters warned that using an electric blanket as an alternative to heating could lead to damp and mould build-up. To counteract this, one Reddit user suggested trying the German method of 'Stosslüften', which involves opening several windows briefly to create a draft, preventing condensation and subsequently mould and damp. They explained: 'In Germany, we have a technique called 'Stosslüften', or 'shock ventilation'.' 'What that basically means is that instead of having maybe one window open all day (which is a huge waste of energy), open several windows all over the house for three minutes, creating a strong draft to exchange most of the warm, humid air inside the house with cold air from outside. 'A cool feature about cold air is that it can 'hold' less water vapour. If this relatively dry cold air enters your house, it warms up. Being warmer, it is suddenly capable of taking up some of the extra humidity from inside your house. 'This might sound a little weird at first, but it is advocated in schools and so on. I use that technique, and it works. Do this several times a day, and you should really see a chang
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