Heard on the news that the there is a few planned powercuts during this winter 2022.
Since not many people read the news. Just giving the headsup on it.
So I am having to get a laptop to as a backup (So i have something to do during the blackouts of power)
Poland is expected to have serious trouble with providing heating, so... welcome to the club, I guess. *shrugs*
Worse yet Ukraine, just think how many buildings there have no windows after all the bombardments. They won't be livable in winter even if they are now.
They are thinking of the same thing in Finland, providing power for only part of the country at the time so everybody gets electricity maybe 6 or 8 hours every day. Much will depend on if they get the new nuclear reactor working in time for winter. Said reactor is about 10 years behind schedule though and so much over budget it is the second most expensive building on the planet, so I'm not holding my breath.
They are thinking of the same thing in Finland, providing power for only part of the country at the time so everybody gets electricity maybe 6 or 8 hours every day. Much will depend on if they get the new nuclear reactor working in time for winter. Said reactor is about 10 years behind schedule though and so much over budget it is the second most expensive building on the planet, so I'm not holding my breath.
Ouch! Here in my own home, we complain about the 400+usd/month we pay for our winter energy needs. To date, though, it has been there when we needed it. Though not near as useful as hydrocarbons through the pipe, or more kilowatts through the line, you have my warm wishes and hopes for peaceful and rapid closure.
I will try my best to maybe think of some solutions:
If you have south facing window with sun shining you might try to use It to heat your room.
Power of the sun is about 300 W/m^2 http://zebu.uoregon.edu/disted/ph162/l4.html
So I think you could get some heat by putting some very black colored panel inside of your house facing sun. Paint something black (absorbs biggest spectrum of solar radiation) and place It on the sun. Maybe you will get few watts out of It to heat one room. Possibly if you close all the windows and seal the edges of windows with tape to minimize leaks of cold air inside to your home then you could maybe have one warmer room for your use during winter. I will check this and maybe give an update.
Also about cold showers: If you put water in a bag and heat It up above few candles the you could later puncture It in bathroom for short but relatively warm shower. It would take like one candle heating few liters of water for few hours to properly heat It up.
Also stock up on rice and water. Maybe vitamin D3 so yall do not get super depressed.
The short answer is yes; it is a natural gas 'boiler' that malfunctioned and began producing carbon monoxide. It was followed by subsequent avoidable natural gas leaks, because tradesmen were not given full access to the house.
Long answer:
I was forced to move back in with my parents when the pandemic started because my then landlord cancelled all leases with immediate effect.
My parents and siblings have a variety of personal problems and challenges which mean they are not capable of arranging essential maintenance. I enjoy normal physical health, so I am the only member of my immediate family who does not have a serious mental or medical disorder.
Even if I personally paid for the necessary works, my family would not allow the repairs to happen, because of they are not emotionally able to accept other people into their home to conduct the work.
I have spent the last 2 years earning the necessary qualifications and building up enough financial head-room to secure my dream job and move out.
I will finally leave this autumn. The level of guilt I feel effectively abandoning my family to the emotional and physical problems they have, while I will be able to enjoy a 'normal' life, is impossible to express.
I will try my best to maybe think of some solutions:
If you have south facing window with sun shining you might try to use It to heat your room.
Power of the sun is about 300 W/m^2 http://zebu.uoregon.edu/disted/ph162/l4.html
So I think you could get some heat by putting some very black colored panel inside of your house facing sun. Paint something black (absorbs biggest spectrum of solar radiation) and place It on the sun. Maybe you will get few watts out of It to heat one room. Possibly if you close all the windows and seal the edges of windows with tape to minimize leaks of cold air inside to your home then you could maybe have one warmer room for your use during winter. I will check this and maybe give an update.
Better insulation, such as double-glazed glass, is an effective way to decrease your long term energy costs.
It is expensive to install, however, and a large proportion of British homes are not constructed to high standards, so they lack high quality insulation.
If you don't have good insulation, it might be worth spending the extra money just because there could be further energy crises in the future.
Worse yet Ukraine, just think how many buildings there have no windows after all the bombardments. They won't be livable in winter even if they are now.
All that remains for Ukrainians, those who have remained in the country, to move to cities that have not suffered from shelling. There are a lot of them, fortunately. I think most civilians have tried to do this.
I also think that the APU still has time to recapture several settlements and free the residents. So, I would guess that the big problem is also in fuel, but not in destroyed buildings.
This... pretty pointless, actually. It might help while it's early autumn, but it's no better than just wrapping up in a blanket. Inefficient. Anyone who tries to check this in winter risks freezing to death without waiting for the night.
In addition, where can you find a giant surface and paint under guns fire? Hell, they'll just kill you when they notice.
This... pretty pointless, actually. It might help while it's early autumn, but it's no better than just wrapping up in a blanket. Inefficient. Anyone who tries to check this in winter risks freezing to death without waiting for the night.
In addition, where can you find a giant surface and paint under guns fire? Hell, they'll just kill you when they notice.
Whatever bro. Do as you will but that is how solar heat collectors work and they are very efficient. What gunfire? What are you talking about? Are you living in alternative universe where humanity already collapsed and you can find weapon in every house as a loot item?
You know large surfaces are everywhere, paintings, plywood, metalsheets, plexiglass, unused bed sheets.
The short answer is yes; it is a natural gas 'boiler' that malfunctioned and began producing carbon monoxide. It was followed by subsequent avoidable natural gas leaks, because tradesmen were not given full access to the house.
Long answer:
I was forced to move back in with my parents when the pandemic started because my then landlord cancelled all leases with immediate effect.
My parents and siblings have a variety of personal problems and challenges which mean they are not capable of arranging essential maintenance. I enjoy normal physical health, so I am the only member of my immediate family who does not have a serious mental or medical disorder.
Even if I personally paid for the necessary works, my family would not allow the repairs to happen, because of they are not emotionally able to accept other people into their home to conduct the work.
I have spent the last 2 years earning the necessary qualifications and building up enough financial head-room to secure my dream job and move out.
I will finally leave this autumn. The level of guilt I feel effectively abandoning my family to the emotional and physical problems they have, while I will be able to enjoy a 'normal' life, is impossible to express.
Better insulation, such as double-glazed glass, is an effective way to decrease your long term energy costs.
It is expensive to install, however, and a large proportion of British homes are not constructed to high standards, so they lack high quality insulation.
If you don't have good insulation, it might be worth spending the extra money just because there could be further energy crises in the future.
Whatever bro. Do as you will but that is how solar heat collectors work and they are very efficient. What gunfire? What are you talking about? Are you living in alternative universe where humanity already collapsed and you can find weapon in every house as a loot item?
You know large surfaces are everywhere, paintings, plywood, metalsheets, plexiglass, unused bed sheets.
I think Eyleifr thought you were offering advice to Ukrainians in occupied territory.
Solar thermal heaters are indeed often black because this improves absorption. They are also highly intricate structures with large surface area, made from vacuum-separated layers of glass tubing. You will not achieve a comparable result by painting the interior of your house black.
I would advise against trying to use candles to heat water or your home.
I think Eyleifr thought you were offering advice to Ukrainians in occupied territory.
Solar thermal heaters are indeed often black because this improves absorption. They are also highly intricate structures with large surface area, made from vacuum-separated layers of glass tubing. You will not achieve a comparable result by painting the interior of your house black.
I would advise against trying to use candles to heat water or your home.
Maybe for heating water the insulation is needed but It would be enough for heating air, It needs to be experimented on. Because we gotta think of some solutions in case of emergency.
It's true.
The comment above was about buildings with missing windows, and then there was a tip about heating the room.
My question may seem counterintuitive to you, but you, who will have the expected problems with hot water and heating, can't use the Aliexpress store and order a camping stove for small gas cylinders?
I do not know if there are problems with small gas cylinders for household needs in your countries. One cylinder should be enough for you to heat 20 large containers of water.
Perhaps you border on countries where they sale and can buy them there?
I highly recommend watching Computing Forever. He has been talking about the coming 'energy crisis' inflation, agenda 2030 and explains in his way how they all come together. He's got a calm voice, doesn't shout or yell so he's easier to listen to and does his research.
I highly recommend watching Computing Forever. He has been talking about the coming 'energy crisis' inflation, agenda 2030 and explains in his way how they all come together. He's got a calm voice, doesn't shout or yell so he's easier to listen to and does his research.
Sadly I remember this youtuber declaring covid-19 to be a hoax, and claiming that there is an international conspiracy to replace Europe's people with muslims.
So it might be a case of a 'broken clock still being right twice a day'.
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