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how to stay warm this winter?
Because my hours were cut at work for a couple weeks the money I had saved up to get my furnace fixed had to be used to pay bills and lot rent. The most I have saved up is about 200 dollors. So...I have to use the alternative which means I cant afford to have my furnace worked on but I still want to keep the house somewhat warm. I live in Michigan so winters can get pretty cold at times. I also live in an older style mobile home. Everyone keeps telling me to use space heaters but I really dont want to go that way because of the way they run up the electricity. I was thinking of covering my windows with plastic, and thick blankets, using alot of blankets on myself, have lots of soup and hot drinks. someone mentioned using 100 watt lightbulbs or heat lamps. Anymore suggestions would be helpful. Or has anyone else been in a simular situation? Also will my pipes outside freeze with no furnace? I do have them wrapped with heat tape and I leave the water trickling. Help please
Is your furnace gas or electric. If it's electric, they are pretty easy and inexpensive to fix, especially if it just needs a heating element or fan. You can email me an I'll talk you or a handyperson friend through it. You'll need an inexpensive multimeter or VOM.
Other than that, if you don't have carpet, put down some rugs.
One of the biggest differences you can make is putting towels at the base of your door jambs.
Any gaps in windows should be caulked and you can also use towels if cold air comes in at the base.
Make sure you reverse the rotation on your ceiling fans.
Plastic or blankets around windows, as posted previously, is also a good idea.
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