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[askiptochina]

Last year, my school and I had to threaten the landlord to fix the heating. They installed a system within the walls and heat wasn't coming out the vent. There was only one source of heating. After 4 complaints and the threat to leave, they finally moved the vent over and heat was sufficient, but it still wasn't as warm as I wanted. The teacher that replaced me in March used a plug in heater, and this was in March. It was much colder in January.

Anyway, now I am dealing with the opposite problem. My apartment and the school is overdoing it with the heat. My apartment has a small bedroom with a radiator, a kitchen with a radiator, a middle room with the fridge and a third radiator, and a living room area with a radiator. In the bathroom, you guessed it, a 5th radiator (but it is like a big towel rack which has piping to allow hot water to go through). This one has a knob and I turned it off because it's simply too much. This wasn't a good idea because it turned off the the bathroom heat for everyone else in the building.

So, today, I turned it back on and have windows open. How are you guys dealing with heating in winter? The air is way too dry now.

[Zimmer]

Not much you can do other than open windows. You can buy a humidifier to deal with the dry problem, a cheap one will probably set you back about 200 yuan.

[Miles Smiles]

Be glad that you HAVE heat.

Try boiling a kettle of water to humidify the apartment. Also, run the shower HOT and open the bathroom door.

I've got central heat and the freaking school won't turn it on. It also turns the A/C off when it becomes too expensive to run.

[big_big_bang_theory_fan]

Valves are an amazing thing - they function as regulators of volume flow.

Odd, isn't it?

[dean_a_jones]

[Lobster]

Air too dry? Ever thought about putting some pans of water here and there and letting the water evaporate? First too cold and now too hot. Yes, you can open a window. Are you putting us on?

RED

[mrwslee003]

I hear you and I wonder where is the creativity in problem solving?

Like opening the windows, putting pots of water near the radiator, have your bathroom door open when you have the shower on.

I suppose I can't discount the fact you are new in the country or feeling the need for social intercourse with other Fts. Go to the local bar with
your friends or other Fts and have a wet one or two before you are all
dried up. Come on guy, use that nogan would you.

Sorry bud, you seem so naive....

[choudoufu]

[lemak]

I have the same issue. Too cold to not turn on the heat, but too dry when I do. Most of my suggestions have already been mentioned, so I'll just reiterate them.

-Hot shower and leave the bathroom open - steam will up the humidity.
-Hang some wet clothes, towels etc. in your bedroom.
-Slowly boil a pot full of water. Keep an eye on it to avoid it going dry and smoking the place out.
-Half a bottle of water sprinkled on the floor before you go to bed. It'll evaporate while you sleep and make the air less dry.
-Buy a humidifier, but it essentially just does the same thing as the pot of water.
-Drink enough water before bed and during tne night to avoid waking up with a sore throat and eventually losing your voice.

[askiptochina]

My bathroom is the size of a closet, so that has zero effect. In October, I had to wear clothes coming out because it was too cold. Now, I sweat like it's July.

Pots would be good, but I don't have them. Should I buy them and gamble it will work? Hmm, so far the humidifier idea is the best so far.

The insults in this thread would be funnier if the people insulting actually had a solution. Naive is when you don't know something.

However, when you don't know, you can resort to the "Are you stupid or joking" routine to make it look like you would of course have the knowledge but refuse to partake in sharing.

I do thank those that constructively commented. I didn't want to buy a humidifier, so that is why I asked. I was hoping for some alternatives.

[zootown]

Soon it l be will get much colder and your heating will be about right for December/January.

[askiptochina]

[jaydizzle]

[lemak]

[askiptochina]

I use a rice cooker, so if I got pots, I would also need to buy a stove. This is turning into an expensive solution for just a couple months of cold weather.

I think the problem is I spend too much time in the apartment. I'll just keep out during the day and boil potatoes in the rice cooker, and then use that water to do what it can before I sleep.

I'll take temperature and humidity readings and report back in January with pie charts and graphs