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Cerberus
Joined: 29 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:08 am Post subject: Anyone have yet to turn on their ondol? |
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I'm contemplating whether to turn mine on. Room temperature is now down to about 55 degress, I've only begun to feel a little cold when it dipped below 60 several days ago but I can survive it like this fairly easily.
(yes, I have a distinct preference for cooler temps, that's why my aircon bill in the summer is so high, I have to run the crappy little unit I have in my shoebox almost non stop and it consumes a lot of electricity. I feel sorry for those of you who live in stifling, energy sapping 80 degree heat cranked up adjumma environments)
I'd turn it on, but I think once you turn it on, you have to keep it on until spring or am I mistaken in this belief? (something to do with not allowing pipes to freeze, etc?) |
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JJJ
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I've set mine to automatically go on when the room dips below 19 deg. C. I believe my ondol started working late last week. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I was trying to make it to December, but this November seems colder than last year. I turned it on Nov. 3rd because I caught a nasty cold when the temperature suddenly dipped on Nov. 2nd. |
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DeMayonnaise
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| It's your apartment. If you're cold, turn it on. If not, don't turn it on. Why should we care? |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone have yet to turn on their ondol? |
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| Cerberus wrote: |
I'd turn it on, but I think once you turn it on, you have to keep it on until spring or am I mistaken in this belief? (something to do with not allowing pipes to freeze, etc?) |
I don't think that's how it works. You can turn it off in the winter. If it gets really cold and you leave it off for a few days though, the pipes could freeze. That's why most of the systems have some kind of 외출 (out of doors) setting that you can use when you leave the house. It keeps it running just warm enough that the pipes don't freeze, and doesn't take as long to warm up again when you get back home. Look for a button that says 외출. |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Eff that. I've had the ondol on for a solid two weeks now. When I get home, I crank it way up and sit on the warmest spot on the whole floor. I'm freezing.
In contrast, I used my aircon for maybe a total of two weeks this summer, and mostly only for about 30 minutes after I got home from work, just to cool off. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
Eff that. I've had the ondol on for a solid two weeks now. When I get home, I crank it way up and sit on the warmest spot on the whole floor. I'm freezing.
In contrast, I used my aircon for maybe a total of two weeks this summer, and mostly only for about 30 minutes after I got home from work, just to cool off. |
I noticed my tolerance to heat has improved tremendously since moving to Korea, and now I cannot stand the cold. Summer 2009 also seemed like a pretty mild summer.
Not sure if it's due to adjusting to the climate, Korean cultural influence, diet, weight loss, or what, but I'd much rather be too hot than too cold now. I have lost a good bit of weight since I moved here, and I think I remember you mentioning that you have too. Maybe that's the reason you like the heat and hate the cold now? |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
Eff that. I've had the ondol on for a solid two weeks now. When I get home, I crank it way up and sit on the warmest spot on the whole floor. I'm freezing.
In contrast, I used my aircon for maybe a total of two weeks this summer, and mostly only for about 30 minutes after I got home from work, just to cool off. |
I noticed my tolerance to heat has improved tremendously since moving to Korea, and now I cannot stand the cold. Summer 2009 also seemed like a pretty mild summer.
Not sure if it's due to adjusting to the climate, Korean cultural influence, diet, weight loss, or what, but I'd much rather be too hot than too cold now. I have lost a good bit of weight since I moved here, and I think I remember you mentioning that you have too. Maybe that's the reason you like the heat and hate the cold now? |
Pretty much. I'm down 40 kilos now from this time last year. Needless to say, I'm really, really feeling the cold. I'm hoping I'll adjust eventually, because at the moment it's almost unbearable. |
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The Gipkik
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Still haven't turned mine on. Not once. In fact, I had to open the window last night as my place was getting too warm My apartment is very well made, thick walls, but the ceilings are a different material so I guess I'm getting some heat from upstairs and downstairs. I also get hot water that is not connected to my floor system. Nice and toasty still. |
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steveinincheon
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: in The Shadows of Gyeyangsan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Haven't turned mine on yet. Made it through the summer without the a/c as well. My apt is still 16 C w/o it on, which is as high as I would ever set it to. Plus its supposed to warm up a bit in the days ahead. I don't like the shock to my system of constantly going between hot and cold so I don't use a/c in the summer and try to keep it as cool as tolerable in the winter. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| My ondol is not working for some reason. It's odd that I'm getting hot water but my ondol isn't working. I ended up buying one of those LPG gas space heater. I've been using it since the first of November. |
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luckysharms
Joined: 15 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| This is my first year... Is it pricey to keep it on? |
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WavFunc
Joined: 23 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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55 degrees! Thats an inferno. How can you even breathe in there? Won't your stuff start melting?
(Just pointing out the fact that you're an inconsiderate American jerk!  ) |
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Hightop
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| Pretty much. I'm down 40 kilos now from this time last year. Needless to say, I'm really, really feeling the cold. I'm hoping I'll adjust eventually, because at the moment it's almost unbearable. |
40 Kilos in a year???? Please tell me about this. That is just under a kilo a week for a whole year, pretty impressive. What weight were you to start with? What methods did you use? |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| luckysharms wrote: |
| This is my first year... Is it pricey to keep it on? |
Be careful, there's some kind of exponential growth on rates if you use too much gas. Or I might be thinking electricity, or both... Anyhow, ondol doesn't need to be left on. If you crank it once at night for a little while you can keep a small apartment warm for hours after you turn it off. Water is a very efficient heat retainer. |
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