X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=MirrorlandManifesto;h=32e3a33b8bdd91ca5444cf6621f4149e12e62e34;hb=f080357de64749cb017ddab53c3d01b67271a029;hp=5720848ab68a602a2054b9f62f2ad38131c1963b;hpb=2a1d40e3df69d9a3c007452e634dea31f8d03e6c;p=wiki.git diff --git a/MirrorlandManifesto b/MirrorlandManifesto index 5720848..32e3a33 100644 --- a/MirrorlandManifesto +++ b/MirrorlandManifesto @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. {{pictures/home/mirrorland/IMG_3874.JPG | Home Sweet Home | maxwidth=240 | class=thumbright }} - * Our front, back and side doors need to be pulled until you hear a soft *click*, otherwise they won't lock properly. - This is a safe neighborhood, but why increase the risk? + * Our front, back and side doors need to be pulled until you hear a soft *click*, otherwise **they won't lock properly**! + We live in a safe neighborhood, but why increase the risk? * Try not to leave the windows of the ground floor unlocked: anyone can easily enter through them. @@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * 70°F (21°C) is a reasonable default for the winter. Remember to turn the heat down to 60°F (or less) when leaving in the morning. - * Don't turn the heat all the way up! It's just stupid, because the furnace can only burn at a single speed. + * Don't turn the heat all the way to make the house warm up faster! It's stupid and useless, because the furnace burns at constant speed. - * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed. + * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed, + so setting 70°F there causes the other rooms to go up to 75-80. * Keep the door to the basement stairs **open** in the winter to let the heat from the furnace flow by convection. Also leave the doors downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement.