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* Close all the windows. | * Close all the windows. | ||
* | * In the winter turn off all the storage heaters except the one in the lounge, which should be left on low. | ||
* Turn off the convector heater part of the storage heater in the lounge and the "log burner" in the small lounge. | * Turn off the convector heater part of the storage heater in the lounge and the "log burner" in the small lounge. | ||
* | * July/August 2012: Leave the immersion heater and bathroom towel rail on. | ||
* In winter, leave the bathroom heater on its "frost" setting, indicated by the snowflake icon. | |||
* Make sure everything electrical in the hide-away is off, apart from the string of yellow and orange lights, and lock the door. | * Make sure everything electrical in the hide-away is off, apart from the string of yellow and orange lights, and lock the door. | ||
* If using the dish washer start it well in advance so that it completes its cycle before you leave; the "quick wash" setting is best for this. | * If using the dish washer start it well in advance so that it completes its cycle before you leave; the "quick wash" setting is best for this. | ||
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* Take other rubbish to the wheelie bin at the bottom of the hill, near the greenhouses. | * Take other rubbish to the wheelie bin at the bottom of the hill, near the greenhouses. | ||
* Lock the doors and deal with the keys as usual. | * Lock the doors and deal with the keys as usual. | ||
* | * In winter, turn off the water at the stop cock in the cupboard under the sink. | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 18 July 2012
We will edit this page remotely so that it applies to the particular group using the cottage.
- Close all the windows.
- In the winter turn off all the storage heaters except the one in the lounge, which should be left on low.
- Turn off the convector heater part of the storage heater in the lounge and the "log burner" in the small lounge.
- July/August 2012: Leave the immersion heater and bathroom towel rail on.
- In winter, leave the bathroom heater on its "frost" setting, indicated by the snowflake icon.
- Make sure everything electrical in the hide-away is off, apart from the string of yellow and orange lights, and lock the door.
- If using the dish washer start it well in advance so that it completes its cycle before you leave; the "quick wash" setting is best for this.
- Empty the fridge of perishable food.
- Take any vegetable waste to the compost bin, near the top of the garden above the "slow worm" patio.
- Take other rubbish to the wheelie bin at the bottom of the hill, near the greenhouses.
- Lock the doors and deal with the keys as usual.
- In winter, turn off the water at the stop cock in the cupboard under the sink.