How to Survive Hot Water Shutdown: 7 Reliable Ways
It happens every year, yet always unexpectedly and without warning. We explain how to comfortably get through these ten days
Summer is a time for vacations and trips to the countryside, long walks through parks, and relaxing on cafe terraces. Who wouldn't love this season? The only downside is the planned shutdown of hot water supply. Here are a few tips to minimize your discomfort.
Go on Vacation
The easiest and most pleasant option, probably. It's not hard to find out in advance when the hot water will be cut off in your home — just visit the city hall website and enter your address into the search bar.
Start Hardening
Being rinsed with cold water is beneficial for health: it improves blood circulation, puts the body in shape, and increases the organism's resistance to diseases. If you've wanted to start but never did — now is the perfect time.
Visit Friends
Hot water is shut off in stages, in different parts of the city — when it's your turn, your friends probably still have hot water. What better reason to meet up with someone you haven't seen in a while? Just don't forget to bring something tasty to share.
Go to the Bathhouse
Bathing in a bathhouse is a whole ritual that’s hard to fit into daily life under normal conditions. But when you can't take a warm shower at home, the motivation to visit a bathhouse increases significantly. You can bring friends along and turn this routine procedure into an enjoyable event.
Sign Up for Fitness
First, most fitness centers have showers with hot water. And secondly, if you've been planning to get in shape for a while but kept putting it off, now is the time.
Use a Proven Method
Two pots, a kettle, and a bucket — a simple but not very easy approach. It requires a lot of patience to heat the required amount of water, as even for one person you need at least a bucket's worth.
Buy a Water Heater
The key is choosing the right one — storage or instantaneous. The former is usually larger in size, so it’s not always easy to find space for it. The latter is more compact but uses a lot of electricity. Either way, such a purchase will reliably and permanently solve all problems related to hot water shutdown.
