Edit: Context behind this question is because my parents always tell me to shut the windows all the way and I kinda feel like I’m suffocating… literally… (it’s Winter here)
Like I just struggle to breathe with windows closed…
So I’m just curious, how do y’all not suffocate while trying to keep house warm and spend less on heating?
When we taste the air is a bit a stale, we open the all the windows and sliding doors to exchange the air during all seasons.
I use linux
I never open Windows regardless of season.
I like the fresh scent of Mint in my house instead.
fresh scent of Mint
Oh you…
xD this is the best Linux joke by far.
(You did make a Linux joke and it’s not a coincidence right?)
I have sensors that let me know when the outdoor temperature and humidity are both better than indoors so I can open the windows. Typically that’s an hour or two a day in the winter when the weather is nice, and most of the day in the summer.
Northern Spain here, they remain closed all winter except the few times I open them to ventilate. Next month I’ll probably start opening them during the day and at some point in May or June they’ll remain open until the end of September or so.
My bdroom windows are open almost the time, except when it’s 30+ degrees in summer (to keep the heat out, we close it during the day) or below and -5 in the winter (to keep the heat in, we close it during the night).
I live in the Pacific Northwest, which means temperatures don’t fluctuate too much into extremes.
I personally like having the window cracked at night in the winter. I like to have fresh air, even if it’s cold. I feel sick if a room feels too stuffy.
Spring, summer, and fall the windows are definitely open at least at night if not during a larger part of the day. If it’s ~15-25C outside, I’ll usually have at least one window open. More likely two in the 20s. I just don’t tolerate heat well, so I will close my windows during the heat of the day when it approaches 30s.
Otherwise they’re only closed if outside is gross (smoke, people talking, hazy) or if I want total silence.
German here: yes. 24/7
LÜFTEN
Austrian here: STOSSLÜFTEN!
I hate Windows
Joke:
“How did the Russian dissident survive the assassination attempt?”
“He went to an Apple Store”
(Sorry if this joke is dumb lol)
I’m sorry, I don’t get it. I feel dumb lol.
Russian dissidents often “mysteriously” “fall out of a window” and its commonly speculated that the FSB shoved them out of the window.
The joke is that an “Apple Store” wouldn’t have any “Windows” because they only have Macs so the FSB couldn’t shove them out of a window.
(yes I know they have VX and Polonium, but then that ruins the joke)
Ohhhhhhh. I should have gotten that. That’s pretty funny. Thank you! Unfortunately for Mr. Putin I am a Linux user.
I always have a window cracked open in my room, but SoCal coastal weather is best in the world year round. There are few locations with deep water upwelling AND onshore flow atmospheric patterns. Of those, there is only one other location, in Peru, where it is also a temperate desert.
My weather is the same but I live on the first floor on a very busy Los Angeles street, so opening the windows lets in too much unfiltered grit and smog. I do step out onto the balcony daily to care for my plants and feed the birds, so some air gets in then.
I’ve lived in my current home six years and I’m not even sure the windows are capable of opening. It’s wild to me that some people believe they’re gonna run out of oxygen if they don’t open a window
They’re definitely not going to run out of oxygen. They might experience mild symptoms from elevated carbon dioxide or allergens.
It’s most likely a medical issue
Only close them if it’s raining
Honestly I’ve given up on trying to save on heating during the winter. Even with everything closed my house is drafty as fuck. I’ve got one whole room on the ground floor that was an addition built later and no one bothered to run ventilation into it, so it needs a space heater. Yeah it gets stuffy but I’d rather be warm.
Spring and summer are a different story. I love spring and summer air and I open everything.
The four days out of the year that it’s comfortable weather in Texas, I’ll open the window. But only with the screen still on, or mosquitoes get in.
Edit: “comfortable” = between 75-80°F
Where I live, there’s usually 3-4 months out of the year that it’s better to open the windows to let the air in than to use central air. Cheaper as well. In the winter we usually get a day or two where it’s warm enough to open up to let air circulate. But swamp ass summer and deep winter here suck eggs to be opening the windows.
