My elderly relative insists on turning on his oven and opening the door to heat his home for hours at a time: How dangerous and energy sapping is it?
I recently found out that my elderly relative has a rather unique way of trying to warm his home in the winter.
He turns on the oven and leaves the door open for hours at a time to keep his kitchen toasty, despite also having central heating on in there. Although he sees no issue with it, I think there are several problems.
Firstly, the oven is between 35 to 40 years old and so is already not very energy efficient compared to today's standards. By leaving it on for hours, it must be using much energy and money?
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