Accustomed to using the benefits of civilization, a person painfully endures situations when he loses these benefits, especially if this happens often and unexpectedly. For example, plumbing has become a familiar and integral part of the conveniences that modern people have. But what if interruptions in his work happen regularly?
Turning off the water is always an inconvenience. Well, if this trip is planned, and you can prepare for it in advance. But unforeseen circumstances also happen (pipeline accidents, for example), and turning off the water becomes a complete surprise for a person. But if this happens with enviable regularity, you should not complain about fate, but rather prepare for possible "disasters" in advance.
Shut off hot water
Until now, in Russian cities there is a planned shutdown of hot water. As a rule, this happens in the summer, and utilities warn residents in advance when they will be deprived of hot water. If no emergency happens, then, as a rule, a planned shutdown of hot water lasts 2-3 weeks. Not such a long period, but it also needs to somehow survive.
To warm water for household needs, such as washing dishes or floors, is the least of the problems. To do this, it is enough to warm a couple of pots with water on the stove. Of course, it’s not too convenient to fiddle with a basin, changing the water in order to soap and then rinse the dishes. By the way, with this method it is better to replace the usual dishwashing detergent with natural "grandmother" methods and clean it with soda or mustard. These funds do a great job of fat, disinfect, and you don’t have to fear that the insufficiently washed away “chemistry” will get into your body.
It is more difficult to maintain personal hygiene in such conditions. Of course, if the weather is hot, you can take a cold shower to refresh your body, but you won’t be able to fully wash in such conditions. The water will have to be heated again, but here it will need much more - 10-20 liters. It’s good to have a large container in this case, in which you can dilute the hot water for washing to the desired temperature.
Of course, it is quite difficult to carry out such a procedure every day, so you can do it once every 2-3 days, and in between do it with a cold shower or rubbing it with a towel dipped in hot water.
If funds allow, it’s nice to buy an electric heater for running water and wash comfortably, regardless of whether the hot water has been turned off or not.
You can also plan your vacation so that it falls on the period of the water cut-off, and leave the apartment, which has become not very well-maintained, for this period.
