Propuesta de mejora del servicio

Household

Participants Householder comments about winter comfort (too hot, too cool, unusually comfortable)

Householder comments about house performance BOM mean

min-max winter months BOM mean sunshine hrs/day winter months BOM rainfall mm/day winter months BOM Climate pattern statistics 1981-2010 Cara Edward

& Veronica Winter ‘ok’. With insulation in hadn’t felt the ‘bite’ of cold like other years

The house hadn’t got below 11 in the last couple of weeks. Thought the house held its warmth well as when rose early on a cold morning, the house was not too cold. On warmer sunny days the house is opened up. Not so many full sunny days now (indicated by needing to boost SHW every 2 days). Sun coming in makes a difference to comfort. Using the hp and ceiling fan to heat the house in the mornings and evenings and during the day of home and need the warmth. If going out for a short time leave the heater running at lowest. Zoning according to needs for warmth. Sealed wall vents off. A warm day so had opened up kitchen door for fresh air.

Jun 6.1-13.9 Jul 3.9-11.7 Aug 4.6- 13.7 Jun 4.9 Jul 5.0 Aug 6.6 Range: Jun 0-24.6 Jul 0-16.2 Aug 0-15.0 Rain days: Jun 18 Jul 17 Aug 13 Days over 2 mm/day: Jun 2 Jul 7 Aug 5 Days over 10mm day: Jun 1 Jul 1 Aug 1 Total rain /month mm: Jun 37 Jul 48.4 Aug 38.6 Temp min- max 0_C Jun 5.3-12.4 Jul 4.9-12.2 Aug 5.7-13.7 Total mean rainfall mm /month: Jun 42.9 Jul 48.7 Aug 58.6 Mean daily sunshine: Jun 4.2 Jul 4.5 Aug 5.3

Del and Kirk Feel comfortable inside (with heaters). Kirk said that climate was ok at 2pm when going shopping but this afternoon was cold.

Was a cold house in winter before installed better heaters. Using heaters to keep the house warm. Bedroom window is

uncomfortable as only has one layer of curtain and is large. Needed full heat on heater 5 or 6 times this winter. Around 3 on car thermometer at 8:30am, 5 at 9am and 8 at 10am in Sandy Bay and Ridgeway. Had been cold the 2 weeks before the interview. Said in summer that house was a cold house in winter.

Frank Comfortable during interview.

Using heater more. Felt winter ‘a bit’ this year. Wk of int had been an extreme week as compared to winter so far (snow to @600m).

Liked the sun coming in as it was day of int.

Used heater more during the week as quite cold. Had been snow in higher hills during the week. Intermittent sun the day of the interview. Felt the winter this year. A cold week as compared to the rest of winter so far. Sun coming into the dining area during the interview. Uses heater for 3 hours in the morning and in the evening if home (when this cold).

Fred & Keira Finds 17 in living comfortable (ceiling heat at 18.5). ). House in winter sometimes doesn’t warm up

Comfortable with heating. Ceiling heat on at 18.5 during the interview. Uses heating in bedroom and spare also if needed. Closes up house generally but can’t completely internally zone

at all without heating. Only a couple of hours of sunlight during a winter day.

due to cats. 12 degrees outside (car thermometer). Reasonably warm winter day today as some sun. Also cloudy and a strong breeze.

Helen Would probably put the heater on

when temp at 13/14o_C.. Felt ok during the interview ‘its not icy’ but would probably have _{put the heater on though at this temperature. Had cold feet. Uses}

heater in living room in mornings and evenings and Helen may use the heater during the day if needed. Had snow in greater Hobart to quite a low level around this date so had been a cold period around the time of the discussion.

Henry Was not comfortable this winter. Felt cold. Finding the winter cold like in the 50s and 60s.

Unit cold in winter, ‘leaky’, not heat retentive. Can warm up the room somewhat with the oil heater. Found the winter had been cold like he remembered from the 50s/60s. Closes blinds and puts door snake across.

Lorraine &

Robert Chilly in the mornings. Fairly comfortable with heat pumps on morning and night. Frosts overnight.

Felt comfortable in dining room during interview. Warm (due to heat pumps). Chilly in the morning. All three heat pumps on in dining/kitchen, living and downstairs rumpus during interview. Use them in the morning and night. Open up blinds for sunlight.

Close up when heat Rug up. House stays pretty warm using the heat pumps and tends to hold after they are turned off. Surfaces in dining room were warm at 19-18o_{C. The heat holds in the}

house overnight well once the heat pumps go off. Moisture on the windows in the mornings (but no mould). More comfortable once the windows are dry. Floor in dining warm from heat pump below as well. Been frost overnight lately.

Mark Not cold as house is heated. Generally in heated environments during winter.

Using heating when home . Had a big power bill. When sun helps comfort levels. Tas has had a much colder winter Mark said:2-3O_C

less than average for winter. Day of interview was sunny in the morning and cloudy at time of interview.

Martin &

Mary Keep house heated for comfort and wellbeing. See winter as the biggest issue in Tasmania as regards ee.

Uses heaters morning and evening on sunny days and all day on cold and cloudy days. Snowfall on mountain the week before which meant rain for M & M. Wet winter. Rug up. The house gets cold without heating (but better since the insulation and curtains installed).

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Had found winter quite cold and was looking forward to spring.

Everyday seems to have a little more light which makes her feel better.

(and more than last year).

Olive Warm enough with the sun but

does get cold in the house in winter.

Feels ok during the day as active and morning sun comes in.

Finds the house is constant temperatures throughout but does warm up when the sun hits the house. Warm sun on the day if the interview. Using oil heater at night in small dining/living area. Opens up curtains for the sun.

Steve and

Gwen Weather is cold. Use heater 5-8pm when Gwen arrives home. G uses heater in the morning occasionally. Zones according to where need the heat. Rug up.

Susan Susan felt ok at 13o_{C. Couldn’t really}

warm up in this house that was house sitting.

In another house was larger and open plan and doors had to be left open a little for a cat. Felt the house was cold and hard to heat with the heat pump. Closed up and closed curtains at night, and rugged up. Heated the house from sunset on.

Terry Last few winters had only had to light about 10-20 fires a winter, but this winter had had a fire every night. Nevertheless reported that the winter wasn’t ‘too bad’.

Comfortable. Using fire. Keeps active every day. Closes up at night to keep in heat.

Trent unknown Warm with heaters. Use heaters to stay warm and T has a child

and wife at home most days, so the heaters are on during the day. Keep the house open so the heat pumps can heat the whole house.

Troy & Nat Winter cold but likes walking

outside on icy mornings. Using heating at night. Using heater on cold days under 13. On cold days noticed it was 13 in the hallway. Finds that with the heating is comfortable.

Vanessa and

Paul Finding winter much better than last winter now the renovation finished. Were in garage for part of the winter and V had chill blains and felt it was impacting their health.

A cold day the day of interview. V warm enough in kitchen at this temp. If active would turn the heater down. Wonderful compared to during renovation when in garage. V had chill blains on her hands in the garage in June. Also much warmer than prior to the renovation last winter. Sunny weeks made a big difference to comfort levels and heater us in the house.