Hot water in the apartments is turned off in several cases: when there are repair and maintenance works in CHP or works on reconstruction of heat distribution networks, usually these works are called the preparation for the heating season. By law, the duration of water supply must not exceed 21 days, but for most citizens this is a long time, because you have all the time or washing in cold water, or to heat water or to use other, more original ways.

How to wash with hot water, if it is turned off



A favorite, old, but the most effective way to wash with warm water – heat, and it is better to boil water in a saucepan or kettle, pour it into a bowl and dilute with cold water. Get a fairly large amount of warm water, which is enough for one wash. However, in this case water has to be used sparingly in order to not only lather, but rinse.
Wash away the foam, you can either rinsing the body with the help of a ladle or a mug, or alteras sponge.


If you really want to take a bath and no hot water, it is possible to slightly improve this method and to either boil a large pot of water or kettle a few times. All this water poured into the tub, diluted with cold from the tap – now you can luxuriate in the warmth. But if you enough water at room temperature, it is possible to gain a full bath of cold water and leave it for a few hours. But to wash off the foam will have to either in the water or in the cold.

If the water was turned off for a while, you can do the usual rubbing – wet a large towel in warm water and wipe thoroughly all over the body.


Some enterprising people who want to bathe in comfort, go to those who have hot water is to friends or relatives. While others prefer to swim in the nearest body of water, taking the soap and shampoo, because the water in the rivers are often warmer than from the tap.

How to wash without water



There are special cosmetic products that allow you to cleanse the body from dirt without water. For example is swipe for soaping, tonics and solutions for purification or cleansing paper towels. You can use regular wipes, but they will only wash off of the dirt from the body, while special cosmetics operates more efficiently.

The head can be washed by a special dry shampoo powder shampoo, thoroughly RUB into the scalp, then the hair should be brushed. Some people prefer to replace the modern means of, for example, wash your hair with flour: sprinkle flour on the head, a little support, that the flour has absorbed the fat, and comb hair. This method should not be used people with dark hair, as some flour will remain on the head.