My Quest for Fuzzy Warmness
Hello to any and all who happen upon my blog :) This will be used primarily to document my adventures as I try to convert my coffee table into a Japanese kotatsu style one before the weather gets too cold. But seeing as I live in central Texas and the weather still gets up to the mid 90s despite the fact that October is nearly over....I believe I still have quite awhile.
Why?
Try telling me you wouldn't sell your soul to have your cat do this.
That and I want to save money on heating this winter so I've decided to just have central hotspots around the apartment (my living room and bedroom).
So What Do I Need?
- Ikea LACK cofee table
- Kotatsu mini space heater
- blankets
- tools
What I've Gotten Done
Well I already have the coffee table
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| look my cat! |
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| feeeettt |
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| Hi, I cost a total of $103. Say goodbye to groceries this month |
And just in case, I put in my purchase for a plug adapter too
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| You can easily find this on Amazon. This was only $3! |
Although I really wanted this bad boy
Sadly, ThinkGeek was out of it :(
Now I know the plug adapter doesn't actually convert the voltage of the electronics itself, but according to this site, Japan's voltage is around 100v with the U.S. at 120v. Seeing as how the heater is lower than the U.S.'s standard voltage, I figure it's at least not going to fry once I plug it in versus something with a higher voltage. This way I save money on not having to buy a transformer! Then again I could be completely wrong and this whole thing will just blow up in my face.
But what's life without a few risks?
What Do I Do Now?
Right now I'm just waiting for all of my supplies to come in! The estimated shipping date from ebay said that, at the latest, my heater would arrive around November 9th. Until then, I'll be hitting the thrift stores for some cool blankets :)
And washing them.
Thoroughly.
Thoroughly.
Three times.
How Will This Work?
First I'd remove my shelf from under the coffee table and set it aside. This ledge will be put on top of the kotatsu blanket, leaving me with a hard, even surface to write on.
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| Mmmm nail clippers |
From what I understand, the heater instructions say to simply install it into the grid under your kotatsu table. But seeing as I'm using just a generic coffee table, I don't have a grid. However, helpful online sources show that you can just as easily mount the heater onto any old table with a couple of angle brackets and an electric drill.
And voila I have myself a kotatsu table :)
The Wait Begins
Meanwhile, as my heater gets shipped, I'll be blogging about various things and my thrift store adventures to procure a kotatsu blanket. For now....cat pictures!
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| Orion: Human, your body heat is insufficient. Kotatsu now! |
私はこたつを買いたいですよ！
I'm also learning Japanese (my 2nd semester) Please be kind to me as I practice haha
Lastly, I happened upon this on Youtube today...
...and her voice is amazing!
I'm also learning Japanese (my 2nd semester) Please be kind to me as I practice haha
Lastly, I happened upon this on Youtube today...
...and her voice is amazing!
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Not sure how old this is but be careful! Yes the heater will run fine HOWEVER because USA uses 120v instead of Japan's 100v, your heater is getting more juice.
What's this mean?
It's getting more power. Most products its no big deal except for HEATING appliances. They will run hotter then what theyre supposed to resulting in either equipment failure... or worse house fires!
Kotatsu heaters are meant to be safe but when they get that exra juice and go beyond what theyre supposed to theyre no longer safe and can cause fires. Looks like you have hard wood which is good but if the blanket ever gets tucked in or papers underneath it....
It's not worth it buy the transformer to drop to voltages so you don't lose your house or your life. lol
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