What would a polynesian woman wear about 3000 years ago.
We had ours set at 140 but I reduced it to120 and there is little difference except we use less cold to mix with it during showers and the heater definitely comes on less oftenThat's two benefits saving fuel on heating and waterYou should put one of those blankets on they couldn't hurtAs far as germs just use an antibacterial cleaner and it really doesn't effect clothes.
The suggested temperature is 120 degreesI keep mine at 130 degrees, because if I don't there isn't enough hot water to go around in the mornings As a side note, this will NOT kill bateriaSome bacteria survive in temperatures up to 180 degreesLucky for us, though, soap kills bacteria even in lukewarm waterYou don't need to change it during the winter monthsAnd, yes, the blanket helps a little.
120 F is the best temperature for energy savings, you need a higher temperature if you are washing cloth diapers (140)The blanket will help save energy even in CaliforniaIf you are buying a new one get an extra efficient one which does not need a blanket and if possible get a gas heater which is more efficientYou do not need to turn it up during the winter.
If you have not always had this problem with too little cold water, even a five-year-old tank can develop problemsEspecially if you live in an area with hard waterElements have been known to die in these thingsYou could run a couple of risks by turning up the temperatureIf hard water has affected the tank, a drastic change in the temperature can cause uneven hitting and cracking of the glass linerYou could also cause problems for any children in the home who do not know how to adjust faucet temperatures too well or quickly to be scalded by the high temperature waterWe are actually using less hot water - especially since the introduction of cold temperature laundry detergents some years ago.
Well, 3000 years ago she would have worn pretty much what everyone who lived in the tropics or in a high temperatured area worelittle to nothingThey were a water savy society also, traveling extensively over large area of oceanThey lived on tropical islands with sand and beaches, and lived, worked, and played in the water/oceanWearing clothing on the upper body for both sexes that long ago just wasn't done or neededAsian women in the country were known to remove their tops during hot summer months even during WWIILoincloths or small skirts were worn, some from weaving, some from grassesPolynesians traveled extensively and some were quite familiar with weaving from the ChineseEDIT; Brother Ranulf below is actually incorrectSorry Brother! I was just assuming it was a school questionPolynesian culture ITSELF did exist 3000 yrs agoBetween about 3000 and 1000 BC the people spread through the islands of South-East Asia with the the Polynesian languages placing their prehistoric origins in MalayPolynesia is connected with the Lapita-culture that, around 1600–1200 BC, started expanding from New Guinea as far east as Fiji, Samoa and TongaDuring this time the aspects of the Polynesian culture developedAround 300 BC this new Polynesian people spread from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to the Cook Islands, Tahiti, the Tuamotus and the Marquesas IslandsSo they were fairly developed as a culture 3000 years ago in 1000 BCAlso the Asians were weaving cloth and silk before 1000 BC, and the well traveled Polynesian were quite familar with the clothBut Brother Ranulf's clothing was right on
