So. Up until today I had been looking at my Korean Thermostat with cautious curiosity. I googled, I researched, and all my efforts left me just as clueless as before. While it was plain to see that I had no clue how to heat my apartment (even having been here for 5 months already), I neglected to take the appropriate –and obvious- actions and request the assistance of my Korean coworkers (hindsight is 20-20 folks).
So, here, in all its glory, is my decoded, Korean Thermostat / Temperature gauge. This could also be entitled “How to work my Korean heating system”.
I’m now going to proceed to label this post in a billion ways in hopes that some other poor foreigner in Korea will be able to get their heating situation worked out for the winter. Merry Christmas!
(Sidenote: Heat still takes a long time to kick in over here. I’m now going to fearlessly experiment with my settings and see if I can get more heat to rise out of the ground by lowering my water temperature?)
Did someone write those labels on for you..ie a Korean co-worker? When do you use restart?
ReplyDeletethis thing looks crazy! I am glad you were able to decode, and I'm sure people coming upon this post in their times of need will be extra happy.
ReplyDeleteKatie I miss you and am living vicariously through your blog haha. I would not have done well with this thermostat!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I feel like you must have another fun story for us :)
ReplyDeleteI just moved into Daegu yesterday I am so grateful to have come upon this website. You have saved me so much trouble! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis is a few years later than your post, but thanks so much! All our director told me was to push the on button and all I knew otherwise was how to turn on the hot water, so this is a huge help!
ReplyDeleteThank you for making your post easy to find. I'll have to mention it in my blog and help other foreigners understand how to use their thermostats too.