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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 21, 2013 19:40:05 GMT -5
We're hardy New Englanders. Haven't even started the darn furnace up yet. We took the window ACs out of the windows and that has been enough to keep it liveable. Comfortable is too expensive. ;-)
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Oct 21, 2013 20:27:43 GMT -5
Sarcastic - you will probably get all of that heat rising from the first two floors and may not need to turn on your furnace much at all. One thing I miss about apartment living Then again, that can come back to bite you in the summer. Yeah, I love the middle floor condo during the winter! we ran the A/C a lot during the summer because we have floor to ceiling windows on two of our bedroom walls as well as in our living area, but the cost was pretty reasonable. the temps were in the 40s today. i closed up all the windows this morning (I had them open to air the place out) and when I got home the temp inside was 68. works for me! we usually set the heat to somewhere between 63 and 65 in the winter since we like to lounge in hoodies/ or cuddle in blankets. Looking forward to some winter savings! $$$
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Post by mmhmm on Oct 21, 2013 20:31:46 GMT -5
My air conditioning system seems to have had the good grace to roll over and die. At least, it's done it before the temperatures are hovering in the thirties! I'd had it turned off. When I tried to turn it on today, in preparation for a night in the 40s, it simply ignored my electronic request. Guess it's time for a visit with the repairmen.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Oct 21, 2013 23:06:00 GMT -5
I turned the heat on back in September for a few nights. I had the a/c on last week. I turn the heat and a/c on as needed - I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. This is my husband's POV also. I've compromised given in. I must say, it is nicer that way. I still don't like the electric bill though. I didn't before though I compromised though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 6:20:17 GMT -5
I turned the heat on back in September for a few nights. I had the a/c on last week. I turn the heat and a/c on as needed - I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. This is my husband's POV also. I've compromised given in. I must say, it is nicer that way. I still don't like the electric bill though. I didn't before though I compromised though. my budget billing is $200 a month (they just revised it from $146)....however, I went from January through june or july without having to pay a bill at all due to the amount of credit I had. I expect that my budget billing will be adjusted down in a few months.
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Post by bean29 on Oct 22, 2013 9:18:17 GMT -5
I turned the heat on back in September for a few nights. I had the a/c on last week. I turn the heat and a/c on as needed - I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. This is my husband's POV also. I've compromised given in. I must say, it is nicer that way. I still don't like the electric bill though. I didn't before though I compromised though. I'm with SMM I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. Heat's been on for a few weeks already. I don't think it actually runs too much though - but it is really cold today. We had a hard frost last night. Had to scrape the car windows this AM. 61 degrees right now. Took the dog out at 2 am and put on my winter coat. BRR.
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Post by constanz22 on Oct 22, 2013 11:24:02 GMT -5
I ran mine when I got home last night for a few minutes. Not because it needed to cuz it was mid 60's and pretty sunny out yesterday. It was about 60 inside when I got home yesterday but I was not uncomfortable. But, our highs by tomorrow are going to be mid-40's so I just wanted to make sure it fired up ok, and ran ok before I absolutely need it. I really don't have it run THAT often until we get the really cold weather, like below freezing. My little space heaters take off the chill enough usually.
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Post by taz157 on Oct 22, 2013 11:41:12 GMT -5
We still haven't turned off our AC yet. I can't wait for it to get a little cooler outside. The 80s need to go. I'm good with the 70s. FWIW, I live in South Florida.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Oct 23, 2013 20:44:11 GMT -5
Next month or the month after, we should be able to go back to even bill pay. That will be helpful with the budget. We moved 11 months ago, and started with the winter months for the electric bill!
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Oct 23, 2013 20:46:17 GMT -5
Oh, and the heater is set to come on at 71. It is 71 in the house right now, and My feet are cold. Time to get my slippers!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Oct 23, 2013 21:34:45 GMT -5
Just a friendly tip from the electric lady - electric space heaters* are ENERGY HOGS. Every year I get some poor person that gets stuck with a $700 bill because they thought using space heaters instead of the furnace was a good idea (or got their gas shut off). It's ok to supplement or for a basement/poorly vented space to use temporarily, but should not be used as primary heating.
*there are more permanent types of space heating that are more efficient. I am talking more about the heaters you can just go & pick up at WalMart. May make your feet toasty, but you will pay for it!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Oct 23, 2013 21:36:06 GMT -5
And yes - I work for the elec company & my sister works for the gas company. We are both energy scrooges because we don't want to give our paychecks back to our employers!!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 24, 2013 20:24:41 GMT -5
I came home from work last night to find that the house temp was only 59.5 degrees. So, the heat went on for the first time this Fall. I try to wait until November 1st, but it was just too cool to tough it out.
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Post by marvholly on Oct 25, 2013 5:39:29 GMT -5
I came home from work last night to find that the house temp was only 59.5 degrees. So, the heat went on for the first time this Fall. I try to wait until November 1st, but it was just too cool to tough it out. I think it was 58 in the house when I gave in.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 6:53:35 GMT -5
clearly my family and I are wimps....the heat went on when the house hit 65
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Post by Shooby on Oct 25, 2013 7:08:28 GMT -5
Um, sorry, I just don't get the whole "don't turn on the heat thing". If I am cold I turn on the furnace. I really don't understand what the problem is?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 7:10:48 GMT -5
We are just reporting when, in our area and our personal preference, we got cold...
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Post by deantrip on Oct 25, 2013 8:17:55 GMT -5
We got a storm heading our way this weekend, 12-18 inches of snow and 40 mph winds, and of course it is opening weekend for big game, so hopefully we can fill our tags fast, but I think sheriff's and highway patrol might have a busy weekend.
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Post by Formerly SK on Oct 25, 2013 23:50:29 GMT -5
clearly my family and I are wimps....the heat went on when the house hit 65 I don't let it get below 70.
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Post by chiver78 on Oct 25, 2013 23:58:17 GMT -5
I'm freezing my ass off at 65 tonight, it will dip below freezing outside overnight. I turned my heat on earlier this week, I like to keep it at 70. didn't really notice over the week that the heat never kicked back on after the first night....until last night that I fell asleep on the couch, waking up around 3am with the hood pulled up on my sweatshirt and my arms pulled in my sleeves. took an hour-ish nap after work before going out tonight, and my fingertips were blue when I woke up. messing around with the t-stat a little, the heat seems to work okay when I set the fan to straight ON. as soon as I put it on AUTO, the fan turns off. so either the switch in my t-stat is blown, or the sensor that feeds signal to the switch is hosed. I'm bundled up in a hoodie and buried under blankets tonight, and I'll call around in the am. I turned the fan ON for a few minutes when I first got home just now, but I'm not comfortable leaving it straight on overnight. hopefully it is a quick and cheap fix! sent from my electronic distraction
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2013 7:30:26 GMT -5
clearly my family and I are wimps....the heat went on when the house hit 65 I don't let it get below 70. well then when the heat went on, it was set to 69 (although I bump it up to 70 if I'm sitting around and I'm cold). My kids were whining they were cold but since they wear shorts and t-shirts and refuse to acknowledge that putting on pants and a sweatshirt would make them warmed, I made them suck it up (and it was only in the morning that it was cold).
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Post by motherto2 on Oct 26, 2013 8:57:43 GMT -5
I try to hold out until Halloween, which is when the front door is open and I'm up trying to watch for trick or treaters, so it's a good time to switch over. Sadly, I didn't make it this year. Me and my pup could have toughed it out (we snuggle under blankets and he has a heated dog bed for the daytime) but since I have DD's puppy here, and I can't put any sort of bedding or a blanket in her crate during the day, I've had to turn it on a couple of weeks early. It's running right now (not sure if it's upstairs, but downstairs it definitely is. I have it set to around 66-67 during the daytime and a little cooler at night. She can have a blanket with her at night, because I sleep pretty light so I hear her when she starts whimpering and take her out to the bathroom. Oh well, it's only money. I'm sitting here in yoga pants and short sleeves, which I would much prefer to a sweater or robe (I HATE bundling up!) so there are some bennies! My budget payment has been at $138 for more than a year, and it just jumped up to $159 this cycle. Just can't win
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Oct 26, 2013 20:16:28 GMT -5
We have a programmable thermostat that kicks on to keep the temps at 65 during the day and 58 at night. I've heard the furnace kick on a couple times, when the temps have been in the high 30s during the night.
A couple years ago, we got a blower motor for the gas fireplace, so if it does get chilly in here in the evenings, turning the fireplace on will warm up the living space (even though it's still pretty chilly in the bedroom).
Big regret....last year, we had ceramic tile put down in the master bath. As the guy was in there laying the tile, he mentioned that for $200 more, he could have put in a system where we'd get a heated bathroom floor. That freaking tile floor is COLD on bare feet in the morning! I wish we had had him backtrack and put it in!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Oct 26, 2013 20:21:02 GMT -5
I usually keep the thermostat set to 68-70. On really cold days/evenings, I might turn it up to about 72, but I also have the fireplace - and it can add some extra heat to the living space if needed - plus it just feels & looks more cozy in here when there's a little fire going.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 14:25:34 GMT -5
We have a programmable thermostat that kicks on to keep the temps at 65 during the day and 58 at night. I've heard the furnace kick on a couple times, when the temps have been in the high 30s during the night. A couple years ago, we got a blower motor for the gas fireplace, so if it does get chilly in here in the evenings, turning the fireplace on will warm up the living space (even though it's still pretty chilly in the bedroom). Big regret....last year, we had ceramic tile put down in the master bath. As the guy was in there laying the tile, he mentioned that for $200 more, he could have put in a system where we'd get a heated bathroom floor. That freaking tile floor is COLD on bare feet in the morning! I wish we had had him backtrack and put it in! Same here. I switched it from AC to heat somewhere around the beginning of October and haven't paid much attention to when it started kicking in. Occasionally I'll bump it up to 68, and it will reset to whatever it's programmed to at the next cycle. I think we're set to 65 in the mornings about an hour before we get up and the evenings and 60 during the day when everyone is gone and at night.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 8:38:51 GMT -5
Ok. Went on this morning. Finally hit 65 and that's my low.
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GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2013 9:00:58 GMT -5
Ok. Went on this morning. Finally hit 65 and that's my low. You "only" made it to November 13th? Wuss.
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Post by NastyWoman on Nov 13, 2013 11:17:40 GMT -5
Ok. Went on this morning. Finally hit 65 and that's my low. You "only" made it to November 13th? Wuss. Them's fightin' words! It is 67 degrees here. See if I can't make it to the 14th
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GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2013 11:22:23 GMT -5
You "only" made it to November 13th? Wuss. Them's fightin' words! It is 67 degrees here. See if I can't make it to the 14th Oh, it is soooooo on, Joss!!!! (In the interests of full disclosure, GRG has had her heat on for several weeks already. )
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Nov 13, 2013 11:37:48 GMT -5
I came home yesterday and the babysitter had turned the heat up to 72. Whoops! I guess 67 was too cold for her I will admit our old house is drafty, so 67 at the thermostat is probably 64 in the living room by the windows where the couch is. Oh well, I don't mind if she turns it up in the day while she's there. Just means when I bump it back down to 67 when I get home, it doesn't really run at all until late into the night.
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