Turned on my heat in house.....

[bedbugy]

the sun is my heat
the fan cools if its too hot
a lot of nesh folk around

 

[me203]

Coco doesn't like the cold.

In that case, I hope Coco helps pay the bill for heating!

 

[me203]

I read once that it was only $5 per month, per degree to heat your home higher.

I suspect this could be variable,depending on the particular home and the costs of the energy. But it's a good point: if only a few dollars, why suffer?

Someone I know lives in what I guess is a reasonably well insulated house, with a reasonably efficient heating and cooling system(s). In her case, setting the theromostat to "more efficient" won't save much, but will result in comfort.

I also argue the savings of turning down the thermostat. Once the house is at a set temperature does the rate of heat loss change that much? If you have the temperature at 74F and you lose 2 degrees per hour or you have the temperature at 66F, wouldn’t you still lose the same 2 degrees per hour? You wouldn’t lose 1 degree instead just because you had the temp 8 degrees lower.

Even if you lost a percentage of the heat, say 5% an hour, it would still be a 3.7 degree loss compared to a 3.3 percent loss.

I've also read the argument from one person online who'd retired and was comparing energy use before/after retiring (and thus at work most of the day vs. at home most of the day). This person found there was little energy savings with setbacks, The theory, which made sense: the house structure would hold heat. With a setback, that heat would be lost. When the thermostat went back up, the heating system not only heated the air, but also put the heat into the structure that had been lost.

 

[Rickrock]

Yes our heat has been on a couple of days and a few short times in September.

 

[72-Jay]

Coldest its gotten here so far this season is a low of 32. No need to turn on the heat for that.
There's another weather system headed this way later this week (so the forecast shows), could get down to 30 around the end of the week. Even for that still probably wont turn it on.

 

[lockeroomguy]

I have a smart thermostat that I set with year-round minimum and maximin temperature settings. We've had a few cold mornings and days, so the heat has turned on automatically. Also, a few mornings I felt chilly when I woke up, and pushed the minimum setting up a few degrees temporarily.

 

[NotHardUp1]

In that case, I hope Coco helps pay the bill for heating!

It's fine. My air units were replaced two or three years ago now, and my bills in the transitional seasons are below $140, and that included my trash collection.

 

[USEDCAR]

I live in an apartment and the heat comes on by its self ( I have no control over it) and the apartment does get hot in the winter time. I have to leave a window cracked to be comfortable.

 

[purina]

I'm thinking about putting on a second pair of pants and sweatshirt for a couple of days now, but haven't done it yet.

 

[Kahaih]

Have not turned heat on yet. We have a fireplace but have not made a fire yet either. The nights have been chilly. We do have a heated mattress pad that makes it toasty if we get cold at night.

Although I love a cooler house in general.

Wasn't it someone who loved stuffed cabbage who invented the forced air heating system?



Think about that when your furnace kicks up.

 

[Vannie]

Wasn't it someone who loved stuffed cabbage who invented the forced air heating system?



Think about that when your furnace kicks up.

Just wait till it's just you and I alone in an elevator.

 

[Peloso]

I usually wait until the indoor temperature hits 67º F and tonight looks like it's going to be the night.

 

[TickTockMan]

I have turned on my heat a couple times. I however just got done making my first hot tea of the season. It will be the holidays in no time.

 

[me203]

I however just got done making my first hot tea of the season.

Meanwhile, I have hot tea all year, although typically not during heat waves in summer.

It will be the holidays in no time.

Thanks for reminding me of something I try to forget!

But yes, only about 1.5 months until holiday season. And about 2.5 months until the depressing nightmare is over for another year.

 

[PrinceCory]

My house was down to 66 degrees Sunday morning, and it was cold!
When I went out for the day, I turned on the furnace.
When I returned home, the house was a comfortable 74 degrees.
That is where I keep it all winter.
Because of being a tri-level split, the downstairs is always warmer than the upstairs rooms!

My house is a (bi) level split. The basement is chilly winter or summer. Every bit of cool air in the upper level makes it's way to the open stair case and flows to the basement. In the winter I run a floor heater near my perch and during the summer I run a dehumidifier near my perch for the heat it gives off and not so much for the humidity it sucks out of the air. It's the main reason I really want to move into a single level home even though I've lived here for 3 decades.