I gave in!

[maytagbear]

Lost the battle of the thermostat.

I was trying to hold out on lighting the furnace until November 1, but I gave in.

I know what the "burned feathers" smell is, it's actually dust, et cetera on the burner, but oh, how I hate it. I just have the thermostat set at 60F.

If only my first apartment had had washer and dryer hookups..... Heat and hot water were included in the rent, not billed separately. The heat was hot water heat, and the potable hot water was made in a separate part of the boiler, so, it too, was very hot. People used the tap hot water to make tea and instant coffee.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[frigilux]

Me, too, Lawrence. I've had the thermostat set to 64-degrees for the past few weeks. It's been getting down to the low 30's at night and only about 45-50 during the day. Here's to another (expensive!) heating season with natural gas.

Gee...remember when heating with gas was so much cheaper than oil or electricity. Those days are gone, that's for sure.

 

[hoover1060]

I must be a total lightweight

well I have no blood anyway... my furnace has been on all month at least!
I get cold way too easy!

 

[chad_hauris]

This may sound strange but I need the heating to be about 78-80 degrees or else I start to feel cold!
I have never skimped on heating as I would feel miserable at 60 degrees. Even if I have a sweater and long pants on my ears and nose would be uncomfortably cold.

 

[jonv112]

I started running my furnace at 21.5 degrees Celsius, or 72 degrees Fahrenheit 2 weeks ago, but I shouldn't really be surprised; I live in Canada!

 

[retroguy]

I've had my furnace on for a week also....

But I get cold if it's 70.

 

[gadgetgary]

Heat Pump here in CT...

Have had the heat on for over a week....67 during the day.....65 at nite....

 

[partscounterman]

Gawd, it's 93 here today

(ducks and runs real quick!)

 

[oxydolfan1]

How about an electric blanket?

 

[washertalk]

Its been at 72 degrees for at least 6 weeks.
I respect your ability to with stand the cold though.

 

[vinvac]

Jeff

I am with you, I won't be cold or hot, I am the first to turn on the Air and the first to turn on the heat. I don't like it warm, but this fall has been extremely damp and chilly.

Morgan

 

[maytagbear]

I've

been sleeping under a polyfill duvet and two blankets for over two weeks, plus the mobile supplemental heating unit (Boris, the Russian Blue.)

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[gregm]

warm bed

I have a "heated mattress pad" so I crank that baby up half hour before getting into bed then shut it off and then have a down comforter over me, mmmmmmmm, toasty, toasty and the thermostat is at 58 for the night. When home early eve I keep it at 64 and wear a sweatshirt around the house.

 

[hoover1060]

When home early eve I keep it at 64 and wear a sweatshirt ar

Only a sweatshirt Greg???

{ducks and runs}

Seriously though, I'm cold as soon as the temp goes below 70... I know my furnace has been on for most of this month, but then we've also had some very freaky weather here too. Twice in 2 weeks we had tornadoes and some really ferocious thunderstorms come thru, then the bottom has fallen out on the temps.
Twice this week I was SO cold in the mornings that I started my car and let it warm up while I was walking Jack.
I've got a programmable thermostat too, but found the gas bill is cheaper when I keep it set at one temp rather than having different ones for daytime and overnight. 71 degrees all day long works for me, and if I get too cold then I'll bake some cookies or a cake. The oven on always makes the house nice and toasty

 

[gansky1]

I keep the 'stat at 68F all winter. I found the same thing, Jeff, the gas bill didn't change much to keep the same temp all the time.

The biggest energy savings for me comes from the 3M window-film. I love that stuff and have used it for over 20 years.

 

[sudsman]

Does not seem to matter what I do

My house in only 4 years old and has all the up dated features however my gas bill is always 150.00+ during the cooler months. I have had gas company check for leaks ect and found nothing and charged me another 200.00 just for doing so .. POOEY on Atmos Enegry.....Aunts house is 10 miles from mine and is all electric her bills avg 600.00 + both our houses are only 1300 and 1400 sq ft. Not that large ....

 

[hoover1060]

gas bill

Most of my major appliances are gas: Stove, HW heater, dryer, furnace.
I do a fair amount of cooking and use the stove almost every day, keep my furnace at 71 in the cold months, my water heater at 140(a shower is no good unless it completely steams up the bathroom) and I do 4 loads of laundry a week. I guess I run the dishwasher about twice a week too, 15 gallons of hot water a pop there too.
In the warmer seasons my gas bill is $25 a month. During the cold months its been as high as $200. My place is 1600 sq ft. and even at $200 a month its cheaper to heat than the 800 sq ft apartment I had with the electric baseboard heaters!

 

[petek]

Here at moms she keeps her t-stat set at 72 so the furnace has been coming on some days and nights and not others since the weather seems to have been so unstable this last month. I don't like it when it gets too chilly in the house and I don't like wearing sweaters indoors either, then again I'd rather the house be on the cool side than too warm. I feel the heat more than I feel cold.

 

[foraloysius]

Overhere in Holland the temperature has been way too high for the time of the year. By now it should be around 10*C (50*F) but earlier this week it was 21*C (70*F). And because it's raining here the humidity is very high. I am running a dehumidifier in my bedroom 24/7 at the moment (I have asthma and I'm sensitive to humidity). Today it's a little colder and the furnace is on now. Thermostat at 20*C (68*F).