With no sun for the past two days so no solar gain and dropping temps, I finally turned on the heat last evening. We have not had a serious frost yet, but Friday night's low it is forecast to be 21! Yikes! Then 24 for Saturday night. Today AccuWeather started talking about a Mid-Atlantic storm forming before Thanksgiving.
Turned on the heat for the 2017-2018 season
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firedome
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here in Upstate-Central NY...
the HIGH is forecast to be 24 on Friday, snow showers are possible.
Had heavy frost off and on intermittently for the last 3 weeks.
the HIGH is forecast to be 24 on Friday, snow showers are possible.
Had heavy frost off and on intermittently for the last 3 weeks.
We're In A Cold Front
and it's down to 69F in the Houston area today. But my central a/c is running as I write this. It'll be hot again here before Thanksgiving.
The last two winters, we had no hard freezes, I didn't have to put in any plants.
and it's down to 69F in the Houston area today. But my central a/c is running as I write this. It'll be hot again here before Thanksgiving.
The last two winters, we had no hard freezes, I didn't have to put in any plants.
We’ve been using the electric baseboard heaters in the mornings for over a month and also in the evenings too for the last 20 days or so. We have a pellet insert that for the past 20 years we have used as our main source of heat. But last year we spent over $50.00 or more per mo. on pellets and fire starter squares. So it is just as expensive to use the pellet insert for heat as it is to use the electric heat.
Our baseboard heaters are Hydronic, made by Cadet, and they really heat the house nicely if we turn the heat on upstairs too to equalize the heat. If we just use the heaters downstairs the heat rises upstairs and it never really gets completely warm downstairs, so its a false economy. By turning the heat on upstairs too the heat is uniform and the heaters don’t cycle on and off as much trying to maintain the temp set on the thermostat.
I’m glad we finally tried this option. It was getting harder and harder to find the pellets and starters at a good price. And with the Bay Area Air Quality Control District, when there are no burn days we had to use the electric heat anyway.
If you haven’t ever used Hydronic Electric heaters you will be surprised how much better they are than conventional electric baseboard heaters. They are quiet, dust free, and relatively efficient for an electric source of heating.
I’ve been monitoring the usage online since we have a SMART meter, and so far it looks like we may break even or pay less for all electric heat as opposed to using the pellet insert.
Eddie
Our baseboard heaters are Hydronic, made by Cadet, and they really heat the house nicely if we turn the heat on upstairs too to equalize the heat. If we just use the heaters downstairs the heat rises upstairs and it never really gets completely warm downstairs, so its a false economy. By turning the heat on upstairs too the heat is uniform and the heaters don’t cycle on and off as much trying to maintain the temp set on the thermostat.
I’m glad we finally tried this option. It was getting harder and harder to find the pellets and starters at a good price. And with the Bay Area Air Quality Control District, when there are no burn days we had to use the electric heat anyway.
If you haven’t ever used Hydronic Electric heaters you will be surprised how much better they are than conventional electric baseboard heaters. They are quiet, dust free, and relatively efficient for an electric source of heating.
I’ve been monitoring the usage online since we have a SMART meter, and so far it looks like we may break even or pay less for all electric heat as opposed to using the pellet insert.
Eddie
iheartmaytag
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We have had our heat on for a few weeks
Have lit the gas fireplace a few nights, but since Halloween night the furnace has been coming on pretty regular. It was 32 this morning at bus stop time.
Have lit the gas fireplace a few nights, but since Halloween night the furnace has been coming on pretty regular. It was 32 this morning at bus stop time.
Since his stroke several years ago, Dave is always cold. It used to be just the opposite. As a result, I kicked on the main forced air system and the den wall unit about a month ago while I could still have the doors and windows open to get the stink out of the house.
Since last weekend, we've been using heat almost daily, to get the morning chill off at the very least. Inside the house it has already gotten down to 61 overnight.
Similar to what Tom stated, even when it's sunny and near 70, this time of year it's typical to have very little air movement, so the house stays cold even with doors and windows open. Also typical this time of year is for the peak temperature to be reached around 4 PM, which doesn't help much when you only have about an hour left before twilight.
Since last weekend, we've been using heat almost daily, to get the morning chill off at the very least. Inside the house it has already gotten down to 61 overnight.
Similar to what Tom stated, even when it's sunny and near 70, this time of year it's typical to have very little air movement, so the house stays cold even with doors and windows open. Also typical this time of year is for the peak temperature to be reached around 4 PM, which doesn't help much when you only have about an hour left before twilight.
beekeyknee
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Like Harley said, it’s been in pretty cold here in the middle for a few weeks now. Heat pump’s been on quite a bit but the furnace has only been on a few times (atmospheric pump). I think it’s been a bit cooler than that up in the northern plains. How about it guys?
I have been running my gas Hearthstone to take the chill off since the beginning of October, My BBHW system has been running since the first of this month. 24 degrees here this morning, possible snow tomorrow night and wind chills Friday in the single digits. 5 more months and this cycle will be reversed.
I have been running my gas Hearthstone to take the chill off since the beginning of October, My BBHW system has been running since the first of this month. 24 degrees here this morning, possible snow tomorrow night and wind chills Friday in the single digits. 5 more months and this cycle will be reversed.
twintubdexter
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No heating yet...
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">With daytime temps in the mid 80's along with low 60's at night this is my time to crow...but stay tuned, that crow goes back to being a buzzard before you know it.</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Beautiful weather for last Sunday's parade...</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">With daytime temps in the mid 80's along with low 60's at night this is my time to crow...but stay tuned, that crow goes back to being a buzzard before you know it.</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Beautiful weather for last Sunday's parade...</span>
lordkenmore
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I first started using the furnace no later than early October. Maybe even late September. Although at first it was mostly banishing morning chill. But I probably wouldn't have needed heat then if I lived someplace that had better insulation.
No heat thus far, although came close on a previous couple-days norther.
I'm getting close to turning the heat on here in mid MI. House has been holding 59-60 degrees most of the time, I keep it at 62 during the winter so no big issue. I always tell people it takes about 10 days to 2 weeks to get used to the cooler temps inside, after that I'm fine in shorts and a medium weight shirt. I will admit to using the gas log a bit in the study at night watching TV, but I really don't mind the temp that much.
norgeway
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The oil is
Burning as we speak, 40s here right now...I LOVE IT, the colder the better...No grass or bugs!
Burning as we speak, 40s here right now...I LOVE IT, the colder the better...No grass or bugs!
New York City Recently Passed New Heating Laws
Requiring indoor temperatures for multi-family buildings be kept at 62F overnight regardless of outdoor temps.
As such heat has been on here for past few weeks off and on. Am here to tell you am roasting most of the time. This with windows open and the convectors shut off.
Requiring indoor temperatures for multi-family buildings be kept at 62F overnight regardless of outdoor temps.
As such heat has been on here for past few weeks off and on. Am here to tell you am roasting most of the time. This with windows open and the convectors shut off.
I took a few days off last week and my days seem to be running together. The last weekend of October we had lows of 32 both Saturday & Sunday morning. But those days warmed up considerably. But with my days running together, I do remember some point during the past 10 days that the heat was on early in the morning and by the evening, with doing some cooking, that the a/c was coming on. And the thought--it's that time of the year where I'll have heat in the morning and a/c by bed time to maintain sleep temp of 74. Today it's been drizzling off & on has pretty much stayed mid-40s. When I got home the house was 68. I imagine the heat will come on at some point before night time winter sleep temp of 60.
gusherb
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Heat has been on for three weeks now. Currently 35°, tomorrow nights low is 23. Friday is a high of 33.
Predicted to be very cold here on Fri., with the high about 36, and low in the lower 20's. Expected to be sunny, so not likely to have snow.
