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Posted: 2/7/2006 6:32:39 PM EDT
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66F
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Posted: 2/7/2006 6:34:22 PM EDT
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53
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Posted: 2/7/2006 6:35:20 PM EDT
[#3]
70 in our place.
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Posted: 2/7/2006 6:37:38 PM EDT
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between 58-60....
Put on a sweatshirt or a fleece....save some cash |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 6:40:13 PM EDT
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Never goes above 65, except in emergencies. You can warm up by using smarter clothing. Myself, I'm very warm-blooded and don't need it.
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Posted: 2/7/2006 6:40:55 PM EDT
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Ours is on the wall in the kitchen
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Posted: 2/7/2006 7:08:02 PM EDT
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OFF
Seriously, and I live in Columbus, Ohio. I decided to not turn the furnace on till December just for spite to stick it to the gas company. I have a vent less gas heater in the basement that is 100% efficient so in early November it got pretty cold so I lit the vent less heater and turned the furnace blower (not the burner) to circulate the warm air. We bought two 1500 watt electric heaters to even the highs and lows out, the house stays about 60 depending on the outside temps but if we are not home why keep it warmer, 20 min. after getting home and turning on the elec. heaters it will get up to 70. After running the elec heaters for three months, my elec. bill is no higher this year than it was last year around $80. Not too bad for a 1400 sq. ft. two story house. So I think I will just leave it off for the rest of the year. |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 7:36:17 PM EDT
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60-62, with small electric heaters on timers in the bedroom and bathroom to keep those a little warmer when needed.
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:12:15 PM EDT
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Here in Pittsburgh when it's cold i keep it at 68 degrees i have a 22 m/o and i try to keep it comfortable for her...
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:14:20 PM EDT
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the heat is at 72, and the AC is at 73.
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:14:42 PM EDT
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69
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:16:00 PM EDT
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New England here...
64 in master bedroom 70 in kids bedrooms 68 in main house |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:24:33 PM EDT
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I've had mine on only three nights this winter. Never above 65. Other than that it has been turned off.
It was 81 here today. So much for winter. 
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:27:12 PM EDT
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Ours is on 64 and I am ready to go warm up with the little lady in a few mins. I am frozen right now.
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:36:11 PM EDT
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Why does it cost more to heat a house to 80 than to 65 someone asked?
Two things get you. As you heat your home hotter and hotter, the difference between the outside air and the inside increases. That says you loose more heat to the outside. (Think of a bucket with a nail hole near the bottom -- if you fill the bucket with watter, it sprays out that hole, right? But as the water level decreases, the stream going out the hole drops -- people would say the full bucket can produce more pressure on that leak initially -- well, the hotter your house, the more "pressure" it has to loose heat to the outside.) The next thing is happening inside your house (inside your heater too) As your house gets hotter, the difference in heat between your house and heater is reduced. That says you will require more time with the heat on to raise it the next degree than the one befote. The two combined mean that a house set to 65 degrees will cost about 30% less to heat than a house set to 80 degrees. |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:39:58 PM EDT
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What's a home heater? I leave the windows open year around.
Then again, I live in Hawaii |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:45:09 PM EDT
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Two 1500 watt Delonghi electric oil filled radiators keep my house at 72 degrees. They run pretty much non stop, and my electric bill is about $200 bucks. Not bad, I say. Cheaper than LP at the moment (I'll prebuy next year).
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:49:22 PM EDT
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Night: 62
Day (unoccupied):68 Day (occupied):70 |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 8:49:59 PM EDT
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I hit the roof last month when my gas bill was higher than my electric bill was in August. This has
got to stop. 68 |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:08:58 PM EDT
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+1 I think I've turned the furnace on twice this season. It's 11:10pm right now and it's 64^ outside. |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:15:42 PM EDT
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64 during the day. 58 at night.
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:16:57 PM EDT
[#22]
68
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:20:45 PM EDT
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60 at night when I'm sleeping, kicks up to 65 in the morning before work, off all day, 63 in the evening before bed
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:23:54 PM EDT
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60
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:24:29 PM EDT
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75* and its still cold in certain parts of the house. And I am a warm blooded person. My sister's room is about 58* and a mysterious breeze that we havent found in 20 years. MInd you this house has double ceilings with cellulose on the lower one, and cellulose and R-19 attic batting in the upper one.
Personally, I think its the paper-ducting instead of having the good metal ducting. That paper shit sucks, but we will never be able to afford to get it re-done. |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:25:04 PM EDT
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Sheesh, is this the very best topic that we can come up with now??? The temp?
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:54:17 PM EDT
[#27]
Nice. Hot water heat here, I don't set the thermostat, it's upstairs in another apartment. |
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:56:38 PM EDT
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I keep mine around 72 during the day, and drop it to about 68 at night. I like it cooler at night, as I sleep better with a blanket over me. If I get cold, I turn the blanket on. (electic... w00t!)
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Posted: 2/7/2006 9:58:09 PM EDT
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69
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:06:18 AM EDT
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I figured it would turn into a topic of decent interest, plus I just wanted the hive mind's opinion on acceptable household temperatures. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:28:17 AM EDT
[#31]
65-70
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:29:11 AM EDT
[#32]
I keep my heat around 60 in the winter and 80 in the summer.
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:35:51 AM EDT
[#33]
65 sleeping/away ~68 while there & awake |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:36:23 AM EDT
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65 F..."if it's too cold, bake me a pie".
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:38:50 AM EDT
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69 for Winter; 72 for Summer
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:48:39 AM EDT
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Our thermosts haven't been turned on in weeks. Occassionally we'll turn the heat on in the morning to warm things up to 70.
Summer in AZ is a different story, though... |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 6:02:17 AM EDT
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I'm a wuss when it comes to cold weather. I have an automatic thermostat so I have it set to:
Mon-Fri 07-17:00 = 35 deg (I'm at work) 17-07:00 = 80 deg Sat - Sun 80 Deg all day In the summer Mon - Fri 07 - 17:00 = 0ff 17 - 22:00 = 75 deg 22 - 07:00 = Off ( I just run the fan ) My largest utility bills for a one bdrm apt is usually in the winter times. Last bill was $198. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:27:48 AM EDT
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The controller is set from 72 to 76 depending on the time of day/night. I prefer it much cooler (I wouldn't even run it at all if it was just me). We keep it set higher because we have a baby and a toddler and they can't seem to keep blankets on themselves while they sleep. Their hands and feet get too cold on the tile floor if we don't keep the heat up during the day.
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:42:07 AM EDT
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I'm not the expert you are looking for but I do know your analysis is exactly correct. A great analogy is given later in this thread. Simply put, the greater the difference between inside and outside temp, the faster the inside heat is lost. The faster it is lost, the sooner the furnace must run--and that leads to more run cycles in each 24 hour time period--and more energy consumed in the process. You will spend a great deal more each winter to have a balmy 80* house rather than putting on clothes and living in 65*. Also, you get used to either one, so the lower temp doesn't seem "cold" once your body adjusts. 
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:46:32 AM EDT
[#40]
 Right now I am so cold I could etch glass with my....nevermind.  And ELAD???? You are not poor. Once you have a mortgage and a coupla rugrats, THEN you are poor! 
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:49:17 AM EDT
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53. It's an old place that gets lots and lots of sun, so it stays around 60 even in the winter during the day. The only reason I turn the heat on at all is I don't freeze my nuts off in the morning when I get out of the shower.
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:50:16 AM EDT
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Oh my!  You should know by now what comments like that do to me.  Thanks for the visual. <sigh> . . . and sig line. 
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:51:28 AM EDT
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I'd suggest an infrared heat lamp above the area just outside of your shower. Cheap luxury! 
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Posted: 2/8/2006 9:56:15 AM EDT
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<<Sigh>> My heart is warm...the other things? Not so much. 
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Posted: 2/8/2006 10:02:11 AM EDT
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68
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Posted: 2/8/2006 10:17:10 AM EDT
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Off.
I heat the apt. with 8 running computers. SETI@home, baby.
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:31:36 PM EDT
[#47]
The shower warms up our 53* house well enough to keep me happy. Plus, the extra money spent on that light would probably kill us. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:46:44 PM EDT
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It's on: OFF.
 AB |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:49:05 PM EDT
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THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!! Eat your hearts out ya porky flatlanders.  AB |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:55:51 PM EDT
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50 F
I have 2 electric oil filled heaters at each end of the house the keep the temp inside between 58 and 65 depending on the outside temp. Last month it was on 60 F… till I got the $226 gas bill. |
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