November 24, 201312 yr We TRY not to turn it on at all till 12/1 but didn't make it this year, obviously.....bbrrrrrr! Normally, on weekdays, we program it from 11pm - 5am at 60, 5-7am at 66 when we're up and getting ready to head out, then back down to 60 until 3pm when it rises up to 64, sometimes 66 if it's really brutal out. Years in Wisconsin will make you rethink your definition of cold. Although I must say that hubby is getting weak in his old age....whining to me all day via text about hunting at/below 0 degrees all week-end up there. I have had it all 62 all weekend.
November 24, 201312 yr Have always been told people that raise and lower their thermostat constantly have higher bills, put it on one temp in the winter and leave it, one temp in the summer and leave it
November 24, 201312 yr I'd put our bill up against anyone in a comparable sized house who heats with electric. I don't think a 4 degree swing counts as "constantly raise and lower".......I can sleep just fine at 60 but don't like to jump out of bed to it. To each his own, except when you're married to him!!
November 24, 201312 yr Author Have always been told people that raise and lower their thermostat constantly have higher bills, put it on one temp in the winter and leave it, one temp in the summer and leave it I change mine and ours is typically lower than most people I know. It is also depends on how well your house is insulated. At our old house we couldn't do it as much as we do now. It doesn't take long for our house to warm up when we turn it back up.
November 24, 201312 yr Does anyone heat with gas anymore? I have a Fujitsu heating/air unit, but have my gas floor furnace in case of power outages during the winter. I would assume people with all electric have a generator just in case. My aunt stayed with me the year we had the ice outage because she refuses to invest in a generator. A lot of people stayed in hotels around here that year for a few days
November 24, 201312 yr I put it on whatever I want to suit me at that time. We have an outside wood stove that heats our house and our water. House gets cold, throw some more logs into the stove. We get the wood from trees on our property. So sweet!
November 25, 201312 yr We TRY not to turn it on at all till 12/1 but didn't make it this year, obviously.....bbrrrrrr! Normally, on weekdays, we program it from 11pm - 5am at 60, 5-7am at 66 when we're up and getting ready to head out, then back down to 60 until 3pm when it rises up to 64, sometimes 66 if it's really brutal out. Years in Wisconsin will make you rethink your definition of cold. Although I must say that hubby is getting weak in his old age....whining to me all day via text about hunting at/below 0 degrees all week-end up there. I have had it all 62 all weekend. Since my heating doesn't use a normal electric thermostat, does that mean that your house temp is 62 degrees when it is in the teens outside? Seems awfully cold to sleep in. Anything below freezing and I have to have the house at 70 degrees at least, maybe I need a hell of lot more insulation,lol
November 25, 201312 yr Does anyone heat with gas anymore? I have a Fujitsu heating/air unit, but have my gas floor furnace in case of power outages during the winter. I would assume people with all electric have a generator just in case. My aunt stayed with me the year we had the ice outage because she refuses to invest in a generator. A lot of people stayed in hotels around here that year for a few days I don't heat with Gas, but a large portion of Somerset does. The City many many years ago had the forethought to purchase their own gas wells in Eastern Kentucky and invest in pipeline infrastructure the result has been that Somerset has some of the cheapest natural gas prices in the country.
November 25, 201312 yr We never get ours over 69 degrees and since I'm the last one to bed I get to turn it down to around 65 at night.
November 25, 201312 yr We have a programmable thermostat set at 62 when we are at work and 68 when we are home in the winter. Programmable thermostats are great for adjusting temperatures in the winter. This will save you money. Not a good idea in the summer. Just leave your temp the same. It takes way longer to cool your home than it does to heat it. Plus programming different temperatures in the summertime puts a tremendous strain on your cooling unit which will shorten its life.
November 25, 201312 yr 73.. Now that's more like it, I would be able to see my breath if my house was 62 degrees when the wind chill is 5-10 outside
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