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Post by myshelly on Sept 19, 2017 0:21:17 GMT
I don't care how much it cost if it under 70° In the house during the day I will start the heater. Ha! In my house there's a problem if it's NOT under 70*! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 0:32:48 GMT
I know a couple of people who are very judgy mcjudgy about turning on the ac and heat.
They make a huge deal about it. I think that one of them never turns the air on and only turns the heat on to keep the pipes from freezing.
The other couple. She sets a space heater in front of her sink to keep pipes from freezing. I doubt she has ever willingly turned on the heat and she only turns the air in when the temp is above 100 They have a building in their backyard. Her husband lives in there with air and heat.
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Post by mariemily on Sept 19, 2017 0:37:10 GMT
It's an acceptance that summer is over. It's more metaphorical than literal. I am even considering turning on the heated floor in the bathroom it's so cold. I haven't turned it on in years! Friends across town have said the same thing to me. It's only about 10 degrees C here (50F). And here in Ottawa, it was still 33 degrees Celsius at 7:00 p.m.! |
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Post by genny on Sept 19, 2017 0:43:55 GMT
No not a big deal at all to turn it from one to the other. I think bringing it up here is more like - what's the weather like where you guys are?
We are total electric. I paid our power bill on friday and it was $500! It's hot as hell here and there is always someone at home and the air is always running, and the pool pump is on pretty much non stop until the end of September which doesn't help. In January it will be under $200.
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Post by ntsf on Sept 19, 2017 1:40:05 GMT
it always cracks me up.. I'm as likely to turn the heat on in the evening in July as november.. average temp is the same every single month.
just save me from over 90 degree days..
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 19, 2017 1:41:01 GMT
while it's not difficult to switch between the two, it's an odd time of year when one has to use both in the same day. I did it this morning!  We ended up at 78 degrees by mid afternoon. Not difficult at all to switch from AC to heat, but the first time usually stinks! It's not uncommon for it to go up or down 20 degrees from one day to another. ETA: We have equal pay too. |
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Post by txdancermom on Sept 19, 2017 1:42:47 GMT
Our thermostat does it automatically, but turning on the heat means that hot dusty smell for a day or so
Now at my dad's house, it is a big deal, heat in his house is steam heat and the boiler has to be started and you have to wait for it to heat up
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 19, 2017 2:32:33 GMT
Our thermostat does it automatically, but turning on the heat means that hot dusty smell for a day or so Now at my dad's house, it is a big deal, heat in his house is steam heat and the boiler has to be started and you have to wait for it to heat up Ugh, I hate that burning dust smell when the heat first goes on!  |
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Post by kate on Sept 19, 2017 2:58:17 GMT
Here it actually is a thing - the boiler in the basement needs to be switched on to supply heat to the apartments. The good thing is that I don't have to do it - the building manager does. Same here, though I'm not in Bavaria (more's the pity!) Like txdancermom said about her dad's house, my building has steam heat. The radiators knock and bang like crazy when they first heat up. Here are the guidelines where I live: "In New York City, the law requires that your landlord provide heat at the following levels from October 1 through May 31: From 6 am to 10 pm: If the outside temperature falls below 55 degrees, the inside temperature must be at least 68 degrees everywhere in your apartment. From 10 pm to 6 am: As of October 1, 2017, the inside temperature must be at least 62 degrees everywhere in your apartment regardless of the outside temperature." |
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Sept 19, 2017 12:56:40 GMT
We use the "turning on the heat" moment as a prompt to check the safety features on the heating system. Check the igniter to make sure the propane will burn instead of dispersing through the house. Make sure there are no leaks. Check the filters. Check the batteries in the CO2 monitor.
We could just flip a switch, but we don't.
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Post by ginacivey on Sept 19, 2017 13:09:04 GMT
be it electric, gas, oil, or wood. Both sources need to be cleaned, filters changed, and general maintence. it sounds like none of you use wood heat of some sort there is actual work required to start using the heat in the winter we had an outdoor wood furnace - heated the home and the water it was an event to start up the wood furnace we have propane system now and we do general maintenance before just 'flipping the switch'\ filters are changes and we switch the direction of the ceiling fans at the same time gina |
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We ended up at 78 degrees by mid afternoon. Not difficult at all to switch from AC to heat, but the first time usually stinks! It's not uncommon for it to go up or down 20 degrees from one day to another.
