When Do you Turn on the Heat?

[chickaddict]

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Ditto. It's still mid-80's in the daytime, but 40's at night. No need to pay to heat the house, just close the windows and "save" the daytime heat.

Too hot in AZ?? Come to CT. I was in Thompson all day (right on the MA border) helping my aunt pack a u-haul for her much anticipated move to FL.

We dealt with a cold high nor'easter wind all day - we were peoplesicles by noon.

 

[Beekissed]

Do you folks with high utility costs and high property taxes and such ever contemplate moving, or making changes that would result in a lower cost of living?

 

[debilorrah]

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The answer is two fold for us. Yes, to get out of the politically left state, and no because we love the community, the weather, the many varying places we can go in one day. I can ski in the morning and be on the beach for a sunset in the evening. Ya can't beat that.

 

[fratmor]

are we talking about heat in the coop or the home. because I thought we should n't give the birds heat

 

[Beekissed]

In the home.

 

[newfoundland]

I understand Out Of The Brooder. We have two oldies, 15 and 16 years old. We do exactly the same, so you are not alone!

 

[denim deb]

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At this point in time, it would be impossible for us to move. Both my parents and my DH's mom are in this area, and all 3 are getting older, upper 70s, lower 80s. We do quite a bit for all 3 of them. Plus, there's my hubby's job. He's in a union, and is not ready to retire. He cannot move to a different area, and take his credits in the union w/him. He'd have to start all over, and he's too old to do that. So, we're kind of stuck, for now.

 

[SarahFair]

I havent thought about turning it on (wanna see how low I can possibly get our power bill

). We just turned our AC off early last month. It still get pretty warm durning the day here.

 

[Organics North]

I need to rant a bit... Something that I have noticed is that often times homes in more temperate climates are very poorly insulated and consume as much energy to heat as a house in a northern climate... I have never been so cold as I was visiting a home in CA. Single pane windows the with the furnace running non stop did not keep that house warm...

I wished everyone would invest in updating homes with insulation and energy efficient windows.... Also I don't understand the need for all those giant homes.

We have 4 people in a 900 sq well insulated home in a very very cold place..(No AC needed..) Propane is used for the kitchen stove, the dryer, the hotwater heater and the furnace. We spend around $500 per year total for propane. Our wood comes from our forest so their is no cost other than gas for the saw, spliter, and diesel for the tractor.. We burn about 6 face cords a year in our beloved soapstone stove located in the center of the house.. Not on an outside wall.

(This is how low income country folks do it..

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On a side note:

To talk about how much wood is burned we need to define the cord. A loggers cord measures 4 foot by 4 foot by 8 foot. This is raw wood still in the round. A firwood cord or what I call a face cord, is cut and split, single row that is 4 foot high by 8 foot long.

In our area a cut split dry face cord will sell for $60 or so.

ON

 

[quercus21]

We heat primary with a wood stove, but have a oil boiler for night and backups. The wood stove has been lit in the morning and evening hours for the last week or so. The boiler hasn't turned on for heat yet. We also supplement our hot water with solar.
Kaj