OT Central Heating

"Bob M" wrote in message
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bonbon wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:39:26 -0700, Rrb wrote:

Doe John wrote:
At what temperature do people start to turn on their central heating?
I normally wait til end of October when the daytime temp indoors is
around 55 degrees. Now it is around 57 degrees indoors in the
morning.Very cold. Catching colds constantly. I thought of turning it
on a week ago when my cat would constanty climb on top of me because I
was the best source of heat. I'm a walking elecrric blanket to
her.Feels colder now than in the past since I lost about 40 pounds
since last May.

This is the recommendation of our local electric company (though
according to them this is for energy efficiency while still keeping it
at a comfortable temperature for most people):

The best temperature for your heater's thermostat is 68°F or below.
Before bedtime, turn it down to 55°F or lower (or even off) for more
savings. And if you don't want to wake up to a cold house, let a setback
thermostat turn the heat up an hour before you plan to wake up. If you
have a heat pump, raising and lowering the thermostat could cause the
electric heating strips to come on, significantly increasing your
heating costs.

Finally, thermostats should never be turned up high to heat a home in a
hurry. It won't heat your home any faster.

Gosh, all this talk about heating, and thermostats! I'm starting to
wonder if all of Houston has been beamed into the Twilight Zone or
some other dimension..........I'm running my A/C at this very moment.

Ok. I just took a reality check. I went out and looked at the
electrical meter on the back of the house, and that kilowatt dial
thingy is spinning like crazy, so we must still be with y'all.
$$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng.

Maybe Houston, with all the people, pavement, refineries, traffic,
chili cook-offs, and BBQ pits has created it's own little climate or
global warming effect and now we don't get winter anymore. (?)

-bonbon

The same way in Dallas righ tnow. I hate it! It was 92 degrees
yesterday and it's supposed to stay in the 90's the next 3 days. We have
a cold front moving in for the weekend which will drop the daytime highs
into the 80's. Oh boy! Anyone out there want to send me some of your
cooler weather? I'll take it in a heartbeat. I am seriously thinking of
moving North.

Bob

Given our 60 mph winds today, I'd say we are sending you a change in the
weather as fast as we can.

Jo

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"bonbon" wrote in message

Gosh, all this talk about heating, and thermostats! I'm starting to
wonder if all of Houston has been beamed into the Twilight Zone or
some other dimension..........I'm running my A/C at this very moment.

Ok. I just took a reality check. I went out and looked at the
electrical meter on the back of the house, and that kilowatt dial
thingy is spinning like crazy, so we must still be with y'all.
$$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng.

Maybe Houston, with all the people, pavement, refineries, traffic,
chili cook-offs, and BBQ pits has created it's own little climate or
global warming effect and now we don't get winter anymore. (?)

-bonbon

That was how it was here last week. Northern California. We were still
having highs in the 90s every day. One day of wind and we have switched
to highs in the low 60.s.

Hate sudden changes. And so does my very ****ed off cat who is out
looking for a non-existant patch of sun.

Jo
At the moment, here in the part of Britain where I live, high in the daytime
is 13C. There was a tornado 5 miles away last Friday. It's pretty nippy at
night. And it won't stop raining :-(

Tweed

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"bonbon" wrote in message

Gosh, all this talk about heating, and thermostats! I'm starting to
wonder if all of Houston has been beamed into the Twilight Zone or
some other dimension..........I'm running my A/C at this very moment.

Ok. I just took a reality check. I went out and looked at the
electrical meter on the back of the house, and that kilowatt dial
thingy is spinning like crazy, so we must still be with y'all.
$$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng.

Maybe Houston, with all the people, pavement, refineries, traffic,
chili cook-offs, and BBQ pits has created it's own little climate or
global warming effect and now we don't get winter anymore. (?)

-bonbon

That was how it was here last week. Northern California. We were still
having highs in the 90s every day. One day of wind and we have switched
to highs in the low 60.s.

Hate sudden changes. And so does my very ****ed off cat who is out
looking for a non-existant patch of sun.

Jo
At the moment, here in the part of Britain where I live, high in the daytime
is 13C. There was a tornado 5 miles away last Friday. It's pretty nippy at
night. And it won't stop raining :-(

Tweed

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"bonbon" wrote in message

Gosh, all this talk about heating, and thermostats! I'm starting to
wonder if all of Houston has been beamed into the Twilight Zone or
some other dimension..........I'm running my A/C at this very moment.

Ok. I just took a reality check. I went out and looked at the
electrical meter on the back of the house, and that kilowatt dial
thingy is spinning like crazy, so we must still be with y'all.
$$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng $$ Ka-chinnng.

Maybe Houston, with all the people, pavement, refineries, traffic,
chili cook-offs, and BBQ pits has created it's own little climate or
global warming effect and now we don't get winter anymore. (?)

-bonbon

That was how it was here last week. Northern California. We were still
having highs in the 90s every day. One day of wind and we have switched
to highs in the low 60.s.

Hate sudden changes. And so does my very ****ed off cat who is out
looking for a non-existant patch of sun.

Jo
At the moment, here in the part of Britain where I live, high in the daytime
is 13C. There was a tornado 5 miles away last Friday. It's pretty nippy at
night. And it won't stop raining :-(

Tweed

CATherine wrote:
according to the weather. Once the house gets warm, it holds the heat
a long time. We let the fire die out at night. But if we are having a

Sigh. That sounds lovely!

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CATherine wrote:
according to the weather. Once the house gets warm, it holds the heat
a long time. We let the fire die out at night. But if we are having a

Sigh. That sounds lovely!

--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
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CATherine wrote:
according to the weather. Once the house gets warm, it holds the heat
a long time. We let the fire die out at night. But if we are having a

Sigh. That sounds lovely!

--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam he
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All the rooms have vents which can be opened or closed to allow heat
through the ducts. I keep all of them closed except for downstairs the
upstairs bedroom. By keeping all the vents open, would the house heat
faster and thus save momey? Gas during the winter costs around 400
dollars a month. Very inefficient thermostat or house . Even during
the coldest months, the temperature won't approach what the thermostat
is set at.

There are two things you can mess up by doing this. Where is the furnace
getting its return air from? If it is from an unheated area it will change
the balance of things. And where is the thermostat?

By "doing this", do you mean closing the vents or opening them all up?
Sorry I am not following.

All the rooms have vents which can be opened or closed to allow heat
through the ducts. I keep all of them closed except for downstairs the
upstairs bedroom. By keeping all the vents open, would the house heat
faster and thus save momey? Gas during the winter costs around 400
dollars a month. Very inefficient thermostat or house . Even during
the coldest months, the temperature won't approach what the thermostat
is set at.

There are two things you can mess up by doing this. Where is the furnace
getting its return air from? If it is from an unheated area it will change
the balance of things. And where is the thermostat?

By "doing this", do you mean closing the vents or opening them all up?
Sorry I am not following.

All the rooms have vents which can be opened or closed to allow heat
through the ducts. I keep all of them closed except for downstairs the
upstairs bedroom. By keeping all the vents open, would the house heat
faster and thus save momey? Gas during the winter costs around 400
dollars a month. Very inefficient thermostat or house . Even during
the coldest months, the temperature won't approach what the thermostat
is set at.

There are two things you can mess up by doing this. Where is the furnace
getting its return air from? If it is from an unheated area it will change
the balance of things. And where is the thermostat?

By "doing this", do you mean closing the vents or opening them all up?
Sorry I am not following.