turning down the heat?

JLove98905 wrote in on
15 Jan 2004:

Just curious....how low do people turn the heat down during the day
(when they are at work, etc), for the cats? We leave ours at about 60,
but I'm wondering if it's more than they need.

That's about what I set mine to, and what it is at night for sleeping.
Though today I left it at 65 because I had to separate a very aggressive
one to the downstairs and it gets colder down there. When it is cold you
can tell they don't much like it if they are indoor cats and used to the
even temps. They spend more time balled up and the fur looks fluffier.



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Come here Squishy. Ow. Bad Squishy.
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"JLove98905" wrote in message
...
Just curious....how low do people turn the heat down during the day (when
they
are at work, etc), for the cats? We leave ours at about 60, but I'm
wondering
if it's more than they need.

-Jen
Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright



I leave mine at 67 (but I live in East Texas, where bills for heating are
not bad). My highest bills are for air conditioning in the summer. I like
it fairly cool, so I generally set the thermostat for 72 in the summer when
I am home and raise it to 75 when I will be gone for the day. Incidentally,
I don't think there is a great deal of savings (at least in this climate) if
the temperature is altered drastically for the day because then it takes
more time to raise/lower the temperature to the "desired" level after I
return home.

MaryL

I posted the question because I'm in Boston, and it's really cold here right
now. These wicked cold snaps are gonna be murder on my heating bill (oil). If I
could get away with lower than 60 during the day, I probably would. However, I
don't want to go too low.
-Jen
Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

In article ,
OSPAM (JLove98905) wrote:

I posted the question because I'm in Boston, and it's really cold here right
now. These wicked cold snaps are gonna be murder on my heating bill (oil). If
I
could get away with lower than 60 during the day, I probably would. However,
I
don't want to go too low.

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Priscilla

In message Priscilla
Ballou did ramble:

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Protective of what?

--
They call it "PMS" because "Mad Cow Disease" was already taken

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:13:48 -0700, DevilsPGD
wrote:

In message Priscilla
Ballou did ramble:

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Protective of what?

Water pipes. It reached 11 below 0 F last night around here. My
SIL's kitchen water pipes all froze - just hope they don't burst.

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:13:48 -0700, DevilsPGD
wrote:

In message Priscilla
Ballou did ramble:

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Protective of what?

Water pipes. It reached 11 below 0 F last night around here. My
SIL's kitchen water pipes all froze - just hope they don't burst.

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:13:48 -0700, DevilsPGD
wrote:

In message Priscilla
Ballou did ramble:

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Protective of what?

Water pipes. It reached 11 below 0 F last night around here. My
SIL's kitchen water pipes all froze - just hope they don't burst.

In message Priscilla
Ballou did ramble:

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Protective of what?

--
They call it "PMS" because "Mad Cow Disease" was already taken

In message Priscilla
Ballou did ramble:

I'm in Boston (Roslindale), and they said to turn your heat UP as a
protective measure.

Protective of what?

--
They call it "PMS" because "Mad Cow Disease" was already taken