Have you turned your heat on yet?

[saillias]

Yup Thursday or Friday for the first time. As soon as the thermostat goes below 21 I'm cranking that thing up. I'm cold all the time

[zukes]

It was 34 with humidex of 44 here today. I mean, no.

[Peanut]

Maybe people who need a higher thermostat temperature just have poorly insulated houses? Or bad circulation? My house is brutal. Thermostat set for 20, basement must be at least 5 degrees hotter and the bedrooms upstairs are way colder.

[Party Elephant]

Central heating is one thing I really miss about Canada. Over the last few months the house gets down to 6-8 during the day while everyone is at work, and since our house is neatly tucked into a hill we get no sun at all in the winter. It takes about an hour or two to get a fire going and have it heat the house to a reasonable temperature. I honestly don't think we've had an indoor temperature over 16 in months.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Wait, wait, wait.

You live in a house in the side of a hill?

In New Zealand?

I just have a few questions. How tall are you? Ever heard of second breakfast? Is your front door round?

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Wait, wait, wait.

You live in a house in the side of a hill?

In New Zealand?

I just have a few questions. How tall are you? Ever heard of second breakfast? Is your front door round?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Maybe people who need a higher thermostat temperature just have poorly insulated houses? Or bad circulation? My house is brutal. Thermostat set for 20, basement must be at least 5 degrees hotter and the bedrooms upstairs are way colder.

Have you tried closing some/all of the vents in the basement (all the way or partially)? Even partially close some of the upstairs ones and leave the bedroom ones all the way open.

[shane_c]

I wish it was cool enough to turn the heat on. Still running the AC here (via heat pump). The last few days have felt mid-high 30's with the humidity. It's been a brutally humid summer here with very little rain. The nearby lake is down at least a foot or two and there are a few small ponds in the woods near me that are usually a few feet deep that have completely dried up. My vegetable garden has also suffered because I couldn't water them much for fear of running the well dry.

I can't wait for Fall/Winter.

[Scoopdogg]

I turned my AC on last night. House was 22, cooled it down to 19.5 for bed time. AC is the best upgrade I've made to my house.

Oh, and no, I haven't turned the heat on yet.

[Hevishot]

I have not turned the heat on yet but I came home last night and my wife had the gas fireplace going.

[Shazam]

My parents in California keep the temp down to 76.

I'm banned from visiting them in warm months, the last time I was there in September I racked up a $600 electric bill from the AC.