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Have you turned on your heat?

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October 08, 2022, 12:35 AM
Excam_Man
Have you turned on your heat?
I was holding out, but tonight is the night.
Just now turned on the heat.




October 08, 2022, 12:39 AM
Skull Leader
One day it's heat and the next it's AC. Montana has some big temp swings this time of year.
October 08, 2022, 12:44 AM
YooperSigs
Not yet. But soon. Currently 34.


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October 08, 2022, 01:02 AM
tatortodd
Nope. Long ways off as overnight low of 66 and daytime high of 89



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October 08, 2022, 01:17 AM
blueye
Not yet also, Sat high of 80 and currently 67.
October 08, 2022, 01:18 AM
egregore
For short periods. It has been getting into the 40s at night, predicted to be in the mid-30s soon.
October 08, 2022, 01:34 AM
cee_Kamp
We have run heat five times so far this fall.
This week, I have hauled three tons of premium hardwood pellets home from the store.
50 bags at 40 pounds per bag on a pallet for one ton.
We can practically store three tons here at home.
Two more tons are at the store and are paid for.
Just waiting for space later in the heating season as we use them.
One tank and a partial of fuel oil is about the same money as five tons of pellets.

IF we were still heating with fuel oil only, we would use about five tanks of fuel oil for the entire fall-winter-spring heating season.
Fuel oil was twice as expensive this summer compared to last year.
The pellet stove will have paid for itself in 1.5 heating seasons.

When the better half suggested a pellet stove in the spring of 2021, I resisted.
It has turned out to be a very wise decision.
She reminds me about the pellet stove decision occasionally.

My computer I use during the day for browsing SIG Forum is about five feet from the pellet stove. Normal winter attire for me if I have no reason to go out and about is shorts and a t-shirt. The females in the house prefer the indoor temperature at 75 F° or so.
We would be significantly poorer if we were heating with fuel oil this year.

The one full tank of fuel oil we did buy will heat our domestic hot water for a year.
We use propane for our clothes dryer and the hard line plumbed gas grill.



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October 08, 2022, 02:02 AM
Nismo
Maybe not until next month. We are still in the mid 90's in the daytime.
October 08, 2022, 02:44 AM
Nuclear
Not yet, haven’t had temps below 68F at night.
October 08, 2022, 03:14 AM
tomgun
I haven’t fired up the woodstove yet, we’re getting a late summer here in the NW.
It’s 71 in the house right now at 1am.
October 08, 2022, 04:59 AM
sgalczyn
quote:
Originally posted by cee_Kamp:
We have run heat five times so far this fall.
This week, I have hauled three tons of premium hardwood pellets home from the store.
50 bags at 40 pounds per bag on a pallet for one ton.
We can practically store three tons here at home.
Two more tons are at the store and are paid for.
Just waiting for space later in the heating season as we use them.
One tank and a partial of fuel oil is about the same money as five tons of pellets.

IF we were still heating with fuel oil only, we would use about five tanks of fuel oil for the entire fall-winter-spring heating season.
Fuel oil was twice as expensive this summer compared to last year.
The pellet stove will have paid for itself in 1.5 heating seasons.

When the better half suggested a pellet stove in the spring of 2021, I resisted.
It has turned out to be a very wise decision.
She reminds me about the pellet stove decision occasionally.

My computer I use during the day for browsing SIG Forum is about five feet from the pellet stove. Normal winter attire for me if I have no reason to go out and about is shorts and a t-shirt. The females in the house prefer the indoor temperature at 75 F° or so.
We would be significantly poorer if we were heating with fuel oil this year.

The one full tank of fuel oil we did buy will heat our domestic hot water for a year.
We use propane for our clothes dryer and the hard line plumbed gas grill.


Burning pellets for 27-years here------just cleaned out the flue and got everything ready last weekend........lit it off 2-3 evening this last week.
I burn +/- 4-tons a season----------amazed when I think back to those $140/ton days (hovering ~$300/T this season). Annoying because oil/gas/electric rates go up of course---but pellets mostly increase because they can when suppliers see other energy increase and know people will spend more to "save" over other sources.


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October 08, 2022, 05:38 AM
r0gue
More than a month ago. And for a while, the heat at night and the AC in the day. Western PA.

It's 38 degrees out. And it's been colder than that already.




October 08, 2022, 06:42 AM
Bassamatic
Nope.



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October 08, 2022, 06:47 AM
Patrick-SP2022
Not yet.
I've been in the NW Houston area for the past 15 years and try to hold out until Thanksgiving before turning the heat on.

Although there are some days where AC is required in December.




October 08, 2022, 07:05 AM
gjgalligan
30* outside at the moment, 61* inside. Suppose to go to 55* with some sunshine today.
Maybe next week we will turn it on.


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October 08, 2022, 07:46 AM
bronicabill
None in the house yet here in N. Alabama, but did turn on a bit of heat in the car a few mornings ago when on an early breakfast run.


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October 08, 2022, 07:47 AM
joatmonv
Turned mine on earlier this week here in N.E. Ohio.
65 degrees while I'm home and 62 when I'm at work. It'll get turned up once it's really cold but for now, this works.


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October 08, 2022, 07:54 AM
Fredward
30 degrees this morning, so yes.
October 08, 2022, 07:55 AM
nhracecraft
Nope, I'm holding out until Halloween! Wink


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October 08, 2022, 08:01 AM
recoatlift
Set thermo @ 70 degrees. Kicked on several times. Overnight temps, low, low 40’s, central WV.