two weeks ago, we were still using our A/C, here in the Cincinnati area, with temps in the 90's.

This morning, when the inside temp dropped to 63 degrees, my wife said it was time to turn on the furnace.

Typically, we have 3-5 weeks, where we use neither the furnace or a/c. Apparently not this year.

Have you turned on your furnace yet?

Yes. We had a night in the 30's last week and I set my t-stat to 64.

We just turned it on two days ago since the night low was predicted to be 30F.

Ask me again in December....

Turned mine on yesterday. We added a second LP tank this summer so I can buy all I need in the off season. So consequently the line had bled off during plumbing and I had to crack the union at the furnace yesterday to get it to fire. The heat pump takes over when we get up to 40 outside.

I never really turn it off since it's automatic. Heck, it kicked on one night in June when it got really cold. But haven't reset the temps to where it will run too much yet.

No. But this thread reminds me I need to clean the flame sensor. Been a while since I cleaned it.

No, but I have turned off the AC. I have also lit the pilot for mom’s gas logs.

Mine has been on (and off) for over a week now.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Yes. We had a night in the 30's last week and I set my t-stat to 64.

Yeah, we turned our on about a week ago, and set the thermostat. It has come on about every day since then. and it is chilly here.

Here in Wis. a week ago it was 85 and humid. Today 38* this morning. So yes, it's on.

Turned it on last night. We'd been away for a week and the temps dropped to 40 at night, house was cool.

Haven’t had the need yet. Probably in a month or so, it’ll be cool enough that Mia will need it turned on.

Over a month ago we had ours turned on.

I’ve been down with a bad cold for a week now, and Friday it was 39*, so yeah, I turned mine on.

Yes, for 2 reasons.

It got down to freezing level 2 days ago.

The other reason I always turn it on early is just to make sure it’s working ok and needs no repairs. Every year my buddies play the game of who can wait the longest and it get the coldest.

That’s foolish, in my opinion, because invariably there’s always someone who waits too long, turns it on and it doesn’t work. Then the bitchin’ and gripin’ starts and a frantic attempt to find a repairman to come out to fix it, but they’re all booked up and get out for several days. The wives and kids are not happy.

Yesterday was the first night for us.

Two or three weeks ago.

Furnace on about three weeks ago...foot of snow on the ground since Thursday.

Nope...I'm tryin' to make it to Halloween, if possible, before firing up the boiler.