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Home Depot, Lowes, Ace Hardware, Sears, WalMart.
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Home Depot, Lowes, Ace Hardware, Sears, WalMart.
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For homeowners in northern states: How high do you set your thermostat?
Cesaria Ba
I'm a new homeowner and I was told by the gas company that a way to save money is to set it at like 68 degrees when you're home and when you're going for the day (or sleep) drop it down to 60 degrees.
What about you? What's your strategy?
*I asked this here because I assume there are more homeowners here than other places*
I've never had a heating bill and i'm just freaking out and don't want to open it and it's a gazillion dollars lol!
Answer
First you want to weatherproof. If your windows are older cover them with plastic covering (you can buy product in local hardware store). You can also purchase door sealers which are beads of cushion that you put around the edges of your doors to stop drafts. The suggestion of the gas company is legitimate in terms of how to handle your heat consumption, you do want to keep it cooler when your not around for long periods (four hours or more) to save on energy. What temperature you set this at is based on your needs. I usually keep our house at about 72-73 and would lower it a little while I was gone (maybe 5-6 degrees). You should also consider installing a digital thermostat, so you can program it to lower and raise temperature based on your schedule. Set it to start warming the house back up a half hour before you arrive.
These are all temporary things that can be done immediately, next year you should consider more permanent renovations to your home. Whether to replace your windows (if don't seal properly), check your insulation, buying an additional heat source (fireplace, pellet stove), changing your current heat source (switching to gas, oil or electric) or replace your furnace since these are the investments that will bring around real energy savings.
Another winter requirement up north is to empty any outside waterlines and turn the line off from the source at the beginning of each winter season to make sure you don't rupture the pipes and end up with something flooded out next spring. Just added this in just in case.
First you want to weatherproof. If your windows are older cover them with plastic covering (you can buy product in local hardware store). You can also purchase door sealers which are beads of cushion that you put around the edges of your doors to stop drafts. The suggestion of the gas company is legitimate in terms of how to handle your heat consumption, you do want to keep it cooler when your not around for long periods (four hours or more) to save on energy. What temperature you set this at is based on your needs. I usually keep our house at about 72-73 and would lower it a little while I was gone (maybe 5-6 degrees). You should also consider installing a digital thermostat, so you can program it to lower and raise temperature based on your schedule. Set it to start warming the house back up a half hour before you arrive.
These are all temporary things that can be done immediately, next year you should consider more permanent renovations to your home. Whether to replace your windows (if don't seal properly), check your insulation, buying an additional heat source (fireplace, pellet stove), changing your current heat source (switching to gas, oil or electric) or replace your furnace since these are the investments that will bring around real energy savings.
Another winter requirement up north is to empty any outside waterlines and turn the line off from the source at the beginning of each winter season to make sure you don't rupture the pipes and end up with something flooded out next spring. Just added this in just in case.
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