TELL US: When Do You Turn On Your Heat?
The first frost is coming. Do you wait until Thanksgiving to turn on the heat?
New Englanders like to brag about how long they can go before turning on the heat. Some hold out until Columbus Day, others Halloween, or if you are like my mother, until the water pipes almost freeze.
What about you? When do you turn on the heat? Do you wear a wool hat or a scarf inside the house rather than turn on the heat? Also, do you have a limit on how high you will adjust the thermostat? Tell us in our comments section!
Mary D
8:13 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
I just turned it on now (8 am Sat)- 55 degrees in my house when I woke up!
natalie
8:32 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
Me to.i just turned it on before reading this. Woke up freezing. I used a small electric heater last night for about an hour to take the chill out. I keep my thermostat on 65.
Margaret Carroll-Bergman
8:59 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
I was going to turn it on, but realized my radiators needed to be cleaned first!
natalie
10:30 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
Haha that's exactly what i did!
Hopefulforchange
10:56 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
I lit my wood stove one day last week, then again yesterday and it's still going.
Mark Seruya
3:16 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2012
We try to wait until November 1st
Casey Meserve
3:40 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2012
JANUARY!
Jim Cooke
4:54 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2012
No doubt this is strange but I usually turn on the heat when it gets cold.
BLRuop
6:04 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2012
@JimCooke, oh my lands, I just burst out laughing. Common sense isn't alway common. Is it?
I do the same. We have a gas fireplace, and turn it on to attach the chill. Believe it or not, another thing we do is boil a pot of water on the stove. That adds heat and humidity in the house very quickly. But don't watch the pot or it won't boil!
We usually leave the thermostat at 60 all year. Unless it is unbearable, as in single digits, we might creep up to 62, and if we are really radical, we go for 64.
mardi sawyer
11:32 am on Sunday, October 14, 2012
I just put my heat on this weekend (Oct. 12). I set it at 65 degrees and my husband and I argue over how high it should. I tell him to put on a sweater and dress more appropriately. We have to do our part to conserve. Thank God we have natural gas; so the price is much better than Oil.
George hartman
1:39 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
How are you getting natural gas on the Vineyard
lulu
12:30 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
we are hanging out by the fire today... gonna watch a little football. ;)
Margaret Carroll-Bergman
3:27 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
Hi George, off-islanders are also contributing to this discussion!
Barbara Peckham
4:04 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
Had it on twice now to take the chill off the house in the AM. However, we leave it set at 58 at night and during the day set it at most 65, so only one day was it on most of the day. We do wear more clothes as it gets colder. Who can afford propane costs?
Jacki Bates
8:47 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
Barbara - who do you get your propane from?
Barbara Peckham
9:48 am on Monday, October 15, 2012
We get it from Vineyaard Propane because we have an island card.
Kristin Zern
11:56 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
We wait as long as possible. At least until 11/1 if not 11/15. Our house is very well insulated but I start to roast foods when it's cold. Also putting on a kettle helps warm up the room. And yes we wear more clothes. Oil is very very expensive!
ChefDad
7:21 am on Monday, October 15, 2012
We try not to use the furnace before October 1, but if it stays cold outside for two days in a row we will turn on the heat to take the chill off the house in the morning. We use timer thermostats throughout the house so that the temperature is lowered automatically at night and when we are at work. Everyone should use timer thermostats - they are relatively inexpensive and easy to install in most systems.