What’s your thermostat set to any why? Heat source?

I have a gas fired steam boiler. From 6 am to 11:30 pm, thermostat is set at 71. After the furnace shuts off at 71, the temp rises to 73 because of the radiators. At night the temp is set at 68 from 11:30 pm to 6:am. It's such a simple heating system. No pumps, and no blower fans , even the thermostat has it's own battery for power. We took out our old oil burner boiler 5 years ago when we switched to gas, and the savings has it almost paid for the new boiler.,,
 
gathermewool said:
I like it!

I also have very old-school thermostats. What I can’t seem to recall is how low modern thermostats allow the thermostat to be set. The ones at work are in the 60s which seems super wasteful if you’re not around.
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The manual for the 80% AFUE York gas furnace in my old house said that 55F is the minimum allowable incoming air temp. This is apparently because lower temps do not allow the heat exchanger to run hot enough to prevent moisture from collecting inside, which causes it to corrode.
 
Rand said:
baseboard has terrible "efficiency"..... yes I know all electric heat is 100%
but look at what you heat.. cold walls, under windows etc.

At least a portable heater heats you or near you.
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Yep, that’s why I use electric blankets and hand warmers.
 
k1xv said:
We have Mitsubishi mini splits, and we are very comfortable at 68-70. Saving a bundle compared to the oil heat it displaced. Natural gas not an option here in a rural area. Propane was a possibility.
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We‘ll eventually be looking into half splits.
 
atikovi said:
1960's house with 2x3 studs so little insulation and a 1990 Trane central air and natural gas furnace. Pretty much don't touch the thermostat all winter so the main level is around 67° during the day and the bedroom drops to 64-65° at night. Run an electric space heater in the lower level office when I'm on the computer. One thing I don't understand is why does 65° inside feel cold but if you are outside it's seems comfortable, and it's not because of the sun.
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Maybe humidity?
 
Forced air natural gas heat. Daytime temp setting of 70° f. Night setting of 60° f. My reasoning for lower temperatures is that I'm trying to do the right thing. I still remember during the energy crisis of the mid '70's, that everyone was encouraged to set thermostats at 68° f during the winter. I used to do that, but then I talk to all my friends who keep their homes at 72-73° during the winter, and I wonder if I am the only one trying to conserve energy. 🤔 So these days, I keep it at 70° f.
 
66 day and sometimes we turn it down to 63 in zone we are not in. This house has the most complex and inefficient HVAC system, you would hardly believe it if I describe it. Oil fired boiler with 2 heat zone loops. An air handler / heat exchanger for each zone that converts the hot water to forced hot air, then to vents in each room. Each air handler is also served by its own central air unit. Don't even ask about the cost to run this Rube Goldberg contraption. Seriously, don't ask.

I often miss the steam boiler and radiators from my 1840 colonial. Nice even heat.
 
Blueshound said:
66 day and sometimes we turn it down to 63 in zone we are not in. This house has the most complex and inefficient HVAC system, you would hardly believe it if I describe it. Oil fired boiler with 2 heat zone loops. An air handler / heat exchanger for each zone that converts the hot water to forced hot air, then to vents in each room. Each air handler is also served by its own central air unit. Don't even ask about the cost to run this Rube Goldberg contraption. Seriously, don't ask.

I often miss the steam boiler and radiators from my 1840 colonial. Nice even heat.
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Rube Goldberg 😂. I remember my dad using that one
 
UncleDave said:
at 2.44 and up per therm, it aint what to used to be.....
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what is the connection fees etc?

I'm at about 40cents/therm here(technically 3.31/mcf with $.64 delivery) but connection fee/charges are 2/3 of my yearly bill. Gas consumption including delivery is 1/3

Even if my gas cost doubled it would merely match the cost of the line connection fee(yearly)
 
Rand said:
what is the connection fees etc?

I'm at about 40cents/therm here(technically 3.31/mcf with $.64 delivery) but connection fee/charges are 2/3 of my yearly bill. Gas consumption including delivery is 1/3

Even if my gas cost doubled it would merely match the cost of the line connection fee(yearly)
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No connection fee on gas.

Your connection fee sound ludicrous.
 
UncleDave said:
No connection fee on gas.

Your connection fee sound ludicrous.
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I dont use gas for 7 months out of the year that is absolutely 0.0 still costs $41.xx My gas price is very low due to community aggregation contract.
normal prices are about 5-7$ per mcf. 2 years ago you could sign up with 3rd party for 2.99 mcf but they rape your wallet after the initial contract so you have to be on top of it.. im talking from 2.99 to 8$+
2bucks a therm sounds absolutely awful though. that would be over 20$/mcf
 
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