Save money on your heating bill

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   Wonder_Womanposted 14 years ago

   lol my dads medthod for many years:
   leave the temperature on 60 degrees and if your cold either:
   wear layers of clothes
   carry around a 5 pound blanket
   set candles around you
   

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      Chloe Comfortposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My Dad's method too!!! Got him and my mom the Snuggie blanket - they like it better than wearing their coats indoors :-)

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         Wonder_Womanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         OMG THATS THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS IDEA! i never really thought about it, but it would be a great joke and hed probably use it. if it came with a bears logo it'd be perfect

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      Ben Zoltakposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Wow, does the set candles thing actually work?

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      THFplumbersposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      no joke!  We leave blankets around the house.  I'm not stingy about turning up the heat, and if somebody requests it i'll comply, but having a couple of blankets on each couch has really limited the number of requests....saves lots of $$

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      june of agesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Not a bad idea.  I grew up in Canada and spent many mornings eating my cereal over the hot air vent.  Since becoming a home owner, I have had an energy audit.  My first audit indicated that I had the equivalent of a 4 by 5 foot hole in my wall.  A few months and a few cans of caulk and expanding foam later my heating bills were reduced by 30%.

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      jainscottposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Aha...Its sounds very funny..Even this is my mum method also!!!
      
      
      large oven trays

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   bloodnlatexposted 14 years ago

   Drinking rum will keep you nice and toasty all winter long

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   Wonder_Womanposted 14 years ago

   and use cats for foot warmers

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   bloodnlatexposted 14 years ago

   Fortunately, I don't get cold and I wear shorts and t-shirts in the winter.  I have seen bars have Snuggie Crawls.  That's where a bunch of people all were Snuggies and go from bar to bar.

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   greanearth83posted 14 years ago

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   Leta Sposted 14 years ago

   We heat almost entirely by firewood in the high desert of AZ.  Which, incidentally, is $20 a cord at the local lumberyard (small logs and splits).
   
   I also like the cat idea, .

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   h.a.borcichposted 14 years ago

   We have window kits up on the windows and use draft stops by the doors.
   
   Our main heat is a firebox in the fireplace, with a blower. The furnace doesn't go on much.
   
   Since I have bone tumors now we keep a few electric blankets around for me.

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   wyanjenposted 14 years ago

   I found a top floor apartment. (That took a little work )
   
   I don't put my furnace over 60 period.
   
   Be well, h.a.

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   Randy Godwinposted 14 years ago

   I cut my own firewood so it's free for me.  Besides, an open fire is great to stare into when there's nothing on TV.

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    h.a.borcichposted 14 years ago

    I inadvertantly created another heat source today...
    
    I was baking with the kids this afternoon when I thought it seemed smoky. Apparently a blueberry muffin exploded and the oven was in flames. We put it out with a fire extinquisher, but there sure was a look of shock on hubbys face when he got home 10 minutes after that. He says the stove will be ok.
    
    What a day!

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       wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       
       I've gotten to the point of grabbing my fire extinguisher before, but I've never had to fire it off.
       
       Of course since I jinxed myself by saying that, my next frozen pizza will explode.
       
       At least you had one nearby.

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    h.a.borcichposted 14 years ago

    Oh yes, hubby works on cars alot, I am always checking the quantity of those every spring! I have learned !
    
    Here's hoping you never need to <cheers> Holly

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    Ben Zoltakposted 14 years ago

    I like it, we're doing the blanket thing now, good idea!

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    wsp2469posted 14 years ago

    Engage in frequent and heavy sexual activity and use blankets after you are finished.

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    Ben Zoltakposted 14 years ago

    lol

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    worldlifesiteposted 14 years ago

    Yup.  Leave at 60 and wear warm clothing.  I read you can lose an extra 60 calories per hour because your body spends more energy trying to stay warm.

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    Save a Quidposted 14 years ago

    I find myself cooking a lot more- I love opening the oven to a rush of heat. I keep the heating to below 20 degrees and wrap up with a super warm blanket after that!

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    I got this one - turn off the heat and sleep with two Great Danes. Works for me!

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    earlymaineposted 14 years ago

    We use a programmable thermostat that allows us to set the heat down during the day when we're not at home, and again after 10pm when we're crawling into bed.
    
    I also always leave the oven door open a crack after baking anything, and if you like candles they actually do contribute to the heat quite a bit. We ran out of oil once last winter on a frigid night, and my wife and I lit a bunch of tea lights on the dressers and we got the room up to 69 degress before blowing them all out before bed. When we woke up it was 64, a little chilly, but far better than it could have been.

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    kirstenblogposted 14 years ago

    I must do a weird one as its not mentioned yet
    After a nice hot bath we do not allow all the heat to go down the drain, we leave the stopper in and allow the heat in the water to radiate out, like a heat sink.
    We then use the bath water to flush the toilet, don't get  blockages when we use a bucket to chuck water in there. Save a dash on heating, save a dash on water
    
    We do not have the heating on automatically either, we turn it on for say 15 mins, to heat up the radiators. This is when a wooly hat, jumper and snugly pair of slippers isn't enough, oh and as much coffee or tea as we like A good hot cuppa is the best.

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    hellomooposted 14 years ago

    Keep heating low at 60 and use a snuggly

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    Save a Quidposted 14 years ago

    If you are in the UK, I know a man who says that he can dramatically reduce not only your heating bills but also your phone and electric bills. Get in touch with me and I'll pass your details on. He couldn't reduce mine because I don't put my heating on!!

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