what's your thermostat set to in your house/apartment?

[bctbct]

68, last bill was 215 for g&E...how do you guys deal with 500+?

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
$200?? that is nothing. I would have a party if i had a $200 electric bill in the winter.

my gas and electric come from the same company. It is between $500-550 per month in the winter.

the thermostat is a steady 72 degrees.

You must have a fairly large home.

2/3 bedroom... approx 13,00 square feet, give or take a little.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
$200?? that is nothing. I would have a party if i had a $200 electric bill in the winter.

my gas and electric come from the same company. It is between $500-550 per month in the winter.

the thermostat is a steady 72 degrees.

You must have a fairly large home.

2/3 bedroom... approx 13,00 square feet, give or take a little.

I guess living in Texas isn't so bad. Our house is twice that size and the electric bill never breaks $300 in the summer with the AC on. Winter bills are low because I usually have a fire going if it is actually cold and the thermostat is at 60 anyway.

 

[BUTCH1]

69 is fine....

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
$200?? that is nothing. I would have a party if i had a $200 electric bill in the winter.

my gas and electric come from the same company. It is between $500-550 per month in the winter.

the thermostat is a steady 72 degrees.

You must have a fairly large home.

2/3 bedroom... approx 13,00 square feet, give or take a little.

What kind of rates do you pay?? Our house is about 70 quare feet smaller than that. I cannot imagine paying triple what I am currently for gas and electricity.

 

[Pepsi90919]

the ancient thermostat, which relies on a bimetallic coiled strip and a mercury tilt switch. Once the mercury flows to one side, its weight keeps that end held down longer than it should be.

you talk as if these are uncommon.

 

[Tommouse]

In my apt we have it set to 67 or 68 all the time. When at home its around 62-65 when we are there, and 60 when we are at school/work/sleeping. My mom likes is cold :laugh:

 

[tfinch2]

It's not on...

 

[slsmnaz]

I've programmed mine for 70 when I'm home and 65 during the day while at work. Elec is usually around $45 and gas $150. I don't have a big house (1250sf) but I expect it to be a little higher next month with the cold we're having.

I really miss living in AZ where it was off 6 months out of the year

 

[geecee]

68 from 7am-10pm (people are at home in the daytime). 62 overnight (we use electric oil radiators in the bedrooms though). Months where the temperature falls below freezing will usually send my gas bill into the upper 200s/low 300s.

 

[Nohr]

65F in the winter if it's on at all. 78F in the summer.

 

[j00fek]

68

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
MAke a poll...

68 here.

OP edited, now with 100% more poll.

 

[mundane]

It's not. It doesn't get cold enough here for me to warrant the cost (SoCal).

 

[meltdown75]

20.5 C (68.9 F)

 

[dainthomas]

~66 in the day and ~60 at night. We're on the equal pay plan so gas is around 35-40 year-round (just gas heat and water heater). Electric is usually 30-35. We're in a roughly 1200 sf townhouse.

 

[Vampirrella]

66-68

 

[Abe Froman]

Mine is set to "Off"

 

[sdifox]

70 because my wife said so...

 

[nakedfrog]

69, 70 if it gets too cold in the living room (really big room with high ceiling and old windows, so it's colder in there).
I feel sorry for some of you with giant bills... it's been getting really cold here, and I think the highest my bills have gotten has been $100 for electric and $150 for gas.