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

Got my natural gas bill today. I used 82 units, bill $136.
A $1.30 a unit when for the last several months nat gas has been in the 40-70¢. Most of the time around 50¢. Heat is set at 66-68°

I tell you folks, it's about time for revolt like in France.

We is being hosed.
Is that per therm or CCF? Regardless they're pretty close...your gas prices are higher than mine but many on electric heat will laugh when you say $136 is being hosed.

My last bill was $218 at $0.95 per therm...average temp 9F. Higher than normal for me for sure but I'm not complaining.
 
We live 15 minutes from the Canadian border and the house (100+ years old) gets hammered with wind. I have done a lot to tighten things up but it will never heat like a modern home. A rough estimate is that we are heating 4000 sq. ft of floor space with hot water radiators and in-slab radiant in the kitchen. Main living area is 70F in the morning and evenings, setback to 65F otherwise. Bedrooms are set to 67F all the time, bathrooms at 72F.

Heat source is a 40 year old steel boiler that burns anthracite coal. The boiler could probably heat 3 houses like mine, I have always been amazed at how much heat it generates.
 
Energy has gotten quite expensive in a hurry. Thankfully I don't use a lot and can cut back. My gas furnace thermostat is set to somewhere between 55-63 during the day, depending on what my day plan is. I set it to 50 at night but my insulation is pretty good and I only drop about 1/2 of a degree per hour so it rarely triggers the furnace at night. I'd prefer it to be around 70 but it's too expensive.

I wear layers of clothing and often a hat indoors. I do have a space heater I'll kick on in my bedroom before bed for an hour or so to make it toasty warm, while turning the thermostat down in the rest of the house an hour or two before bed.

I switch off power strips or otherwise unplug all stereos and appliances not needed to be in use to save energy. I'll be continually adding insulation and passive energy improvements along with installing a wood stove this year.

We're in a recession, approaching the worst depression in decades. Energy crisis, war, etc. Not only is the adjusting to a colder climate making me heartier and saving much needed money, but it's going to probably be a way of life for the next decade or more. I think the future is going to be very difficult.
 
Why are people heating their houses overnight, or vacant, at 60+ degrees? You're literally heating empty rooms that will be empty for many hours or even days? Not comprehending this.

At night or when I leave for a long period the thermostat goes to 50.
 
Well I keep it at bare minimum of 60 degrees to keep pipes from freezing. Mrs has health issues with iron deficiency so she has the bipolar temperature 🌡️ swings. Between that and nerve pain that I deal with, I try to dress up or down before throwing on the heat or A/C. Fighting this cv19-like cold but it feels like flu/influenza we are trying to "sweat" it out. Vicks on chests, feet with socks 🧦 on too.
If I die I want all 40 qts of my redline CVT fluid to go to @bbhero and the quart of EC30 to go to @aquariuscsm and the liquimoly Ceratec cans to go to @TiGeo.
 
electric. 70,7F year round. if i leave for a long period of time 66,2F.
Pipes freeze at 32F (in time). 40F is a prudent freeze protection temp, with slightly higher temps if pipes are farther away from the heat source. 66.2F when you’re away? That’s a waste.
 
Pipes freeze way below freezing temps, and it takes hours below freezing to freeze them. If you think about putting water in the freezer, which is far below 32 degrees, it takes several hours to freeze. And if the pipes are used at all, that moving water won't easily freeze. Point is that if the pipes are even at 35 degrees it's impossible for them to freeze.
 
$470 last month. W. T. F.

My bill last month was $380. We had family over for a total of maybe a week, but for the remainder of the month the family/dining room heat was off and the two bedroom we heat were at around 62F. I can’t imagine what our bill would have been if we maintained temps like some of you do!
 
Pipes freeze way below freezing temps, and it takes hours below freezing to freeze them. If you think about putting water in the freezer, which is far below 32 degrees, it takes several hours to freeze. And if the pipes are used at all, that moving water won't easily freeze. Point is that if the pipes are even at 35 degrees it's impossible for them to freeze.
I agree 100%, but the temp at my sensors isn’t what the pipes might see, so a higher temp is prudent. 40F is fair. 60+ while you‘re away? Ridiculous!
 
Well I keep it at bare minimum of 60 degrees to keep pipes from freezing. Mrs has health issues with iron deficiency so she has the bipolar temperature 🌡️ swings. Between that and nerve pain that I deal with, I try to dress up or down before throwing on the heat or A/C. Fighting this cv19-like cold but it feels like flu/influenza we are trying to "sweat" it out. Vicks on chests, feet with socks 🧦 on too.
If I die I want all 40 qts of my redline CVT fluid to go to @bbhero and the quart of EC30 to go to @aquariuscsm and the liquimoly Ceratec cans to go to @TiGeo.
Good luck!

Vicks won’t help. Consult a Dr now. Not next week - now!

Edit: I’m anemic. I‘ve consulted a GI specialist and I take Fe to help. Being anemic isn’t normal. If she hasn‘t already, she needs to see a Dr about that. A GI Dr might be necessary.
 
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Why are people heating their houses overnight, or vacant, at 60+ degrees? You're literally heating empty rooms that will be empty for many hours or even days? Not comprehending this.

At night or when I leave for a long period the thermostat goes to 50.
I have a 3 month old infant and a 1.5 year old toddler, I’m not freezing them out. 66-68F 24/7 in the winter, 72-74F in the summer. If we leave for an extended period I’ll adjust it accordingly, but I have no desire to be uncomfortable in my own home.
 
Pipes freeze at 32F (in time). 40F is a prudent freeze protection temp, with slightly higher temps if pipes are farther away from the heat source. 66.2F when you’re away? That’s a waste.
it is not a waste. i have for over 10 000 dollars of steam bent wood snare drums that need to be kept without cold and humidity. these musical instruments are like the stradivarius of the drumming world. cold and humidity is a no go in my home.
 
I live in a 1994 double-wide mobile home - 1500sf. It has a 2008 York central heat pump with air handler and we have a single thermostat located centrally.

64 or 65f overnight and then usually 66 in the morning. I bump it up to 67 if I get cold and then 68 in the evening. If we need AC in the summer it’s usually 74.

Living in Victoria, we get about 3 to 4 months a year that require no heating or cooling at all. It’s an all electric house and we average $110Cad per month for Hydro ($84USD)
 
I keep it set at 63 at night and 66 during the day. In the summer I set it at 78 during the day and 74 at night...I have a HVAC and a gas furnace...
 
Forced Air Electric Heat and AC, one or the other, not both...

Winter Thermostat is 65F, heat only (18C)
Summer Themostat is 75F, AC only (25C)

Today's outside temperatures went up to 83F (28C) but at night it was back in the 40s. The indoor temp stayed below 77 and the AC was never used.

Similarly, in the Summer, the outside temps have to stay over 85F for a few days before I'll switch the AC on.

Here in Dallas Texas, it's not uncommon to have a few days every year with temperature swings of 50 or 60 degrees Fahrenheit in either direction (eg, 25C down to -10C).
 
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Gas forced air.
68 degrees f during the day. 67 or 66 at night.
I work from home and use an oil-filled space heater to augment which affects things to some literal degree. No, I don't know what brand or grade of oil the space heater is running! Oh wait... that was some BITOG reflex!
 
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