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not very high, but I don't use much heating until I NEED it. LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 18/11/2010 05:43:29 PM
I use a few different ways to keep my cost down which I'm not sure you'd want to do (and some are situational)

1) I don't run the heat until I absolutely cannot stand it. If I am cold in a sweatshirt in the main part of the apartment, I turn it on (although not very high)

2) In my bedroom, I run a small space heater to keep me warm. It's set to run at 78F (and will set off if it detects the warm getting warmer than that)

3) I live in a third floor apartment, so I have the heating from the apartments below me filtering up.

4) Our only open walls are the wall of the living room where the front door is, and the south-west facing wall.

Some other little things I do are put throw-rug type blankets over the windows of my room and the living room, keep the porch locked tight so the air doesn't come in and keep my bedroom door shut.

Even though it works well, I try to avoid running the oven very long. It does warm the kitchen and dining area up nicely, but the oven costs more than my heating (we only have electric, no gas)

So, I guess that doesn't really give you an idea what it'll cost you, but maybe it'll give you some cheap easy ideas on how to keep your costs down once you have them :)
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What is your typical heating bill? - 18/11/2010 04:09:25 PM 1037 Views
Is this the kind of thing where prices differ across states? - 18/11/2010 04:13:44 PM 669 Views
everything varies. - 18/11/2010 04:18:17 PM 677 Views
Ah. - 18/11/2010 04:23:14 PM 669 Views
A thermogrpahic audit is the best way, however... - 18/11/2010 04:39:26 PM 716 Views
Very much, unfortunately. - 18/11/2010 04:53:00 PM 715 Views
I'm not talking about overall bill. - 18/11/2010 05:52:07 PM 668 Views
I heat with wood, so I can't help you. *NM* - 18/11/2010 04:21:58 PM 393 Views
I miss a logfire so very much. It's the most comfortable heat. <3 *NM* - 18/11/2010 04:23:57 PM 288 Views
Well... - 18/11/2010 04:28:34 PM 757 Views
That seems really carbon-intensive, actually. - 19/11/2010 12:48:31 AM 762 Views
Creating heat is a big deal. - 19/11/2010 02:11:40 AM 692 Views
Funny, you always struck me as more of a family person. *NM* - 18/11/2010 07:11:12 PM 331 Views
Huh? I don't get it. *NM* - 18/11/2010 10:41:49 PM 339 Views
I got it. I know, delayed reaction. *NM* - 18/11/2010 10:45:23 PM 365 Views
In the winter it's about $300 for a 1500-sq. ft. condo. - 18/11/2010 04:57:37 PM 681 Views
Numbers - 18/11/2010 05:01:57 PM 771 Views
That's very helpful. - 18/11/2010 06:27:59 PM 750 Views
A couple of things to try - 18/11/2010 09:19:27 PM 611 Views
Thank you. - 22/11/2010 08:51:48 PM 693 Views
Re: That's very helpful. - 18/11/2010 10:33:56 PM 610 Views
too fucking much. srsly. - 18/11/2010 05:06:56 PM 655 Views
I live in South Texas *NM* - 18/11/2010 05:12:13 PM 344 Views
Yeah, we south Texans swap high winter bills for high summer bills! *NM* - 18/11/2010 06:02:26 PM 535 Views
Very true. But we dont freeze our balls off *NM* - 18/11/2010 06:28:29 PM 333 Views
If my gas/electric bill gets over $45, I'm very upset. *NM* - 18/11/2010 05:28:33 PM 236 Views
not very high, but I don't use much heating until I NEED it. - 18/11/2010 05:43:29 PM 732 Views
small heaters. - 18/11/2010 06:29:33 PM 631 Views
I don't think they'd be efficient for the whole apartment/house. - 18/11/2010 07:03:04 PM 632 Views
Upstate NY - 18/11/2010 05:48:20 PM 649 Views
My previous apartment was about 750 square feet - 18/11/2010 07:39:03 PM 670 Views
Nevada - 19/11/2010 12:27:57 AM 659 Views
Cold months, electrical bill is roughly $500. - 19/11/2010 07:24:55 AM 664 Views
$0.00 - 20/11/2010 06:23:21 AM 702 Views
This month, my electric is 35$ a person - 22/11/2010 08:43:02 AM 817 Views
Re: What is your typical heating bill? - 22/11/2010 08:51:10 AM 638 Views

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