$500 Monthly SDG&E Bill (How to reduce?)

[Coronita]

[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.

She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours). [/quote]

Light a fireplace with a log. Helps. Also, was your bill related to having lots of christmas lights up? I noticed my bill was about $40 more than usual because of it.

[UCGal]

[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
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78 degrees wow.

Does she keep the thermostat at 78 degrees during the cooling season – or set it lower when the AC is running.

(Thats a pet peeve of mine – people who over-heat in the winter because it’s too cold… then cool to a super low temp in the summer because it’s too hot.)

[UCGal]

[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
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78 degrees wow.

Does she keep the thermostat at 78 degrees during the cooling season – or set it lower when the AC is running.

(Thats a pet peeve of mine – people who over-heat in the winter because it’s too cold… then cool to a super low temp in the summer because it’s too hot.)

[UCGal]

[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
[/quote]

78 degrees wow.

Does she keep the thermostat at 78 degrees during the cooling season – or set it lower when the AC is running.

(Thats a pet peeve of mine – people who over-heat in the winter because it’s too cold… then cool to a super low temp in the summer because it’s too hot.)

[UCGal]

[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
[/quote]

78 degrees wow.

Does she keep the thermostat at 78 degrees during the cooling season – or set it lower when the AC is running.

(Thats a pet peeve of mine – people who over-heat in the winter because it’s too cold… then cool to a super low temp in the summer because it’s too hot.)

[UCGal]

[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
[/quote]

78 degrees wow.

Does she keep the thermostat at 78 degrees during the cooling season – or set it lower when the AC is running.

(Thats a pet peeve of mine – people who over-heat in the winter because it’s too cold… then cool to a super low temp in the summer because it’s too hot.)

[poway_seller]

– No fireplace in the house
– No christmas lights (but the menorah warmed things up without having to run the heat)
– Yes, overheats and overcools (set at 65 on hot days) Again, body temperature regulation issues so somewhat justified.

ps, keep all the jewish jokes to yourself. They are better in your head than written in a forum (unless they are about Madoff)

[poway_seller]

– No fireplace in the house
– No christmas lights (but the menorah warmed things up without having to run the heat)
– Yes, overheats and overcools (set at 65 on hot days) Again, body temperature regulation issues so somewhat justified.

ps, keep all the jewish jokes to yourself. They are better in your head than written in a forum (unless they are about Madoff)

[poway_seller]

– No fireplace in the house
– No christmas lights (but the menorah warmed things up without having to run the heat)
– Yes, overheats and overcools (set at 65 on hot days) Again, body temperature regulation issues so somewhat justified.

ps, keep all the jewish jokes to yourself. They are better in your head than written in a forum (unless they are about Madoff)

[poway_seller]

– No fireplace in the house
– No christmas lights (but the menorah warmed things up without having to run the heat)
– Yes, overheats and overcools (set at 65 on hot days) Again, body temperature regulation issues so somewhat justified.

ps, keep all the jewish jokes to yourself. They are better in your head than written in a forum (unless they are about Madoff)

[poway_seller]

– No fireplace in the house
– No christmas lights (but the menorah warmed things up without having to run the heat)
– Yes, overheats and overcools (set at 65 on hot days) Again, body temperature regulation issues so somewhat justified.

ps, keep all the jewish jokes to yourself. They are better in your head than written in a forum (unless they are about Madoff)

[meadandale]

LOL, you want to save money and the wife is cranking the heater to 78?!

When my heater comes on it never gets set above 70. 67 or 68 is more like it. Buy her a freaking blanket and get a down comforter for the bed.

[meadandale]

LOL, you want to save money and the wife is cranking the heater to 78?!

When my heater comes on it never gets set above 70. 67 or 68 is more like it. Buy her a freaking blanket and get a down comforter for the bed.

[meadandale]

LOL, you want to save money and the wife is cranking the heater to 78?!

When my heater comes on it never gets set above 70. 67 or 68 is more like it. Buy her a freaking blanket and get a down comforter for the bed.

[meadandale]

LOL, you want to save money and the wife is cranking the heater to 78?!

When my heater comes on it never gets set above 70. 67 or 68 is more like it. Buy her a freaking blanket and get a down comforter for the bed.

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