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March 26, 2011 at 1:04 PM #18664March 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM #681115
NotCranky
ParticipantHow much it costs depends on why the house is too cold and what kind of forced air system it has.
If it is uninsulated,drafty and has no solar heat gain,it will be relatively expensive.
If it is airtight and well insulated but has no decent solar heat gain then it won’t be too bad.Really this is what you want unless perhaps you are right on the coast. In hot climates it is best to have poor solar heat gain and good insulation/high efficiency hvac.
Some houses could away with little heating and no AC in San Diego if everything comes together right for their climate zone.
March 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM #681167ParticipantHow much it costs depends on why the house is too cold and what kind of forced air system it has.
If it is uninsulated,drafty and has no solar heat gain,it will be relatively expensive.
If it is airtight and well insulated but has no decent solar heat gain then it won’t be too bad.Really this is what you want unless perhaps you are right on the coast. In hot climates it is best to have poor solar heat gain and good insulation/high efficiency hvac.
Some houses could away with little heating and no AC in San Diego if everything comes together right for their climate zone.
March 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM #681782ParticipantHow much it costs depends on why the house is too cold and what kind of forced air system it has.
If it is uninsulated,drafty and has no solar heat gain,it will be relatively expensive.
If it is airtight and well insulated but has no decent solar heat gain then it won’t be too bad.Really this is what you want unless perhaps you are right on the coast. In hot climates it is best to have poor solar heat gain and good insulation/high efficiency hvac.
Some houses could away with little heating and no AC in San Diego if everything comes together right for their climate zone.
March 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM #681922ParticipantHow much it costs depends on why the house is too cold and what kind of forced air system it has.
If it is uninsulated,drafty and has no solar heat gain,it will be relatively expensive.
If it is airtight and well insulated but has no decent solar heat gain then it won’t be too bad.Really this is what you want unless perhaps you are right on the coast. In hot climates it is best to have poor solar heat gain and good insulation/high efficiency hvac.
Some houses could away with little heating and no AC in San Diego if everything comes together right for their climate zone.
March 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM #682275ParticipantHow much it costs depends on why the house is too cold and what kind of forced air system it has.
If it is uninsulated,drafty and has no solar heat gain,it will be relatively expensive.
If it is airtight and well insulated but has no decent solar heat gain then it won’t be too bad.Really this is what you want unless perhaps you are right on the coast. In hot climates it is best to have poor solar heat gain and good insulation/high efficiency hvac.
Some houses could away with little heating and no AC in San Diego if everything comes together right for their climate zone.
March 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM #681120outtamojo
ParticipantWhen you are in a dwelling w/ attached walls your neighbors act as insulation, and when they turn on the heater they heat your place too. As for your current home, maybe try some flannel or fleece pj’s?
March 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM #681172ParticipantWhen you are in a dwelling w/ attached walls your neighbors act as insulation, and when they turn on the heater they heat your place too. As for your current home, maybe try some flannel or fleece pj’s?
March 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM #681787ParticipantWhen you are in a dwelling w/ attached walls your neighbors act as insulation, and when they turn on the heater they heat your place too. As for your current home, maybe try some flannel or fleece pj’s?
March 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM #681927ParticipantWhen you are in a dwelling w/ attached walls your neighbors act as insulation, and when they turn on the heater they heat your place too. As for your current home, maybe try some flannel or fleece pj’s?
March 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM #682280ParticipantWhen you are in a dwelling w/ attached walls your neighbors act as insulation, and when they turn on the heater they heat your place too. As for your current home, maybe try some flannel or fleece pj’s?
March 26, 2011 at 5:43 PM #681149waiting hawk
ParticipantMy house is built in 71 and had single pane windows and real poor blown in insulation. After changing both I dropped my gas bill down ~100 a month and cant wait till this summer to see the electric bill come down. Insulation is greater than the windows on my home and I would check that first. About 2200 sqft place heating it wih bad insulation and windows costed me around 180-200 a month (single story) with a 90’s york central heater. Now with my tankless and upgraded windows/insulation my gas bill is average 80 a month.
When I run my pool heater to heat the pool to 102 degrees and float in the pool drinking (40-50 degrees outside) while watching hangover on the projection screen on side of house my gas bill shoots up to 300 that month. Hey it seemed like a good idea at the time 😉
Maybe you can call me a “ratard”.That was about midnight one night. The neighbors love me.
March 26, 2011 at 5:43 PM #681201ParticipantMy house is built in 71 and had single pane windows and real poor blown in insulation. After changing both I dropped my gas bill down ~100 a month and cant wait till this summer to see the electric bill come down. Insulation is greater than the windows on my home and I would check that first. About 2200 sqft place heating it wih bad insulation and windows costed me around 180-200 a month (single story) with a 90’s york central heater. Now with my tankless and upgraded windows/insulation my gas bill is average 80 a month.
When I run my pool heater to heat the pool to 102 degrees and float in the pool drinking (40-50 degrees outside) while watching hangover on the projection screen on side of house my gas bill shoots up to 300 that month. Hey it seemed like a good idea at the time 😉
Maybe you can call me a “ratard”.That was about midnight one night. The neighbors love me.
March 26, 2011 at 5:43 PM #681817ParticipantMy house is built in 71 and had single pane windows and real poor blown in insulation. After changing both I dropped my gas bill down ~100 a month and cant wait till this summer to see the electric bill come down. Insulation is greater than the windows on my home and I would check that first. About 2200 sqft place heating it wih bad insulation and windows costed me around 180-200 a month (single story) with a 90’s york central heater. Now with my tankless and upgraded windows/insulation my gas bill is average 80 a month.
When I run my pool heater to heat the pool to 102 degrees and float in the pool drinking (40-50 degrees outside) while watching hangover on the projection screen on side of house my gas bill shoots up to 300 that month. Hey it seemed like a good idea at the time 😉
Maybe you can call me a “ratard”.That was about midnight one night. The neighbors love me.
March 26, 2011 at 5:43 PM #681956ParticipantMy house is built in 71 and had single pane windows and real poor blown in insulation. After changing both I dropped my gas bill down ~100 a month and cant wait till this summer to see the electric bill come down. Insulation is greater than the windows on my home and I would check that first. About 2200 sqft place heating it wih bad insulation and windows costed me around 180-200 a month (single story) with a 90’s york central heater. Now with my tankless and upgraded windows/insulation my gas bill is average 80 a month.
When I run my pool heater to heat the pool to 102 degrees and float in the pool drinking (40-50 degrees outside) while watching hangover on the projection screen on side of house my gas bill shoots up to 300 that month. Hey it seemed like a good idea at the time 😉
Maybe you can call me a “ratard”.That was about midnight one night. The neighbors love me.
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