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ripiss t1_iw03gi5 wrote

You turn your heat on when it gets cold, hope this helps

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iw06xct wrote

Mine went on early this year. One of those days that was cold and rainy and I worked outside and was soaked when I came in. I cranked the pellet stove to like 90 and took the chill out of the house and out of my bones pretty quick.

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iw19xd2 wrote

I love how the internet has become this source of weird insecurity for people. "Hmm. When should I turn my heat on? I mean, I feel a little cold, but... I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe there are lots of important rules about when to turn my heat on!"

Nah homie, it's OK to just turn it on whenever you get cold. If it's warmer than it needs to be, turn it down a bit. Find what works. It's just a thermostat lol.

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Generic_Commenter-X OP t1_iw04dnh wrote

You must be awfully fun on a long drive.

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ripiss t1_iw0mcir wrote

Yeah but at least the heat is on

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Generic_Commenter-X OP t1_iw0mkdh wrote

That's okay. I'll be driving with the guy with the flowchart. More fun.

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ripiss t1_iw0mx1g wrote

Goodluck, I’m not the idiot that had to ask when to turn the heat on

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Generic_Commenter-X OP t1_iw0okz9 wrote

I didn't ask when to turn the heat on. So far, there are 43 downvoting idiots, including you, who missed the joke.

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Faerhun t1_iw0poyv wrote

No one liking your joke does not equate to people not getting it. We got it, it was bad.

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Generic_Commenter-X OP t1_iw0qe52 wrote

Your reaction to this is funnier than the link. Ya'll actually seriously think somebody is asking when to turn the heat on..... all because you don't know how to read a reddit post....

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Faerhun t1_iw0qo5x wrote

Says the dude going off because no one liked his jokes. lol

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iw1a23s wrote

lmao I straight up belly laughed at his reply dude.

it's heat. you turn it on when you're cold. he fucking nailed it lol

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xiphias__gladius t1_iw0n8h6 wrote

Don't forget to periodically announce to friends and strangers that you still haven't turned your heat on, despite it being date/temperature.

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grant622 t1_iw1xa8k wrote

except you did it that one cold september morning but you were just testing the heat to make sure it worked....

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Sdwingnut t1_iw1es93 wrote

I haven't turned my furnace on since aught eight!/s

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go2001 t1_iw0eiud wrote

At $5.60 a gallon maybe -20

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deadowl t1_iw0fuy0 wrote

Make sure you buy the properly rated sleeping bags tho.

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zombienutz1 t1_iw05mii wrote

Mine goes on when the temp drops below 60 in the house.

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Lasshandra2 t1_iw0fgll wrote

Below 55 during the day and night. Below 57 mornings and evenings. It’s too chilly 😿💕❄️

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kalitarios t1_iw0l6bd wrote

Me, with my thermostat set at 63° reading these comments like the sock monkey

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SilentUnicorn t1_iw04fse wrote

Need a chart on when to light the wood stove.

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Aoe330 t1_iw08mf1 wrote

Something tells me it's going to be nessisary on Sunday night.

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eloquinees_husband t1_iw101fm wrote

There's really only 1 month of the year we don't have a fire: July. Every other month has at least a day or 2 of running the stove.

And it doesn't matter since fuel will never be too expensive to run the chainsaw. Firewood literally grows on tree.

Flowchart is simple: house too warn? no -> light up the stove.

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DasWheever t1_iw16doh wrote

For the last 4 years, I've had to light the woodstove on the 4th of July. Just saying.

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Dire88 t1_iw2bam6 wrote

Has your neighbor lit their woodstove?

Yes? Go ahead. No? No.

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yahhhguy t1_iw2c9cq wrote

The hardier the neighbor is, the more self sufficient, the gruffer their demeanor, etc etc, the quicker they are to light the wood stove when it gets chilly. It’s an inverse relationship.

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Ambitious_Ask_1569 t1_iw1s0q1 wrote

Turn it on at 33 degrees so your pipes don't freeze. Other than that its cheaper to burn your furniture this year.

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MizLucinda t1_iw0fumt wrote

I still have windows open.

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randombrosef t1_iw0lrss wrote

Set to 50 and wrapped the windows. Good enough.

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Smirkly t1_iw0cuiz wrote

The question was about New England. While I live in NH I'll jump in. South central and we have not turned it on yet. It hasn't been a problem with the exceptionally mild weather but I do expect next week might do it. One son is rooting for Thanksgiving and I would be fine with that but the other one is already sort of miserable. I'll go with under 60.

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Generic_Commenter-X OP t1_iw0dxft wrote

If the sun is out, we won't have to. We have good southern exposure. But if it's going to be cloudy, then we'll probably have to turn on the heat.

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Smirkly t1_iw14fno wrote

One son is already freezing and the other is defiant. No way, Thanksgiving at least, maybe Christmas. They are in their forties and it is my house so basically whenever I feel cold. Suddenly this week it is twenties at night and low forties in the day. This is as it should be but I live in New Hampshire and I will have heat...eventually.

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VTCoates t1_iw0qvlo wrote

Northern VT here - lit the woodstove twice but haven’t turned the heat on…yet. Soon though I think!

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vociferousgirl t1_iw0wadc wrote

"Sets heat to 65?" What heaven is that!

My "Do not touch that thermostat, 62 degrees is warm enough" mother would hate that.

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BurtonFive t1_iw11dnn wrote

I set the thermostat to 70 and don’t touch it until the end of winter.

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iw1ai3b wrote

lol whenever I go to someone's place and they have their thermostat set to 70 I feel like I'm in a sauna. Sneaking into the bathroom to crack the window and cool off lol. It's not like I keep my place super cold either, I keep it at like 65, but for some reason 70 degrees in winter just fucks my body up lol.

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mr_chip_douglas t1_iw1ghio wrote

Amen. The only thing I’m not typical “dad” about. My entire 20’s the house didn’t go above 62. No more.

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WantDastardlyBack t1_iw23nav wrote

We locked in at $2.79 and turned the heat on when it hit 58 in the house, and since then it's been on and off several times because of the roller coaster temps. Hilltop Energy for the win!

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Vermonter623 t1_iw2pikr wrote

Thanks for trying to bring some San Francisco culture with you but The only metric natives use is when my girl says it’s cold and then glares at me.

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Pongpianskul t1_iw0pc4g wrote

I light up the wood stove when it gets below 60 indoors. It usually just stays on until spring after that. If I have to be away, a propane heater keeps pipes from freezing at around 50 - 55 F.

I would not be happy without the wood - especially during power outages when nothing works in January.

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iw19lfe wrote

Just set the thermostat to 60. Problem solved.

Or date someone who is perpetually cold, set the thermostat to 60, and have them adjust it to 71.

Either one will keep your pipes from freezing, really.

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Gilashot t1_iw26to1 wrote

Whenever I please, because my heap pump runs on pennies and clouds.

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mijaschi t1_iw1942r wrote

my ac is running at this very moment

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ringomanzana t1_iw2aic4 wrote

You turn your heat on when it’s time to scrape that wallpaper.

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Kink4202 t1_iw2piw9 wrote

VT set a high temperature record, for nov 12, at 3:30 AM. 70 degrees. Per the NW weather center

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casewood123 t1_iw2s1tr wrote

The heat comes on when I’m in uncomfortable, not some arbitrary date or temperature.

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