tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post4270449346520884948..comments2023-07-05T02:49:43.912-07:00Comments on Accidentally Frugal: Turn your heat down willya?Secret Garden Supper Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09582083653290441344noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345923115000159448.post-9248760969819383752008-10-28T09:14:00.000-07:002008-10-28T09:14:00.000-07:00Sounds like you've done a lot to make a difference...Sounds like you've done a lot to make a difference. Me, not so much. :(<BR/><BR/>We live in a 1600 sqft 1959 ranch. Plus a 1600sqft finished basement. A fireplace on each floor which we use only occasionally. They both have "heatalotor" inserts which means when a fire is going, the hot air around the not-really-an-insert is forced out the grating built into the bricks. Kinda confusing, I know. But since I love my fireplaces in the winter, it's good to know they're at least doing more than the heat going straight up. I have only gone so far as setting the house to 61 in the day when we're gone, but it comes back up to 68 right before I get home. And at night the thermostat is set for 60, but if I don't watch Husband, he'll turn it up to 67. <BR/><BR/>We don't have the floor issues (because of the basement. And we're all hardwoods here) but we do have windows issues. Our front windows are dual-pane, but dual-pane from 1959 and the gas between the two has all leaked away. I did find a killer deal at selectblinds.com and got all four blinds for these huge windows (45x66 - 4 of them!) for $360. Free shipping too!! So we just broke down and did it. I hope it helps because I'm never going to talk him into window quilts.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for rambling on forever. :/<BR/>Stay warm!It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.com