There comes that day, every fall, when
I find myself forced to use axillary heat for the first time
of the season. This year, that day came on the morning of the 16th
of October when I awoke to an outside temperature of 46°F!
Inside, my bedroom thermometer read 72.1°F
and the house, in general was at 69.4°F.
(I think the difference in temperatures is due to the fact that I
have two computer towers in my room that run 24/7. They both generate
a little heat and might account for the small difference).
So,
now I guess I can expect my electrical use to go up a bit. I'm toying
with the idea of setting the programmable thermostat to an 'on'
setting as it has been off for the majority of the month. The last
time I had needed AC was on September the 11th,
so it had been some time for the change over to me needing heat
instead of cooling.
This year, I have a Delonghi space heater that worked great last autumn and winter and which I think saved me a few bucks on heating costs. Be sure and join me via this blog as I once again battle the evil electric coop and try to SAVE ENERGY ONE WATT AT A TIME!
