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Actually we purchased electric blankets for all the beds and are just dressing warmer for the other parts of the house. In Seattle's milder winter climate we think we can make it all winter.
Why are we doing this? Because the electric heat was costing a fortune and the colder season has barely started, we have cathedral ceilings in almost every room and we felt like we were just heating the roof.
I'm actually loving the blanket! But I'm also always cold and won't sleep well in a cold bed.
Just thought I'd pass this along, if you don't yet have one, I highly recommend it.
Actually we purchased electric blankets for all the beds and are just dressing warmer for the other parts of the house. In Seattle's milder winter climate we think we can make it all winter.
Why are we doing this? Because the electric heat was costing a fortune and the colder season has barely started, we have cathedral ceilings in almost every room and we felt like we were just heating the roof.
I'm actually loving the blanket! But I'm also always cold and won't sleep well in a cold bed.
Just thought I'd pass this along, if you don't yet have one, I highly recommend it.
Isn't there something you can do to make your house more energy efficient? I'm not saying your idea is bad, just wondering if there isn't something else you can do.
I guess the moral of the story is people need to think more about energy efficiency when buying homes. I don't really think it's much fun to live in a house with big, beautiful cathedral ceilings if you can't afford to heat it. I live in the SF Bay Area and I hate being cold. My hands are cold most of the winter here, even with the heat on, and our winters are certainly warmer than Seattle's.
I was sorta trying it too last weekend when we lost power for a day in that wind storm.
We've been averaging 6-10 degrees warmer than average since the spring and still hovering around 60ish most days and I really don't feel like we've hit the bone-chilling Seattle winter yet. You'll have to update this thread in a couple months, when we are consistently in the 40's during the day (if it even happens this year).
I posted on here a few weeks ago about temperature settings. Right now I'm happy with 66 during the day and turning it completely off at night. Kids have the warmest room of the house and are snug as a bug with their flannel sheets, fleece blankets and down comforters. Our room is the coldest with 6 large windows and I've been using an electric blanket and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Wish I had figured this out years ago.
Actually we purchased electric blankets for all the beds and are just dressing warmer for the other parts of the house. In Seattle's milder winter climate we think we can make it all winter.
Why are we doing this? Because the electric heat was costing a fortune and the colder season has barely started, we have cathedral ceilings in almost every room and we felt like we were just heating the roof.
I'm actually loving the blanket! But I'm also always cold and won't sleep well in a cold bed.
Just thought I'd pass this along, if you don't yet have one, I highly recommend it.
What climate are you in? I would not be willing to live without heating in any non-tropical climate (that is, any climate with near- and below- freezing low temps).
I don't think any place in the US fits the bill, except Hawaii and the lower Florida Keys...
What climate are you in? I would not be willing to live without heating in any non-tropical climate (that is, any climate with near- and below- freezing low temps).
I don't think any place in the US fits the bill, except Hawaii and the lower Florida Keys...
I know people in WA and CA that do not have heating systems.
Actually we purchased electric blankets for all the beds and are just dressing warmer for the other parts of the house. In Seattle's milder winter climate we think we can make it all winter.
My daughter lives in your area and has a wood burner to take the edge off.
As an added bonus, they used it to cook/bake last weekend when they were without power.
I am in coastal VA, definitely more moderate than some ofyou. I have not turned on my heat yet, and I have seen the thermometer at 61 in the house , in the morning. For me, that is fabulous sleeping weather. I am not home during the day so until it really stars dropping into the 50's in the house, I will just enjoy the low utility bills. This is normal for me, each fall.
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