Do you use your heater? (San Diego, Chula Vista: rental, HOA fees, condos)

[1AngryTaxPayer]

We have a wood burning stove and a fire place on top of a fire pit outside so looking forward to expanding my carbon footprint soon. Red oak burns hot!

[TacoSoup]

Originally Posted by barryg

In 13yrs in San Diego, I think I've turned on the heat on maybe twice....for 20 minutes. And that was 5yrs ago when it was down to like 34 degrees outside.

When I wake up, usually low 70s in the house. Never use the heat. I don't like heat. I'd rather wear sweats and a hat. Heat makes me too hot too fast.

How is your house in the low 70’s in the morning without the use of a heater? I’ve gone years without turning on my heater too, but I don’t ever recall it being that warm in the mornings, not even close. It’ll go weeks without it even reaching 70 outside during the day.

[thait84]

Thank you for the feedback about the age of your home and the temperature in the morning. I was worried my home was leaking or something.

I guess dealing with a 60 something degree house will be the closest we will feel to "winter" in SD.

[Jenkay]

My house has been around 60 in the mornings lately. I'll use a space heater in the mornings when it drops to the low 50s. I live in a tiny wood-frame cottage built in 1920, so not a lot of insulation

[kettlepot]

I stopped using my heat several years ago when something fell down my floor grate. I guess that's why floor grates aren't standard anymore.

My 1940s home is currently about 65 in the morning. On the coldest winter days, I'll wake up to 58 degrees. I will then drink warm beverages to start my day and put on a sweatshirt. Today, I winterized my bed by adding a blanket putting on the flannel sheets.

[malcorub16]

I don't think I've turned on my heater in over three or four years. I love sleeping in colder temps. The only way I will turn it on is if I see my own breath or if my nostrils very are are cold, otherwise the entire family can just wears sweaters and long pants indoors.

[ryanst530]

Our house is a new build and is rather well insulated. It's usually 73 inside at night before bed, and 71 when we wake up.... ~30-ish degrees outside in the mornings.

Haven't needed the heater yet.

[saibot]

We've never used the heater. I like sleeping in a cold room and dislike the stuffy feeling of a closed-up, heated house. Of course if we lived elsewhere it would be a necessity, but we're perfectly fine using extra blankets at night and wearing sweatshirts during the day.

I think the coldest I've ever seen in the house was mid-50s, and that is pretty rare.

[Curious.In.California]

We've never used the heater in our place, we actually have to use our a/c year-round to keep it at 73 (or 78 in the summer). We live in a high-rise and well you know, heat rises.

[cruitr]

Originally Posted by Curious.In.California

We've never used the heater in our place, we actually have to use our a/c year-round to keep it at 73 (or 78 in the summer). We live in a high-rise and well you know, heat rises.

Do you live in a high-rise in downtown SD? Can you say what building?

My wife and I are slowly retiring. It's sort of like a slow-motion trainwreck. We keep changing our minds. We considered living in downtown SD but we've never lived in any sort of condo. We liked Cityfront but I don't think I could live without a garage refrigerator or all my car tools or a fenced backyard. I shop at Costco. Where would I put all the over-sized multi-pack stuff?