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Old 09-28-2023, 02:20 PM   #189 (permalink)
redpoint5
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I say I might get to October without running heat because I have 3 females in the house to keep warm. 69 is about the lower limit they will tolerate. When I was living by myself, I set 50 as the lower limit.

I might cheat a little by lighting the 2 pilot lights on the fireplaces. Pilot lights aren't considered heating, right?
I lit 1 of the pilot lights in the living room. This morning it was 68 degrees, so I ran the heat for an hour. Missed Oct by a couple days.

Might have to run heat tomorrow morning too, but the weekend forecast looks like heat won't be required.
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