TF, You might want to consider a programmable thermostat to control the furnace at 48 Summit St.
Once the move has been made and a regular schedule has been re-started, the thermostat can be set to very low temperatures during the many hours that nobody is expected. If someone shows up, the setting can be changed and the furnace turned on for the duration of the stay. A properly set and maintained programmable thermostat can save the average homeowner between 5 and 15 percent of the winter heating bill, according to DOE. I am sending a 92.5kb XLS file, titled "Annual and Life Cycle Costs and Savings for 1 Programmable Thermostat(s)", to your personal email address. A casual reading should convince you that there is a lot of money to be saved with a programmable thermostat. For SH, the savings could be in the hundreds of dollars per year. BTW, I can install the new thermostat for SH, if you buy one. I have installed at least 30 of them in homes and apartments. I prefer and recommend the units made by Honeywell. Here is the link to Honeywell Model RTH8500D = http://yourhome.honeywell.com/home/Products/Thermostats/7-Day-Programmable/RTH8500D.htm If you have any questions on the subject of cheep heat, feel free to submit them to me as printed text, in triplicate, on bright white, 24# bond paper, by snail mail to my PO box address. I will reply within a month, probably. * Check your 'hackerbots' address for the XLS file. PPP * jk On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]>wrote: > After today's measurement, my estimates show that our gas bill is likely > to be around $580, with total utilities for the month at $600. We have > currently racked up $112 since metrics began on the 9th. > > This is very good, as my budget was for $600 total in gas+power+water. > Let's see if we can drive that number any lower and afford more buildout in > Feb. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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