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I live in a 3-bedroom, two bath house. The other rooms are a kitchen (which has a doorway that opens into the entryway, the laundry room, and the great room). I have a gas fireplace and a gas heater. I am extremely cold-natured. Would it be better to operate the fireplace when someone is here (and awake)? Our highs average between 30 and 50 degrees Farenheit this time of year. I try to keep the thermostat at 68-70 degrees...if it drops below 68 I'm freezing, even if I use extra sweaters and blankets.

2006-12-27 15:17:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Other - Home & Garden

10 answers

For where you are at and the temperature range you need to look at two things which are easy. What is the construction of your windows (single pane, metal frame) that may allow a higher temperature transfer and a quick peak into the attic to look at the insulation. Most home that are older than 18 years can use a good shot of 10 to 12" back into the attic space. The insulation should be 8 plus inches above the rafters. Insulation settles over time loosing its "R-Value" and in turn it costs more to keep your home comfortable. Other things would require a service person to come to your home for inspection. Ex; Dirty a/c coil restricting air flow of your central heating and cooling system.

2006-12-27 15:55:07 · answer #1 · answered by ge_krueger 2 · 0 0

The gas fireplace is probably not using the gas as efficiently as the gas "heater"...(is this your central heating?) it might warm someone sitting right in front of it better, but not the house.

Close the doors to rooms you don't use much, and close up the registers in those rooms. Open the registers in the rooms you spend time in. (Pay attention to what room has the thermostat)

Is it your house? If it is: Insulate the attic a lot! Put window film on the windows. Put draft "doggies" on the door bottoms.

And when dressing to be warm, put a hat on. In the old pictures of people wearing hats to bed...they did that because there was no heat on at all! We lose most of our heat from our heads. A simple knit hat will do wonders to help you feel warmer.

2006-12-27 23:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by roadlessgraveled 4 · 0 0

Need to know the type of gas firelplace you have! If it vents up the chimney then it is only adding heat to the area immediately in front of the fireplace. It requires combustion to operate and is pulling heat from your furnace and venting the heat up the chimney. You are better off not using the fireplace as a heat source. rely on your furnace (heater) for heat. Keep the thermostat around 70 degrees. If you have a humidifier installed on your furnace, make sure it is on and running. It will add moist air and heat to the house and make everyone more comfortable.

2007-01-01 18:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Gas heat can become very expensive, with the increased cost for natural gas, I would suggest looking into insulating the home better to conserve on the gas usage and keep the heat in, and also look at more energy efficient option for example a New energy efficient 95 % AFUE furnace. Electric heat pumps are a energy efficient option in the warmer climate regions. The best choice is a energy efficient Geothermal unit with a COP of 5.0 , the less expensive option would be a infared portable electric heater (they will heat 800 sq. ft at a low cost of 90 cents per day ). Please feel free to call for more information 1-800-360-1569. I would be glad to explain more on how I'm saving money on heating.
Hope this helps,
Jason

2006-12-28 00:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by jasing1000 1 · 0 0

sonds lk the heater is not adequaite 4 the hous make sure your fireplace damper is closed when not in use so heat wont go up the chimney also if u have a large pipe in the stove they have fans to put in them and this will help heat hose and conserve energy also if u have electric cooking stove u could turn it on wth the oven door open also at nite when u are in bed u could buy u an elecric blancket i hv one and i love it good luck and be safe also call gas company hv them chck out your stove mk sure it is working properly a foughty thermostat can be some problems

2007-01-04 16:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by kyfixedit 2 · 0 0

Gas is expensive, what we did is get a couple oil filled electric heaters and put one in the rooms we wanted warmer. I've found that that cut our heating cost and provided a nice warm heat for my wife. I've found that Delonghi oil filled electric heaters work the best.

2007-01-03 14:46:44 · answer #6 · answered by John 2 · 0 0

They sell things called corn burners, they run on dry corn, and the heat the house up really good.

2007-01-04 13:45:38 · answer #7 · answered by Stanleyscg 3 · 0 0

You sound like you're very sensitive to cold. Why not wear long underwear ( woolen from LLBean ) and also have your thyroid checked. Could you be hypothyroid?

2007-01-03 15:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by Yellow Tail 3 · 0 0

Add insulation to your attic

2006-12-27 23:19:19 · answer #9 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0 0

i was going to say extra clothing but after reading your comments I am only left with one idea.........move south.

2006-12-27 23:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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