How is your home heated?

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Gas furnace	5
Boiler system (specify fuel type)	3
Coal stove/furnace	2
Outdoor wood burner	0
Heat pump	2
Oil burning furnace	2
I don't have heat (why not?)	3
Kerosene heater	0
Gas space heater	1
Electric furnace	1
Wood burning furnace	1
Geothermal system	1
Indoor wood burning stove	1
Electric baseboard	0
Electric space heater	4
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TheManagement
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6 years ago

Hot water baseboard. Works great! and very quiet.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  How is the water heated?
  
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  - TheManagement
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    6 years ago
    
    Gas
    
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CozmoWank

6 years ago

I burn the bones of my vanquished foe.

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Nickvey

6 years ago

the devil walks through the door when she gets off work and the whole house warms up. the closest thing on the list is geothermal heat

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megadriver

6 years ago

Main apartment is district heated, second apartment we rent out is district heated as well. My grandparents house is heated by a wood burning stove and electric radiators, my parents house is heated by a hybrid fireplace/ radiator jacket/ solar power heating system with additional electric radiators.

My apartment is district heated too.

As for cooling, all homes have air conditioning.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  I had to look up what district heat is. I'm guessing it's not the show about lesbians (that's what came up first on google), but a central plant that pipes the heat to customers. That is cool! To what extent can you control how warm it gets in your home? How much is your bill? Is it a flat rate type of deal? Sorry for all the questions but it's quite interesting and foreign to me.
  
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  - megadriver
    
    6 years ago
    
    Well... Here is the thing. The guy in charge of the city's power plant is a friend of my dad, so is the mayor, so we pay about 20-30 Euros (in winter) to heat our 160 square meter apartment. No clue about rented apartment heating, since we don't pay it. Tho I do know that some people have had to pay in excess of 150 Euros for heating per month in the cold months...
    
    Anyway, district heating is a common thing in Europe. District heating in my home town is available from September to mid April. In that period you just turn the dial on the radiator to whatever you want it and you have heat. If you turn up the radiators to the max, it's a sauna.
    
    In Germany, district heating is available all year round, so you can crank up the heat even in August if you are insane. Anyway, district heating itself... power plants provide water for heating and hot water to the whole city. You can join this network, or opt for gas, or whatever you want.
    
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[Old Memory]

6 years ago

Don't have heat because we have mild winters here (no frost or snow).

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Hateful1

6 years ago

Oil, but I prefer wood stoves. And before you ask I like the cold. About 62 Fahrenheit is okay, 65 starts to be to warm for me. My winters get cold. In the deepest parts of winter 0 degrees for a week is normal.

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EnglishLad

6 years ago

Boiler system - Electric I think.

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Ummitsme

6 years ago

Wood fireplaces.

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Tealights

6 years ago

Electric Furnace.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  That must be expensive. I bet you live in a small apartment. Are your winters very cold?
  
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  - Tealights
    
    6 years ago
    
    Nah, in my state central air is standard in all houses and apartment complexes.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      6 years ago
      
      Central doesn't necessarily mean electric. What I'm asking is the manner in which the air is heated, many central units heat the air with gas or oil, etc. (but use an electric fan to distribute the air), for instance. Is your unit using electricity to actually heat the air? Electric furnaces are insanely expensive to run compared to other types and they're not typical in houses or cold climates.
      
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      - Tealights
        
        6 years ago
        
        I live in the southern states, so it's warm/hot with mild winters.
        
        You're probably right, I may have a split system, because I've noticed in the winter my gas bill is high as hell and my electric is only 20 dollars or so. While in the summer it's my electric that's super high, and my gas is very low.
        
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Dustyair

6 years ago

Gas, I keep it at 75.893 degrees. Last night I woke up because it dropped to 75.462 degrees :(

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  Do you have to call in a NASA scientist to fix your high tech precision thermostat?
  
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Whatintarnation

6 years ago

Baseboard hot water that burns Lp. House is at 68 to 69 degrees. Plenty warm during Minnesota winters.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  How much is your heating bill?
  
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  - Whatintarnation
    
    6 years ago
    
    Depends heavily on l.p. prices. I try to get the tank filled in the summer when prices are about half generally. Also depends on how many below zero days we have. Usually tank is filled twice. Around 800 dollars for the winter.
    
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dinz

6 years ago

I have in floor heating - so it basically from what I understand is hot water pipes under the clement slab that the house sits on. It is set to 22C (71F) during winter and normally switched off during summer.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  Cool! That is able to heat your whole house? How cold are your winters?
  
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  - dinz
    
    6 years ago
    
    Relatively mild for this part of the country - between 5-15C (40-60F).
    
    Yeah the house has been properly isolated for it to work properly. Triple glazed windows, etc.
    
    The downside is that the heat is not instant so you will need to keep it on for the entire winter.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      6 years ago
      
      Ah, that's quite mild. What sort of fuel heats the water? Is it a boiler type system or something else entirely?
      
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      - dinz
        
        6 years ago
        
        From my understanding there is a pump that is connected to my hot water cylinder (electric). In the in floor heating is great for tiled areas, my bathrooms and kitchen floors is nice and warm to walk on.
        
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- [Old Memory]
  
  6 years ago
  
  May want to see if you can get that system insured if you own the property. Very costly if it needs repairs or replacement if the pipes are indeed (copper) pipes. I know it works great....until something goes wrong.
  
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  - dinz
    
    6 years ago
    
    Yeah I heard it can be expensive to replace.
    
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[Old Memory]

6 years ago

Are you an HVAC doctor?

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express lastnight.
  
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  - [Old Memory]
    
    6 years ago
    
    Are you a bedbug doctor?
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      6 years ago
      
      Are you asking me if I am a bedbug that is also a doctor, or a human doctor that sees bedbug patients?
      
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      - [Old Memory]
        
        6 years ago
        
        Exactly.
        
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        6 years ago
        
        Or is it?
        
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jethro

6 years ago

Oops. I voted wrong. How do I change my vote?

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  Punch yourself in the dick 7 times while standing on a lego. Praise Rang and your troubles will be sorted and the votes reset.
  
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  - jethro
    
    6 years ago
    
    Well then come over here so I can punch you...dick.
    
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