Thanks for that anecdote, Jacquelyn. We have a house rule here that there shall be no complaints about the indoor temperatures unless one is already wearing two layers of sweater, a scarf and a hat. That does keep the grumblings to a dull roar. I have found that 55 degrees feels reasonably tame (when dressed so warmly) and I have had to peel layers off when I visit the homes of my clients, where keeping the house in the upper 60s is routine.
I remember in 1977 when former President Jimmy Carter (who just passed away at age 100) popularized wearing a sweater and keeping the room temperature a bit lower to conserve heating fuel. It did not get institutionalized and when Ronald Reagan swept into office he cranked the thermometer back up and abolished the idea of wearing sweaters. I am sure there is an important societal lesson to be learned from this interplay.
In your case, since a gas furnace does not take that much electricity to run, maybe 3 amps or so, you might be able to find someone to contrive an 'off-grid' solution with a switch, but the modern electric code now requires such to have its own dedicated circuit so that is the more obvious move to take: "Central heating equipment other than fixed electric space-heating equipment shall be supplied by an individual branch circuit."
Thanks much Ken. I am fine with how it is now, Portland OR is not for real winter and financially not possible either right now, slow time for my CAD drafting business. About to mount a second initiative to remove Idiotmeter., you know, series of letters. I have done other emf remediation just in terms of distances and doing circuit breake sleep challenge (thats mine but you can use it if you want eh) ....no fabrics yet for me. The way we are being corralled into this stuff is so scary. So much to know. thanks again.
I am in the same boat here in Portland, OR, the house gets down to about 52 at night because I turn off the elec. breaker which also controls the gas furnace. So no heat at night. I think about my mom, who grew up in Saskatchewan, who told me there would be frost in the corners of her bedroom on winter mornings. I am glad she told me that! I think of her before I complain. best
Thanks for that anecdote, Jacquelyn. We have a house rule here that there shall be no complaints about the indoor temperatures unless one is already wearing two layers of sweater, a scarf and a hat. That does keep the grumblings to a dull roar. I have found that 55 degrees feels reasonably tame (when dressed so warmly) and I have had to peel layers off when I visit the homes of my clients, where keeping the house in the upper 60s is routine.
I remember in 1977 when former President Jimmy Carter (who just passed away at age 100) popularized wearing a sweater and keeping the room temperature a bit lower to conserve heating fuel. It did not get institutionalized and when Ronald Reagan swept into office he cranked the thermometer back up and abolished the idea of wearing sweaters. I am sure there is an important societal lesson to be learned from this interplay.
In your case, since a gas furnace does not take that much electricity to run, maybe 3 amps or so, you might be able to find someone to contrive an 'off-grid' solution with a switch, but the modern electric code now requires such to have its own dedicated circuit so that is the more obvious move to take: "Central heating equipment other than fixed electric space-heating equipment shall be supplied by an individual branch circuit."
Thanks much Ken. I am fine with how it is now, Portland OR is not for real winter and financially not possible either right now, slow time for my CAD drafting business. About to mount a second initiative to remove Idiotmeter., you know, series of letters. I have done other emf remediation just in terms of distances and doing circuit breake sleep challenge (thats mine but you can use it if you want eh) ....no fabrics yet for me. The way we are being corralled into this stuff is so scary. So much to know. thanks again.
I am in the same boat here in Portland, OR, the house gets down to about 52 at night because I turn off the elec. breaker which also controls the gas furnace. So no heat at night. I think about my mom, who grew up in Saskatchewan, who told me there would be frost in the corners of her bedroom on winter mornings. I am glad she told me that! I think of her before I complain. best