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kimbecile t1_j5avv30 wrote

I'm dreading mine. It ran nonstop and never got above 59 during that cold snap. I fully anticipate at least $600

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CARLEtheCamry t1_j5blrl0 wrote

Similar situation, and my bill is $328. Still hurts and is about double what it usually is, but given the extreme low temperatures not surprised.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j5btuxt wrote

Budget plan takes the edge off.

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merkinmavin t1_j5cro7w wrote

Until it gets out of hand and you owe a huge bill on your true-up date. My budget was set two years ago and it's becoming clear I need them to revise it.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j5g1o54 wrote

It gives you some leeway to put money aside for when they true up. I live in a 110 year old house, 1800sf, and I've never got a shock bill in May when Columbia trues up.

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kimbecile t1_j5fch2a wrote

I make my own budget plan. I give 150 a month regardless. So I should have a good buffer in there for now.

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pAul2437 t1_j5cvf14 wrote

That’s a house or heater problem

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kimbecile t1_j5fclf0 wrote

Both. Old as hell house and I won't discuss the furnace situation here.

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av-gas t1_j5di2f1 wrote

Lots of old houses without much insulation around Pittsburgh. And now new heating units tend to be more 'efficient' but they just run more often because they can't heat up the house.

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beren0073 t1_j5fcvbs wrote

This is only the case if the new furnace was undersized for the load. More efficient is more efficient, but if you put in an efficient furnace that's only rated for 1/2 to 2/3 of the load it has to supported, you're going to be cold.

Properly sized high efficiency furnaces with variable or two-stage blowers will run longer at a lower burn rate, and shift to 100% when needed.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j5g1uld wrote

I've got an 1800 square foot 110 year old house and I pay $128 a month. Are people keeping their houses at 75 F all winter? Just put a sweater on and run it at 67 F.

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