No heat in northern home all winter.
With the high cost of keeping heat in our Illinois home all winter while we are gone I am considering turning off all heat to our house. I already turn the water off and blow out the lines and winter...
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We turn off everything to our place, but then again we built it so that could be done. We've been doing it now for over 20 years with no damage to walls, floors, paint, misc...
Many cabins and cottages do exactly what you are saying. Also many foreclosed homes the banks will do that also. The banks do not pay to heat homes that they are trying to get rid of.
What you need to be aware of is frost busting the foundation. Heat is meant to escape threw the basement to help keep the frost away from the foundation. This busting of basement walls will only happen in areas with extreme cold temps (minus 20 and more.)
Many cabins and cottages do exactly what you are saying. Also many foreclosed homes the banks will do that also. The banks do not pay to heat homes that they are trying to get rid of.
What you need to be aware of is frost busting the foundation. Heat is meant to escape threw the basement to help keep the frost away from the foundation. This busting of basement walls will only happen in areas with extreme cold temps (minus 20 and more.)
