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loneryder
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Dec 12, 2015

What do you set your house heat at when leaving for winter?

This will be my first time SB ing and I was thinking about what to leave the heat set at when gone. I was thinking leaving the heat pump at 50-55. Water and everything else will be off and unplugged....
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keyman44
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Jan 01, 2016
We set the furnace at 55. We have a ventless gas fireplace in the LR set at 50, and a ventless gas stove in the basement set at 50. If the furnace fails (power outage) the fireplace and stove will keep it warm.
We also have our fire alarm and a temperature sensor connected to a Dakota Alert Auto Dialer. If the fire alarm goes off or the temp gets to 45 it will dial 9 phone numbers. So far we have always left the water on.
http://www.dakotaalert.com/catb2b1/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=67

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