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By not heating my enclosed porch, which I did by simply keeping the kitchen door open, temp this morning in the kitchen was 54 vs 48 yesterday. Overnight temp turned out to be -1F, not +4 as they had forecast. That often happens here, the actual temp being a few degrees lower than forecast.
For the first time ever I heated the bedroom last night. Made a similar difference, about 6 degrees. Temps in the mid-50s mean no need for the thick terrycloth robe, and my fingertips are warm enough.
I am erring on the side of caution re my water pipes, and am trickling both hot and cold in the bathroom and kitchen on these ridiculously cold days. Cheaper than having a plumber come out and fix any burst pipes. Temp just inside the crawlspace door is in the high 30s, but that doesn't mean it is that warm over by the water heater and kitchen sink lines.
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