For 2 years when hubby and I lived with my mom in eastern NC, we only ran the heat 2-3 hours a day...and that brought the house up to a toasty 50ish. Her house was over a hundred years old and had no insulation to speak of. Running the heater 24/7 only brought the house up to 60 degrees or so, but then the electricity bill was more than the rent was, so we ran it briefly out of necessity. No heat at night. We became good friends with electric blankets, extra layers, and beanies. Thankfully the winters were short and it only got really cold for a couple of months. We also had no A/C in the summer, which sucked far worse than no heat.
It wasn't fun, but we did it. I could do it again if I had to, but I certainly wouldn't choose to.
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Formerly Medusa
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