On the subject of heat...

**caseysmom** · 10-27-2005, 04:38 PM

Heated tile in your motor home....oh how you toy with me

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 10-27-2005, 04:40 PM

Also, since we're speaking of heat.....just this afternoon the heat here at work wouldn't go off! Before I went to lunch I thought it was getting kind of warm, by the time I got back I knew it was way too warm so I went to look, sure enough, it was 78 degrees in here! Obviously something isn't working right so I turn the heat off totally at the thermostat. Furnace keeps running and it gets up to 80 degrees! By then I can't stand it anymore so I turned the switch on the furnace itself off. Whew, it's finally down to 74. I've now changed the batteries in the thermostat and by golly I think I fixed it! At least I can breath now - whew!

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 10-27-2005, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

Heated tile in your motor home....oh how you toy with me

Isn't it something? We live in a pretty nice house, but in someways the motorhome has it beat by a long shot.

**caseysmom** · 10-27-2005, 04:49 PM

I am sure I have mentioned before how getting a motorhome would be my dream come true.... Hubby is not a camping guy though, when I take the kids out tent camping he doesn't go...although the motorhome may be easier for me it is a big commitment and with our cc&r's I couldn't keep it at home.

I really need to rent one sometime though.

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 10-27-2005, 04:55 PM

Don't mean to hijack this thread....but....

Yes, the motorhome is a HUGE commitment. It's great when everything is working right, but when something goes wrong (did somebody say hydraulic leak?) it can be a real nightmare. I would definitely recommend renting one before buying, especially if hubby isn't into it. It's definitely way different than tent camping. I myself would not do tent camping, but I love camping in the motorhome. But they can be huge money pits if you don't know what you're doing, so rent to make sure it's for you before buying then finding out hubby can't take it and you lose a ton of money having to sell it right away.

Ok, back to the regularly scheduled topic.

**caseysmom** · 10-27-2005, 05:02 PM

Thanks for the info..

Back to the heat...I believe mine must be gas because the heater is in the attic but it does have a pilot light. I know the a/c is electric and it costs an arm and a leg to run and now they say the heat is going to triple in price.

My daughter turned the heater on yesterday and I told her to go get some clothes on...she has a tank top and shorts and she is turning the heater on

I usually don't have to run anything in october, its in the upper 60's during the day.

**smokey the elder** · 10-28-2005, 12:14 PM

I want to get radiant heat when I remodel the kitchen. I'm sure I would find a dozen cats in there every morning if I got that!

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 10-28-2005, 12:32 PM

Our heat is electric. We rarely need to run it, but on some night's in the winter we will turn it on. I don't always feel the need for it, but I don't want the animals too chilly so I'll turn it on.

When I lived in New York we has a wood burning stove and I miss it so much. Even if I lived in the north now I wouldn't have one though, I'd worry about the cats too much.

**ChrisH** · 10-28-2005, 03:48 PM

Mine is gas, radiators downstairs and one in the bathroom, no heat in the bedrooms. Oh, and I also have a gas fire in the living room, which I rarely use.