We try to wait until Nov 1... But we turned it on last night!

When we a cold !@#$%

Your kidding Nov 1 . Heat on !! 28 degrees is cold , gonna be 70 in a few days !!!

Had to finally give in last night. We usually try to make it to Nov 1st but we do have a wood stove that helps keep the chill off.

Well, we officially turned our heat on the first day of Autumn -- Sept. 22nd! When it gets cold...it's goes on. No particular date that we wait for. I work hard for my money. If I'm cold, the heat goes on!

Last night!

Already on

It's on.... A couple of times to warm up the house in the morning last week... but last nite i put it on and left it on.

Furnace was checked last Weds and they had to turn it on obviously to check; used that as an excuse to keep it on. Its nice coming down to a warm kitchen in the AM (especially this morning!!)....and when the temp rises, it stays off. I have it programmed to shut back during the times when no one needs it..........;)

Good weather for oven cooking and keeping warm as a result.

Wtf is up with your posts @ David Aresenault?

Already on.

On today to take out the chill is all, usually by Nov 1st for me..

We had a reader from Beverly email in this question: "I am getting ready to buy oil for heat for the very first time. I have been looking around for who provides the best service at the most reasonable prices."

Anyone you'd like to suggest?

Two words, pellet stove. $288 a ton free delivery from wolf hill, guilt free heat, I keep my house at 75 without turning on the heat in the early season, later on in the winter I leave the stove on from 4pm to about 8am then turn the heat on just during the warmest part of the day to keep pipes warm. Best investment I ever made. Saved thousands already.

Forgot to mention if wasn't for the wood http://o3.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/600x450/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/5c3ec824ec6cbaaa2ba810b003322290 We wouldn't had any heat last Season because we and our neighbors lost our furnaces last year. According to the town drainage maps the main reason is because of the 36">12">36" pipe configuration. Creating slow intake http://o3.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/600x450/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/c0a27625468f8b5ae94f12ddbd39b1aa
I asked if this could be fixed before winter and was told, "It would be prudent to wait" For what, http://swampscott.patch.com/listings/n-granese-sons Could have this done before next spring or maybe before Dec. Imagine this hood getting hit again in Nov or during the colder winter months. So the Solution for now is to wait for the next one and burn your fuel before it's flooded away.... http://www.google.com/imgres?q=floating+oil+tank+in+basement&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=620&tbm=isch&tbnid=KqsLwACO7EfMoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/91208/&docid=BQJ-7PsKSYDIZM&imgurl=http://www.vpr.net/uploads/photos/original/tanks_340.jpg&w=340&h=255&ei=g8N6UNneD6Tr0QHz64C4Cg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=117&dur=793&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=122&ty=67&sig=101185225697014864831&page=3&tbnh=141&tbnw=209&start=47&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:46,s:20,i:269

No particular date. I turn it on when I'm cold. It has been on since October 9th.

I try to wait until Nov.1 but had to turn on the kitchen zone to keep the dog warm at night

I live in an apartment building so the heat has to be turned on by Oct 15 by law.

I try to wait as long as I can. I don't mind multiple sweaters and warm socks. Actually, my thermostat is broken so that's my excuse to leave the heat off, all year if I can. Also, baking, as someone mentioned, is a great way to heat the house.

Heat was on earlier this week....never goes over 63 degrees though....

I leave the thermostat at 70 all summer. Of course it doesn't have to do much during the summer, but when there's a cold snap, I'm comfortable.

What I paid for heating oil under the Obama Administration

03/03/2009 1.899
05/30/2009 1.899
11/10/2009 2.399
01/12/2010 2.599
03/16/2010 2.549
10/05/2010 2.449
12/15/2010 2.799
01/27/2011 3.099
03/23/2011 3.499
11/08/2011 3.499
01/10/2012 3.549
03/07/2012 3.749
10/13/2012 3.549

I live in a concrete apartment complex that holds heat. Usually, I turn on the heat in early November and turn it off in April. Except for that June we had a few years ago that brought us temps in the upper 40's off the water. :)

After http://swampscott.patch.com/articles/now-a-hurricane-sandy-still-a-threat-to-boston-e0ffd54c NO HEAT for the winter.

If my thermostat says it's 60 degrees or lower and wearing comfortable layers (tank/shirt, under lightweight sweater/sweatshirt) and socks doesn't make me happy the heat goes on to a lovely 66 degrees. thanks to the nordic blood in my household!