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 10/21/2011 08:22:39 PM · #1
October 21 and the wife is starting to talk about turning on the furnace to heat the house. So what if we can see our breath?

How wimpy is that?

Can anybody help with some suggestions to postpone this madness?
 10/21/2011 08:28:50 PM · #2
A glass of red wine should do it!
 10/21/2011 08:40:48 PM · #3
There's some instructions for this in the current step by step challenge.
 10/21/2011 08:48:15 PM · #4
Good sleeping weather = COLD!

Message edited by author 2011-10-21 20:48:26.
 10/21/2011 08:54:30 PM · #5
Take her on a long vacation to the Bahamas.
 10/21/2011 08:55:46 PM · #6
step 1, turn off the electricity to the furnace.
step 2, tell her the furnace is broken.
step 3, tell her you called the repair man and he will be a solid week before he can get there.
step 4, 3-4 days after said week has passed, get really mad at the 'repair man' and 'call' another..
step 5, say another 3-4 day wait on the repair man.
step 6, get really mad.
step 7, read a bunch of info on furnaces on the internet.
step 8, 'fix' the furnace...
step 9, bask in the glory of your wife thinking you are awesome!!!

That will buy you 2+ weeks of furnace free time, and some hubby points to boot!!!!!
 10/21/2011 08:58:10 PM · #7
programmable thermostat! Set it for cool sleeping, warm mornings. Works well. Once everyone is under blankets, they don't mind it a bit cooler.
 10/21/2011 09:05:34 PM · #8
Originally posted by jomari:
Take her on a long vacation to the Bahamas.

Blasphemer !
 10/21/2011 09:06:01 PM · #9
Originally posted by apercep:
step 1, turn off the electricity to the furnace.
step 2, tell her the furnace is broken.
step 3, tell her you called the repair man and he will be a solid week before he can get there.
step 4, 3-4 days after said week has passed, get really mad at the 'repair man' and 'call' another..
step 5, say another 3-4 day wait on the repair man.
step 6, get really mad.
step 7, read a bunch of info on furnaces on the internet.
step 8, 'fix' the furnace...
step 9, bask in the glory of your wife thinking you are awesome!!!

That will buy you 2+ weeks of furnace free time, and some hubby points to boot!!!!!

This sounds like a pretty awesome plan. :-)
 10/21/2011 09:06:34 PM · #10
Originally posted by chromeydome:
programmable thermostat! Set it for cool sleeping, warm mornings. Works well. Once everyone is under blankets, they don't mind it a bit cooler.

We already have one. It's more about the 'toughing it'.
 10/21/2011 09:10:47 PM · #11
well, what is the temp there? If it is like 50, then hell yeah turn that thing on!!! If not, then tell her to stick a sweater on and snuggle up to all your man fur at night! LOL =P
10/21/2011 09:20:31 PM · #12
Originally posted by apercep:
step 1, turn off the electricity to the furnace.
step 2, tell her the furnace is broken.
step 3, tell her you called the repair man and he will be a solid week before he can get there.
step 4, 3-4 days after said week has passed, get really mad at the 'repair man' and 'call' another..
step 5, say another 3-4 day wait on the repair man.
step 6, get really mad.
step 7, read a bunch of info on furnaces on the internet.
step 8, 'fix' the furnace...
step 9, bask in the glory of your wife thinking you are awesome!!!

That will buy you 2+ weeks of furnace free time, and some hubby points to boot!!!!!


that is kinda impressive.
 10/21/2011 09:21:36 PM · #13
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by chromeydome:
programmable thermostat! Set it for cool sleeping, warm mornings. Works well. Once everyone is under blankets, they don't mind it a bit cooler.

We already have one. It's more about the 'toughing it'.

then all you have to do is change the lockout code man....
 10/21/2011 09:41:19 PM · #14
Originally posted by jomari:
Take her on a long vacation to the Bahamas.

Or you can change the code on the furnace
Or you can exchange your present wife for someone who likes refrigerators.

Or - you can turn up the [BLEEPING!] furnace, yet!
 10/21/2011 09:47:18 PM · #15
I had a wuss roommate one time (he would turn on the hot shower water 10 minutes before getting in) and always BLAST the furnace.

So I wired inline another thermostat (the little dial ones) in a closet. It was basically the master thermostat. The primary one still worked but the temp would never go over the "master" one. So you just set that one to 65 or whatever and let her crank the normal one up to 90!!!

There are two wires going to the furnace behind the thermostat. Take one wire, clip it and run two wires from each clipped ends to your "hidden" thermostat.
 10/21/2011 09:48:19 PM · #16
Originally posted by sfalice:
[quote=jomari]....Or - you can turn up the [BLEEPING!] furnace, yet!


Obviously you don't live in Ontario!! We are already taxed to death and hydro is extortionate. Which is why I use a huge cast iron woodstove for heating, as much as possible. $700 in wood goes a long way.
 10/21/2011 09:53:52 PM · #17
Originally posted by snaffles:
Originally posted by sfalice:
[quote=jomari]....Or - you can turn up the [BLEEPING!] furnace, yet!


Obviously you don't live in Ontario!! We are already taxed to death and hydro is extortionate. Which is why I use a huge cast iron woodstove for heating, as much as possible. $700 in wood goes a long way.


yeah, but somehow, I think Strikeslip can afford it. He's got one long-suffering mate there!
:)
 10/21/2011 10:19:50 PM · #18
Turn the mode on the thermostat to off, turn the fan from auto to on, that way the fan runs and she thinks the furnace is on but it does not heat. She can turn the temp setting up all she wants but unless she figures the mode is set to off it will not heat. You'll be happy, she'll wonder why it does not warm up but again you are not a furnace specialist so you can play dumb and no telling how long you can get away with it.

Or you can tell her you are the man of the house you will decide when the furnace is turned on and she just needs to deal with it......, if you choose this approach let me know how that works
 10/21/2011 10:20:09 PM · #19
Offer her your body warmth!
 10/21/2011 10:45:48 PM · #20
Buy her some fur (faux) lined p.j.'s
or...get a small bit of radiant barrier and cover any windows that let in lots of cold air. (Saved us a TON of cash on a North facing window, in a room we didn't use that much.)

or...tell her to "mind your tongue, woman"...ok, that wasn't a good idea....

Message edited by author 2011-10-21 23:02:55.
 10/21/2011 10:47:28 PM · #21
make her sleep outside for a few nights

the heat won't matter after that
 10/21/2011 11:03:10 PM · #22
be creative with that chainsaw u bought!
 10/21/2011 11:06:37 PM · #23
Let her turn the furnace on....then use your remote control helicopter to fan yourself!!!

Message edited by author 2011-10-22 01:33:14.
 10/21/2011 11:08:20 PM · #24
Originally posted by bergiekat:
Let her turn the furnace on....then use your remote control helicopter to fan yourself!!!

+1 nice one!!
 10/21/2011 11:34:09 PM · #25
Step 1 - Open oven
Step 2 - Place fan on open oven door
Step 3 - Turn oven on to 500
Step 4 - Turn fan on
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