"jacquie" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "jacquie" > wrote in message
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>>> The highest mine has been is $250.00. That's cooling 2000 square feet
>>> daily ..we keep it at 80.
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>> Wow! That would kill me. When it gets much above 70 in here I think I
>> am dying. My mom said when I was young it was common to keep the
>> thermostats set at 72. I just can't imagine.
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> We have a Great room with three ceiling fans in it...they really help to
> circulate the cool air. When we had the house built Hubby took a pen and
> paper and decided three fans would be good to get the air moving all
> around the great room....so had the builders put in the wires and stuff..

Wow, I love the thought of a Great room. My house has no insulation in the
roof, that makes the heat problem even worse and in winter most of the house
away from the large gas heater is freezing. And I live in a temperate zone.