On Thu, 21 May 2020 08:30:54 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:14:14 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> > I never run the washer or dryer without being home and closeby... at
>> > times washer fill hoses burst and dryers have lint fires.
>>
>> Whenever I go off for the day, everything is turned off except
>> for the fridge. No lights, fans, heat/ac. Not even a crockpot
>> to slowly cook your meal while you are at work.
>>
>> IMO, whenever you leave, always consider something
>> unplanned might happen and you won't get back home for
>> many days. Just my old Boy Scout motto - Be Prepared.
>> (for anything that could happen)
>
>Up here in the Great White North, if you turned off your heat on
>a winter day and didn't come back for many days, you'd return
>to frozen and burst plumbing pipes. And "many" might be a
>relatively small number. I'd rather leave the heat on.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Snow birds here do turn off their heat for the entire winter while
they are living in the south, however they shut off the water main,
drain their pipes, and add antifreeze to drains and toilets. The
intelligent ones use a propane heater with it's thermostat set for
40ºF. It's not smart to allow a house to freeze or sheetrock will get
destroyed. I think only an imbecile would shut their heat for many
days during winter, I'd not shut off my heat in winter for one
hour.... I have a ventless propane heater that has a thermostat and
needs no electric or chimney... I bought it in case of a power outage
during winter, it neats the entire house. Ventless gas heaters cost
very little, about $200 installed.