Above 35 and sunny, usually no fire, not needed. If it's going into low 30's or below at night, fire before bed. In a couple more weeks we will get close to 24/7, at least for a few multi-day runs, but it's not unusual to see mid 50's during the day on and off through the winter here, and if it's sunny, the house will warm up/stay warm on it's own.
Our real "winter" here is about mid December to the end of February. Historically our all electric house (heat pump heat) presents us our highest bills for Dec,Jan,Feb. October and April are the lowest. A/C doesn't seem to cost near as much as heat, and I keep it pretty cool in the summer..
Our real "winter" here is about mid December to the end of February. Historically our all electric house (heat pump heat) presents us our highest bills for Dec,Jan,Feb. October and April are the lowest. A/C doesn't seem to cost near as much as heat, and I keep it pretty cool in the summer..