# Home Heating Question. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 17, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-heating-question/199662 "2008-09-17T12:42:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-heating-question/199662/4 "2008-09-17T13:04:40Z")
> [@went out for a bag of ugly and..got some](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-ugly-and-got-some/37926/17): > > Does it have a fireplace? That will def. help in the winter time. Decorative fireplace. > [@WTB: verizon phone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-verizon-phone/37922/9): > > That’s fairly high… The house has got to be leaking somewhere, possibly the ductwork > > During my bath remodel, when I pulled the tub I found a 12x12 hole in the return duct work, where they were originally going to add a duct and then decided to leave it wide open… > > but they could also leave the heat on high. I have a tenant who leaves the heat set for 80-85 degrees all winter, she actually heats the entryway to the building, and the tenants above her barely use the heat due to her… > > Either way that’s a steep gas bill! I was figuring it was high as hell too. I’m going to have to double check the duct work. A little old lady lived there previously, and has a ancient thermostat that was set on 80 when we went to look at the home. Anyone else on the furnace portion? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-heating-question/199662)._