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Related: About this forum11 p.m.: We Energies say the system has 'stabilized,' asks that customers keep thermostats low overn
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11 p.m.: We Energies say the system has 'stabilized,' asks that customers keep thermostats low overnight
We Energies is asking customers to keep their thermostats "lowered" overnight, but didn't provide a number to keep it at.
A spokesperson with the public utility company says the system has "stabilized" after customers turned downed their thermostats, following a request from the company to lower thermostats to 60 to 62 degrees.
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https://www.jsonline.com/story/weather/2022/12/21/wisconsin-weather-updates-thursday-snow-storm-forecast-milwaukee-green-bay-appleton/69748011007/
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11 p.m.: We Energies say the system has 'stabilized,' asks that customers keep thermostats low overn (Original Post)
riversedge
Dec 2022
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Tetrachloride
(8,351 posts)1. Check under bathroom and chicken sinks for frozen pipes
check for burst pipes or frozen.
run a slow drip on faucet if you keep thermostat under 55 F and if sink is on an outside wall
spooky3
(35,757 posts)3. I think you meant "kitchen." And, opening vanity or cabinet doors
Can help if its not bitterly cold outside.
Tetrachloride
(8,351 posts)4. wow. i will have to say chicken sinks for
the rest of my life or admit I was wrong. what to do.
mahina
(18,761 posts)6. You and me come from the same monkeys
It will be chicken sink here for the foreseeable as well.
mahina
(18,761 posts)7. Go hit the door buzzard
And run off
Tetrachloride
(8,351 posts)2. I kept a porchlight on.
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Archae
(46,708 posts)5. I stayed inside all day.
I may be a native of Wisconsin, but I detest getting this cold.
moniss
(5,320 posts)8. You made the smart move
and I wish more people would do the same. I still see too many people with cars broke down and waiting for help.
jimfields33
(18,328 posts)10. I lowered mine to 75. We're in the 20's here in Florida.
Thats damn cold for us. I did have it at 80. But thats too much for breathing over night the night before so I lowered it and it was better.