If you were staying in someone else's home would you change their

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Wendy b

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thermostat without asking them? My father is living with me. He is determined that my thermostat is going to be set on 80degrees at nite. When I go to bed it is set on 72-74 degrees. He does not pay bills here. What am I to do? My electric bill will be 400 dollars next month. I feel like he is direspecting me in my home.
mister happy i would like to discuss with you please add me as a contact I really need someone to help guide me in handle ing him
Goddess it would still be my prob because i am having nose bleeds from the dry heat and i suffer nite sweats and hot flashes on top of everything
 
Old Mister is absolutely right. Time to have the serious talk with Dad! He needs to respect that this is your house and you pay the bills. If he is cold, let him buy himself a nice down duvet,which would cure his problem. Let him foot the bill for that! Or alternately, he could pay the electric bill then he can set it to "heat-wave" if he wants, it would not be your problem.
 
Of course he is disrespecting you in your own home. One would assume that you have talked with him about it, as well, and that it does no good. He probably feels that it IS his home and he'll do what he wants because you are his child.
Well, there are a few options. Ask him to leave. Give him one month's notice. That might get his attention.
Get him an electric blanket or heating pad.

Get a locked and automatic thermostat.

And finally, if the old Geezer has money, let him stay only if he pays all of the power bill and some rent to boot.

He's playing you like a cheap ukulele, I'm old, I know.
 
just be honest with him, tell him you cant afford to keep the temperature that high at night, but if he wants to keep it that high he will have to pay the extra cost of the electric bill.
if he`s cold give him another blanket and a sweater.
 
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