We have a set back thermostat. We leave it on 86 during the day and 84 at night. That way we get air movement each day and our elec. bill is rarely over $20.
We leave our gas hot water tank on the lowest setting, that keeps moisture from collecting/corroding around the burner.
We shut off the water to the house and turn the fridge/freezer to the lowest/warmest stetting. A fridge is better off running than turned off. We place a penny on top of an ice tray, that way when we come back in the fall if the penny is on the bottom of the ice tray we know that there was a power outage and everything in the freezer/fridge needs to be tossed.
We also used coffee grounds in each room, keeps the musty closed up smell at bay.
We are snow birds so we are away for about 6 months.
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