dp wrote:
Get yourself a decent programmable thermostat.
Setting the thermostat at a constant temperature will assure even heat
throughout the house.

???? What's the point of the programmable thermostat?

If you turn the heat off in the day time during the winter, the money
you saved will be gone again as the heaters will have to heat
everything in the house again to bring it up to liveable temperature.
this also promotes mold and mildew plus condensation.

With electric heat, unless you pay a time of day rate penalty, any
amount of time you turn it temperature down will save money. While you will
use energy to re-heat the home, it will never be as much as keeping the home
warm. You pay for BTU's Sort of Buckets of heat. The heat leaks out and
you pay to replace it. When the difference between inside and outside is
the same, you loose no buckets, when the difference is a lot you loose a lot
of buckets per hour, but in-between you loose less per hour and you don't
need to replace them.

I seriously doubt you will suffer any mold or mildew due to reduced
temperatures and fact likely less. Condensation will depend. Generally it
is not a problem.

Closing doors and turning down the heat does very little to save
money. If the room is cold the heater has to work just as hard to
keep the set temperature.

Dead wrong! Do close off rooms to save energy. However do watch going
too cold. You don't want to allow temperatures to go below freezing where
pipes run. Most newer homes don't have much of a problem, but some older
homes may have pipes running close to outside walls and may be enclosed in
cabinets. You don't want them to get too cold.

Do not waste hot water if you have an electric water heater and set
it to 130 degrees, wrap the heater with fiberglass pink insulation
and stretch wrap, make sure all drafts, cracks around doors and
windows are fixed. A $5 dollar tube of caulking can save big bucks in
a short time. If the windows are not sealed units, buy the type of
6ml plastic with two face tape and use a hair dryer to tighten the
plastic. Pray for a mild winter

I can go along with everything in the two above paragraphs.

goodluck
dp
"pepper" wrote in message
...
what's best way to use to use electric heat..
1. set thermostate and leave it the same in all rooms at all times.
2. change controls up and down if not at home
3. close some rooms doors that's not in use, and set heat at a lower
temp. 4. other suggestions................................. thanks

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit