On Feb 1, 4:03*pm, Red Green wrote:
Beach Trading Company wrote in news:cdf034d7-ffb6-
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On Feb 1, 8:32*am, bill wrote:
Bill,
2) Heat pumps work best when maintaining a constant set point (i.e. no
drastic set point changes or night setback).

Thanks for answering my piece of the question. I called the company
that installed my heat pump yesterday and they recommended that I not
set back more than 5 degrees. The aux heat strips automatically kick
in if the temps need to be raised more than 3 degrees and more strips
run the longer the unit is working to raise the temps. Based on that
I've set the overnight temps to drop 2 degrees and I'll see how that
works. I'm in SC and Feb is typically the highest wintertime usage so
it will be interesting to see the impact of having a more constant
temp.

Rich B
www.beachtradingco.com

You may have a couple of options of what delta it kicks in at depending
on the thermostat. Set via digital or by jumpers inside. Check the
instruction sheet.

Another option is if you have an extra program available you could bring
it up 3 degrees at a certain time then an hour later bring it up another
few.

Not sure if you realize that once the delta is within the setting the
strips should kick off and pump continue to run until temp is reached
(plus maybe 1 degree).

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Thanks for that Red. I'll try your suggestion of stepping it up. That
sounds like a great idea.

Rich B
www.beachtradingco.com