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Heating question
I have steam heat in a 1 family house with 2 levels and an unheated
basement. I set the thermostat at 74 ( its an old house with recent new windows ). Lately, the temp outside has been on the mild side, and I have a very sunny south exposure which warms up the facing room pretty much when the sun comes out. When this happens, I have the tendency to lower the temp to 69-70 for about 5 hours. Of course, by the end of those 5 hours, the sun is gone and the room is getting cooler. I reset the thermostat back up to 74. Now, someone told me I am causing the boiler to work harder to bring it up back to 74, so I am not saving much gas that way. He said to leave it at 74 , even when the sun enters. Do I save money that latter way? |
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On Mar 6, 8:54*am, Noel wrote:
I have steam heat in a 1 family house with 2 levels and an unheated basement. I set the thermostat at 74 ( its an old house with recent new windows ). Lately, the temp outside has been on the mild side, and I have a very sunny south exposure which warms up the facing room pretty much when the sun comes out. When this happens, I have the tendency to lower the temp to 69-70 for about 5 hours. Of course, by the end of those 5 hours, the sun is gone and the room is getting cooler. I reset the thermostat back up to 74. Now, someone told me I am causing the boiler to *work harder to bring it up back to 74, so I am not saving much gas that way. He said to leave it at 74 , even when the sun enters. Do I save money that latter way? No, the boiler is not working harder. You are doing the equivelant of what a programmable thermostat does, lowers the temp when it's not needed, and raising it when it is needed. Your only talking a matter of 4 degrees. If you heating system is working good, it should warm up the area in about half hour tops. The advantages of saving fuel cost and your boiler being off for a long period during the day far outweigh the disadvantage of having the boiler stay on longer to meet the desired temp in your house. |
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... I have steam heat in a 1 family house with 2 levels and an unheated basement. I set the thermostat at 74 ( its an old house with recent new windows ). Lately, the temp outside has been on the mild side, and I have a very sunny south exposure which warms up the facing room pretty much when the sun comes out. When this happens, I have the tendency to lower the temp to 69-70 for about 5 hours. Of course, by the end of those 5 hours, the sun is gone and the room is getting cooler. I reset the thermostat back up to 74. Now, someone told me I am causing the boiler to work harder to bring it up back to 74, so I am not saving much gas that way. He said to leave it at 74 , even when the sun enters. Do I save money that latter way? Maybe. Does the sun keep the temp at or near 74? If so, why turn down the thermostat. If the sun's adding that much heat, the boiler won't run anyway. |
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