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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:07:10 PM EDT
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I would shitcan that 5:00AM to 9:00AM and tuff it out. That would save you even more money. You friends at work are retarded.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:09:57 PM EDT
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Having a 7deg heating differential will kill you efficiencies.
I would find a temp in the middle and have the thremostat only fluctuate a max of 3deg. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:12:02 PM EDT
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I just wish the damned installers wouldn't put them on the same interior wall (with only a sheet of drywall between) as the heating cabinet. Its temp sensor reads 75 in the furnace/water heater cabinet wall, but the house is actually 60* or so. And thats not near windows...
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:12:50 PM EDT
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I have one and I hate it.
Only because my work schedule isn't regular. 24 hours on-48 hours off. If I worked a 9-5 job I could actually set up a heating schedule. Now I use it like a regular thermostat, get up in the AM and turn it up, leave for work and turn it down, get home from work and turn it up...etc. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:34:42 PM EDT
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The guy at work is wrong. The longer you maintain high temps in your house the more it costs you. If you maintain a lower temp for 1/2 the day it costs less. Yes, the furnace has to work a little harder initially to maintain the high temp after coming up from the low. But your furnace also gets a nice break when switching from high to low.
I alternate between 58 and 63 because I'm a cheapass. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:44:11 PM EDT
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Damn man that's cold! I'm not really comfortable till the thermostat hits 72*, but I heat primarily with wood. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:46:53 PM EDT
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Master HVAC mechanic here..
My experince has led me to the fact that each case is different. I suspect your savings have more to do with weather conditions than anything else. Cooling setback in commercial buildings is a definite savings. In residential work, it takes more energy to recover most of the time, as opposed to a single setpoint. If you are not gonna leave it there for 24 hours, your savings will be very minor. Ops |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:49:07 PM EDT
[#8]
70 is pretty damn warm
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:52:45 PM EDT
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I think PTs are complicated POS. I'd rather have a remote control thermostat.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 4:58:24 PM EDT
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I had a no-name programmable in CA that worked like gang busters. I bought a Honeywell in AZ and it made my heat and AC run at the same fricking time. Their phone help was a POS and they wouldn't admit it was defective. I am still running a no-name programmable here, and all I do is dial it down when I go to work and dial it up when at home. I usually run 72 and the wife doesn't whine too much. The fireplace gets the entertainment room up to 80+ and makes up for it.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 5:20:59 PM EDT
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58 degrees thats pretty cool. It reminds me of a domino's pizza commercial about saving money on three pizza's so the Dad lets the kids turn on a lamp for about 20seconds because he got such a good deal and then he says, "oK kids turn'er back off, lamp time is over."
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Posted: 2/19/2006 5:31:05 PM EDT
[#12]
I've been thinking of getting one for my house. Any recommended brands?
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Posted: 2/19/2006 5:38:57 PM EDT
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My friend-of-a-friend HVAC guy installed White-Rodgers which has served pretty well for the 4 years I've had it. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 5:51:23 PM EDT
[#14]
Thank you, I will check it out.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 7:37:33 PM EDT
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I am saving big bucks with one. I have a 1800 sq ft old leaky house with single pane windows, and no insulation in the walls. Here are my temps
7:15am-8:30am 65 8:30am-6:00pm 61 6:00pm-11:00pm 64 11:00pm-7:15am 59 I am paying way less for gas than I did last year. I expected $400 bills, and my bills are $180-$280. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 7:57:06 PM EDT
[#16]
there are some variables but they do work. I just adjust the temp myself, works just as good.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 7:57:35 PM EDT
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You described my house exactly. Mine was built in the 1890's. Storm windows help a little. Thanks for the info. |
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Posted: 2/19/2006 8:02:17 PM EDT
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If you hit the sack at 10:00 PM I would let the house coast that last hour or so prior to going to bed and save a bit more.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 8:13:40 PM EDT
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I read my own meter every other month. Saves about $70 per bill. 1800sq.ft. 70 degrees over night and 67 between 7:30a.m. and 10:00p.m.
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Posted: 2/19/2006 8:32:07 PM EDT
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I just bought this one for 50 bucks at Home Depot and I'm pleased with it so far.
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Posted: 2/20/2006 6:20:34 AM EDT
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Here's a brand for you - none! Unless you're a genie by the time you figure out how to set it the season will have changed!
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