I usually keep my heat at 66-68 degrees in the winter. When I leave to go to work, I lower the temp to 60. My boyfriend tells me that I waste more heat trying to get the heat back up to 66 when I get home than if I kept it at that temp all the time. I am gone for 9 hours if not more a day. Does this make sense? I somehow feel better turning it down when I leave, and think it's more efficient. What are your thoughts?
2007-01-16 06:48:49 · 8 answers · asked by holrk 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
steady 68 is perfect
2007-01-16 06:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by SKYDOGSLIM 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are right on this one. If you keep the heat on at 66-68 then the boiler will heat the house while you are not there, creating waste. When you come home and raise the temp. the boiler will work for an extended period of time, but it will be much less than if you left the temp up there. That is why tips on saving energy tell you to lower the temp when you go to sleep or when you are away. The same is true with a car. If you cut your speed from 65 to 60 mph you will save a considerable amount of gas......KECK
2007-01-16 07:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by Tneciter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invest in a programmable one, then that way you can set the temp to go off when you leave for work and come on right before you get home. Also you can recoupe the savings of the theremostate with a year. 60 degrees is not to bad, 10 degress or more would make the system work hard to get the temp back to the setting.
2007-01-19 19:42:16 · answer #3 · answered by 1TON 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your boyfriend is wrong. You can lower it to around 50 deg if you like unless you have pets or tropical plants. Set your temp to return to your preferred room temp about 30 min before you usually come home. Sometimes if your home early it might be a bit cool until it warms up but this way you will safe the max. money on heating costs. Also set it way down at your normal bedtime and have it come on 30 min before you get up and laugh all the way to the bank.
2007-01-16 10:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by ec1177 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO it does not. When you set it to 60 next time, use your clock to see how long it takes for the burner running to get it back to 66. Then on an equivalent temperature day take a jot down how long you oil burner is running during those same hours.You will see that the turndown is a lot less burner time.I think the govt says about 10% savings in fuel. But try it for yourself - that is a decent savings at today's fuel prices.
2007-01-16 06:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your boyfriend is completely wrong. You will/do save by lowering your temp because you are gone for the nine hours. If you were going for a short period it would not make sense to do it. You could even try doing lower temp.
2007-01-16 07:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by Wilde Life Photography 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are right:) Just seems like a waste to keep it higher all day if no one is there. And that is still low I think;) I'm more of a 75 degree gal. LOL I honestly don't know about which would be more cost efficient though~
Good Luck!
2007-01-16 06:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by kandl722 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lower it by 3-5 degree. it's a compromise
2007-01-16 06:53:40 · answer #8 · answered by my alias 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋