For about 2 weeks now I have a large pan of water on my gas stove creating gentle to strong steam in my main living area of my home. We shut doors to all rooms except main living area where we spend most of the day. Roasty Toasty all day!!! My main heater for the home never kicks on the whole time!...When I turn off the pan of heated water...after a while the main home heater kicks on and seems to turn on often (over and over) even with the doors shut just as we do with the steam heating... it has a harder time keeping it warm in the house. Here are my questions....Does it make sense that the steam heating feels warmer than the heat from my home heater??..Question 2: I have gas home heater and gas stove...am I using TONS OF GAS by letting a big pan of water steam gently for hours. or am I saving money by doing it this way?
2007-11-25 00:31:10 · 5 answers · asked by chacherry3760 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Keep the home heater on 68, use a humidifier, and put on a sweater. It ain't summertime!
2007-11-25 00:38:12 · answer #1 · answered by dotell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends where your thermostat is in the house. If the thermostat is anywhere close to the room you are heating with the water on the stove, that is the reason why your heater never turns on. The thermostat reads the high heat in that area and never gets low enough to have the heater turn on. Also you might want to check the settings on your thermostat. See what it is set on, usually it should be about 65 -68 at night and then you can accomodate the setting for the day. Keeping both heater and stove on at the same time while you have gas heat, my opinion is that you are using twice the gas which will cost you more. Again check the thermostat and if you really have to do this in order to keep home warm, then you might need to call a professional to check out heater or thermostat. Hope this helped.
2007-11-25 08:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by cmax9970 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humid air feels warmer than dry air. Use your furnace and get a humidifier. That would be the most fuel efficient solution.
2007-11-25 09:17:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jon R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya steam heat is warmer than dry heat, [humidity] run them both,
2007-11-25 08:36:38 · answer #4 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are indeed wasting a lot of energy that way.
2007-11-25 08:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by ezachowski 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋