I agree to a point. We have a programable tstat and set it to drop at night to 60 degrees from the usual 68. That has saved us about 20% on our bill in a decently insulated 50 year old home with new windows. I certainlyl dont' think it works to heat the house in the morning - drop it for the day turn it up for the evening then drop for the ngiht, to many hot cold cycles.
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:53 PM, R A Bennell <b...@mts.net> wrote: > I have read that it takes more energy to raise the temperature than it does > to maintain it. We are looking at > adding electric heat to the cottage and mother gripes about the cost of > electricity. I have talked to her about the > issue and told her that she will have to leave them alone but I wonder if > she will be able to restrain herself. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Allan Streib > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:52 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] idle speed > > > On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:48 -0600, "R A Bennell" <b...@mts.net> wrote: > > > My mother is funny. She constantly turns the thermostat up and down > > rather than just leave it alone. In our house, we essentially never > > touch the thermostat this time of year. We don't have the the fancy > > programmable one either. We just leave it alone. The temperature stays > > pretty constant. > > I bought a programmable thermostat last fall ('08). I set it up to > raise and lower the temperature setting according to our usual > work/school patterns. My gas usage increased. I went back to the > manual and we only change it if we're going to be away for more > than a day. > > Allan > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
