What temperature is your thermostat set at?

[Indi]

Originally posted by Bleeding Red+Feb 28 2005, 03:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Bleeding Red @ Feb 28 2005, 03:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Skyceman@Feb 27 2005, 11:06 PM
I installed a scheduled thermostat in our home and we noticed alot of savings that way (easy to install BTW). By doing this, you can have the house warm when you wake up or when you come home and turned way down when you're not home or sleeping.

Our home is about a year and a half old, two story, 1700 sq/ft. We set the temperatures to 21C when home and down to 16C when not. Heating bills are around $90 - $120.

I recently installed a programable thermostat also.

The big debate in our house is setting the temprature. For a while I programed it for 17 while we were out and 22 when we were home (a bit lower at night). So the question is - is it better to move up and down 3-5 degrees during the day, or keep it at a steady medium temp (20 degrees).

Does raising and lowering the temp make the furnace work more and use more gas? Is keeping the house at a steady 20 degrees waste heat when the house is empty? [/b][/quote]
there was a thing on Global news where they talked about this exact question..the 'experts' pretty much agreed that the turndown on your stat should not exceed 10% of the regular setting, or the price to bring the temp up outweighs the cost savings

[Bleeding Red]

Originally posted by jcody+Feb 28 2005, 07:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jcody @ Feb 28 2005, 07:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I recently installed a programable thermostat also.

The big debate in our house is setting the temprature. For a while I programed it for 17 while we were out and 22 when we were home (a bit lower at night). So the question is - is it better to move up and down 3-5 degrees during the day, or keep it at a steady medium temp (20 degrees).

Does raising and lowering the temp make the furnace work more and use more gas? Is keeping the house at a steady 20 degrees waste heat when the house is empty?

there was a thing on Global news where they talked about this exact question..the 'experts' pretty much agreed that the turndown on your stat should not exceed 10% of the regular setting, or the price to bring the temp up outweighs the cost savings [/b][/quote]
So if you go the change-the-temp at certain times we are really only talking about 1-2 degrees.

Thanks

[nfotiu]

Originally posted by Bleeding Red+Feb 28 2005, 08:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Bleeding Red @ Feb 28 2005, 08:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

there was a thing on Global news where they talked about this exact question..the 'experts' pretty much agreed that the turndown on your stat should not exceed 10% of the regular setting, or the price to bring the temp up outweighs the cost savings

So if you go the change-the-temp at certain times we are really only talking about 1-2 degrees.

Thanks [/b][/quote]
Experts are really saying 10%???? 10% of a number that is based on an arbitrary 0 is silly. So if your thermostat is in fahrenheit and you keep it at 65, you can reduce your temperature by 6.5 fahrenheit degrees, but if it is in celsius, and you keep it at the same temperature, you can only decrease by 3.8 fahrenheit degrees???

percents of temperatures are completely meaningless, unless you are converting to kelvin I suppose.

This whole theory sounds flawed to me, as they seem to be implying some sort of momentum effect with temperatures that doesn't exist.

[ricosuave]

one one hand, ive always wondered that - on the other, ANY time your furnace is not on, youre saving gas...

any further thoughts on that?

[Looger]

ricosuave,

yeah, the people that put rocks in their ceiling and solar panels that feed their hot water tanks will save a buck or two.

so do it!

[Indi]

Originally posted by nfotiu+Feb 28 2005, 09:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (nfotiu @ Feb 28 2005, 09:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

So if you go the change-the-temp at certain times we are really only talking about 1-2 degrees.

Thanks

Experts are really saying 10%???? 10% of a number that is based on an arbitrary 0 is silly. So if your thermostat is in fahrenheit and you keep it at 65, you can reduce your temperature by 6.5 fahrenheit degrees, but if it is in celsius, and you keep it at the same temperature, you can only decrease by 3.8 fahrenheit degrees???

percents of temperatures are completely meaningless, unless you are converting to kelvin I suppose.

This whole theory sounds flawed to me, as they seem to be implying some sort of momentum effect with temperatures that doesn't exist. [/b][/quote]
ok, well, ummm, seeing as canada has been using celcius for years, its safe to assume they were referring to that....I perhaps didnt supply the whole story..they went with an average room temp of 20 deg C......the consensus was any more than 10% off of the average room temp of 20 deg would start to have a negative affect, due to the fact that you have to reheat the contents and inner house structure back up to the average room temp of 20 deg C

[Incinerator]

1073 sq ft 2 bdrm apartment condo built 1995

my condo fees of $270 per month covers water, natual gas and of course other maintenance related stuff.

I have the thermostat on 21 celsius always, it's the optimum temp. for me

[Daradon]

0 in the summer, 20-21 in the winter.

[taco.vidal]

gas

[jolinar of malkshor]

I wish I lived in a place with good insulation like you guys. I try and keep my temp at 18C ALL the time and less when I have a fire going. My bill is always over $200 in the winter and I expect $300 for Jan as the new roommates always have it cranked.

[burn_this_city]

My house is 21.. my room is 24, i have a space heater for my exotic pets.

[SarichFan]

18? that's freaking cold.. 21 at the lowest during winter.

[Locke]

I prefer to keep my thermostat in Degree Kelvin. It saves on the number of required digits.

That said its somewhere between -70 and 5.

[Sparks]

Our thermostat is at about 23 at the moment, which is hotter than I'd like - 20 or 21 is perfect during the day - but our apartment is pretty wonky and we've had flooding from radiator pipes bursting already.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

My house is 21.. my room is 24, i have a space heater for my exotic pets.

A shih tsu is not an exotic pet.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by 4X4

A shih tsu is not an exotic pet.

But it sounds exotic

Do Tarantulas qualify??

[TheCommodoreAfro]

In Japan there is no central heating, and insulation is a silly foreign concept. Typically when the heater is on (or we're curled up under the heated tables) it's about 22. But when I sleep all electricity goes off, and the inside of the house winds up about 1 or 2 degrees warmer than what it is outside. It never gets Calgary cold here but there is nothing worse than waking up to 5-6 degrees inside the house first thing in the morning. And my electricity bill is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $125 per month in the winter for the privilege.
Not to derail the thread, just thought it could be spiced up with some perspective.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by Locke

I prefer to keep my thermostat in Degree Kelvin. It saves on the number of required digits.

That said its somewhere between -70 and 5.

???

There's no negative numbers if you are measuring temperature with degrees Kelvin

[Antithesis]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

???

There's no negative numbers if you are measuring temperature with degrees Kelvin

Not to mention that it wouldn't reduce the number of digits required ...

And that it technically isn't "degrees Kelvin" but rather "Kelvins" ...

I mean, all the power to you Locke, but at your highest temperature in the range there (5K) you'll be enjoying an absolutely tropical -268.15 degrees Celsius (but to each their own).

0K = -273.15 Celsius = absolute zero = no temperature colder is possible.

Gosh, people, this is simple stuff. GET IT RIGHT!!!

[return to the red]

hmm...3 month old 1500 sq ft bungalow on the main and 1200 or the lower

High efficiency furnace that is pretty much set to 19 during the day and night and about 21 when we are home (if i remember to turn it up)

We also have 2 NG fireplaces, 1 up and 1 down. We use the downstairs one to heat comfortably when downstairs.

Have yet to get my first true bill yet but should be arriving shortly. I'm really interested to see what it will be