I'm at home today, and it's bloody cold. Cold fingers, cold nose, cold toes etc. Yet, it feels too early in the year to be turning the heat on.
I'm tempted today, but I don't want to be the first person in Calgary. Guys, what's acceptable here?
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We have an electric ignition furnace, so we never have to decide when to "turn it back on". It just kicks in when the house is too cold.
Follow-up question: We set our thermostat at 23.5C. However, the reason it is so high is the thermostat is in a small hallway and has a heat vent very close by. As such, that hallway heats up much fast than the rest of the house. I'd ballpark the house to be at 22.0C most of the time.
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We have an electric ignition furnace, so we never have to decide when to "turn it back on". It just kicks in when the house is too cold.
Follow-up question: We set our thermostat at 23.5C. However, the reason it is so high is the thermostat is in a small hallway and has a heat vent very close by. As such, that hallway heats up much fast than the rest of the house. I'd ballpark the house to be at 22.0C most of the time.
I turn the "heat" part of mine off, so it doesn't kick on when the temp gets low, but not unmanageable . Some spring or fall mornings are cool, but I know it is going to warm up naturally so I don't want it kicking on when unnecessary. I could go and reprogram the temps, but clicking the heat off button is easier.
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When you DO turn the heat on, what temperature do you set it at?
18-21 degrees is the standard in my house. Might go as high as 23 on super cold days.
__________________ "We are no longer living. We are empty of substance, and our head devours us. Our ancestors were more alive. Nothing separated them from themselves."
I turn the "heat" part of mine off, so it doesn't kick on when the temp gets low, but not unmanageable . Some spring or fall mornings are cool, but I know it is going to warm up naturally so I don't want it kicking on when unnecessary. I could go and reprogram the temps, but clicking the heat off button is easier.
"Auto"
AC kicks in when the temp gets too high, heat kicks in when the temp gets too low.
I like to leave it either "Off" or on "Cool" this time of the year, but my wife set it to "Auto" last night before bed and this morning when I got up the heat had kicked in. Such a waste having the Heat and AC both running at different points in the same day.
The worst was one time she had left it on "Auto" in the winter and then ran the gas fireplace so long that the house heated up enough for the AC to kick in.
AC kicks in when the temp gets too high, heat kicks in when the temp gets too low.
I like to leave it either "Off" or on "Cool" this time of the year, but my wife set it to "Auto" last night before bed and this morning when I got up the heat had kicked in. Such a waste having the Heat and AC both running at different points in the same day.
The worst was one time she had left it on "Auto" in the winter and then ran the gas fireplace so long that the house heated up enough for the AC to kick in.
You should have a manual fuse for your AC unit outside that you can unplug and set into the 'off' position. You're fortunate that you didn't blow your AC unit running it in cold weather. Relevant part starts at 2:00 in video below.
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I remember freezing my balls off in Beijing in early November one year and was informed that the government doesn't turn the heat on until a week or two after that point. I don't think I ever missed home so much before that moment.
Have you turned your heat on yet?
