May 11, 2011
If am going to leave warm house for an hour on a cold day and want to save fuel costs, what should I do?
What should I do with my thermostat setting to give me the best savings?
Turn it off altogether
Turn it up
Turn it down, but not off
Don’t Change it- keep it at the desired room setting while im away
Please help thanks!
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Comments on If am going to leave warm house for an hour on a cold day and want to save fuel costs, what should I do?
You’ll actually burn more oil by changing the heat constantly. The furnace works harder when it has to heat up a cold room versus maintaining a warm temperature.
I would keep it at the desired temperature, unless you’re leaving for more than 48 hours or so.
Turn it down but not off, I used to turn mine off when i went to sleep and went out but than i would get home and it would have to run for an hour just to get the temp back up to 68ish. By the time it got to where i wanted it i would either be leaving again or going to bed. The energy it used to run for so long was more than what it would be doing if i just kept it on it seems.
Make sure your windows and doors are sealed as well. i think that was one of my major problems.
Plus an hour isn’t that long. If you have a nice place with good windows and doors the temp shouldn’t be changing that much.