Re: [misterhouse-users] Automating the heating system

[Jerry S. <ja...@de...>]

The only logic I can think of for turning down the heat is that if you have
a heat pump....if heat pumps have to work hard, they get VERY inefficient.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paulsen, Brian" <BPa...@le...>
To: <mis...@li...>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 5:11 PM
Subject: [misterhouse-users] Automating the heating system


> After getting the bill for the heating system this month, I'm planning to
> step up the efforts to get it automated.
>
> Question for the automation and heating experts.
>
> 1) Does turning down the heat in unused rooms overnight and then turning
up
> the heat in the morning save energy?  I suspect it does, but I've heard
> people say that it doesn't because the heating system needs to be on
longer
> to bring the temperature back to a comfortable setting.
>
> 2) Are boilers (I have forced hot water - i.e. baseboard radiators) rated
> for a particular size house?  Here's what I'm thinking: the current
> thermostats in the house have no idea what the other thermostats are
doing -
> so I could have the following happen: zone A calls for heat, gets heat and
> stops calling.  Zone B then calls for heat.  This would cause the boiler
to
> be operating longer than it needs to (twice as long?)  With a "smart"
> system, I could have Zone A & B get heat at the same time and further cut
> down the heating bill.
>
> Any ideas or websites that I should check out?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
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