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Null_Error7 t1_j3ggykt wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does anyone else find RI gas bills to be wildly expensive? I'm a single person heating 1000 Sq ft to 62 degrees max at all times. In a well insulated house. by ironicmatchingpants

This is very heat source dependent. With forced hot air and a furnace, your statement is false. It takes <10 minutes to warm up a house with this system.

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[deleted] t1_j3gvls4 wrote

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Null_Error7 t1_j3gy6xq wrote

My house goes from 62 to 68 in less than 10 minutes.

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[deleted] t1_j3gz075 wrote

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Null_Error7 t1_j3h00q8 wrote

Maintaining 68 all day uses much more energy than heating the walls and furniture. Proof is the drastic cuts in my energy bills by using this method haha

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[deleted] t1_j3h15nt wrote

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Null_Error7 t1_j3hc21a wrote

Again, it’s heat source dependent. You may be correct for electric or hydronic heat which takes much longer to raise the temp of the room.

Temp rise, insulation, duty cycles are also important factors. Your blanket statement of maintaining 68 all day is better is incorrect.

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ChordsHeavy t1_j3ixyda wrote

Department of Energy disagrees: "During winter, the lower the interior temperature, the slower the heat loss. So the longer your house remains at the lower temperature, the more energy you save, because your house has lost less energy than it would have at the higher temperature."

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ChordsHeavy t1_j3ig3wr wrote

The reason for smart/programmable tstats is exactly so you can set them for specific time periods? Running your heat when not needed (empty house) is a waste of energy. It’s the single marketing point for smart tstats. Even if what you say is true, the heating system is still not running nearly as much to where it would be if it was on all day.

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