difractedlight

difractedlight t1_j492xq0 wrote

Turn off when leaving for work. From off, turn it down to 62 for sleeping. When you wake up, turn up from 62 to 68, then immediately turn it off when you leave for work. Something not adding up there.

Anyways, turning heat down is advisable only for long durations and should never be turned off.

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difractedlight t1_j4918ls wrote

OP, as others have suggested, electric heat is very expensive to heat with.

When it’s 10 degrees outside, you have have your heat set to 65 degrees, you have a 55 degree differential. Bumping it up to 70 degrees inside and you have a 60 degree differential. The point is that the difference between 65 and 70 set point is not that much different compared to the 10 degrees outside. EPA says generally lowering the thermostat by 1 degree is roughly a 1% savings in electric bill.

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