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#1
11-19-2005, 09:11 AM
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Heating Oil question
Ok here is the scoop. My wife always lowers the heat every night when we go to sleep and puts the temp up every morning when we are awake. I insist her to leave the temp at one place because we save more oil. My wife says no because the temp is so high. I explained to her its like drving a car in the city and highway. When your in the city you waste more gas because you keep accerating. On the highway you save gas because you are at one constant speed. Who is right???
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#2
11-19-2005, 09:19 AM
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You are right...........if you leave the temp. in one place............say 62° 24/7.
She is right..........if you want to be comfortable during waking hours...........say 68°..........with the thermostat lowered at night to..............say 62°. The warmer the house, the more the BTU loss to the atmosphere. You can't fight physics.
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11-19-2005, 09:57 AM
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I was going to laugh at those degree figures (62° & 68°), but then I remembered that I used to live up north (Detroit & dah U.P.), and at one time was used to a wholly mammoth like climate. then I moved...my energy bills are still less than they were up north to this day, and I moved to the south almost 19 years ago (tempus fugit).
In other words, moving, would probably save you even more money than tinkering with the thermostat 
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#4
11-19-2005, 10:09 AM
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Kentucky is strange, it gets hot in the summer, but never really cold in the winter... not like Maine, Utah, and at times, Maryland...
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#5
11-19-2005, 02:08 PM
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I have a 7 day programible thermostat...its programmed to 60 degrees when we sleep or are gone (we have a regular schedule) 68 when we are home....
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#6
11-19-2005, 02:17 PM
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Sorry to say this... but wife is right.
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