Quick question
I heat with oil and turned down Tstat to 61
Temps outside between 20-45 last few days.
Been burning the insert almost round the clock and keeping temp at low of
65 when I get up and high of 71 in the afternoon with some passive solar help, thus Furnace runs only to keep hot water going.
My question is what is more efficient?
1) Keep the fire going ( we are around more this time of year) and keep a buffer at 65-70.
Hell it is more comfortable!!
2) Occasionally let the fire go out and let temp dip into the 62 area then rebuild the fire again.
I feel like the thermal mass momemtum is better with the continual feeding of the stove
than with trying to reheat the whole house as it dips down then going up then down again?
Kind of like the tortoise and the hare............
Tom
I heat with oil and turned down Tstat to 61
Temps outside between 20-45 last few days.
Been burning the insert almost round the clock and keeping temp at low of
65 when I get up and high of 71 in the afternoon with some passive solar help, thus Furnace runs only to keep hot water going.
My question is what is more efficient?
1) Keep the fire going ( we are around more this time of year) and keep a buffer at 65-70.
Hell it is more comfortable!!
2) Occasionally let the fire go out and let temp dip into the 62 area then rebuild the fire again.
I feel like the thermal mass momemtum is better with the continual feeding of the stove
than with trying to reheat the whole house as it dips down then going up then down again?
Kind of like the tortoise and the hare............
Tom