Ok, so I have heard conflicting theories on the best way to set your thermostat for efficiency... This would apply to any heating appliance..
1)It is better to maintain a reasonable temperature when you are not home, no more than say a 4 degree difference from your desired temp when you are home.. rationale is that it it is more efficient to maintain heat than it is to crank up the system at full bore to raise the temperature 10 degrees when you get home..
2)It is better to drop you temp way down when you are not home so your system will barely run.. rationale is that it is more efficient to barely run system all day and then when you are home crank it up to desired temperature.
So…which is better and why?
Also.. how does everyone set up their pellet thermostats versus their central heating thermostats... For me I have 3 zones on my oil boiler.. 2 upstairs (1 bedroom over garage) (1 for the remaining rooms), and then (1 for the entire first floor). My pellet sits on the first floor in a great room (13ft ceilings) and is in the same room as my 1st floor oil thermostat. I have been setting my pellet stat slightly higher 2 degrees than my oil stat so that the oil does not really kick on... Thoughts? My 2nd floor is a whole diff story..no way around using oil for that place.
1)It is better to maintain a reasonable temperature when you are not home, no more than say a 4 degree difference from your desired temp when you are home.. rationale is that it it is more efficient to maintain heat than it is to crank up the system at full bore to raise the temperature 10 degrees when you get home..
2)It is better to drop you temp way down when you are not home so your system will barely run.. rationale is that it is more efficient to barely run system all day and then when you are home crank it up to desired temperature.
So…which is better and why?
Also.. how does everyone set up their pellet thermostats versus their central heating thermostats... For me I have 3 zones on my oil boiler.. 2 upstairs (1 bedroom over garage) (1 for the remaining rooms), and then (1 for the entire first floor). My pellet sits on the first floor in a great room (13ft ceilings) and is in the same room as my 1st floor oil thermostat. I have been setting my pellet stat slightly higher 2 degrees than my oil stat so that the oil does not really kick on... Thoughts? My 2nd floor is a whole diff story..no way around using oil for that place.