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Posted by The King on October 31, 2009, 2:35 pm
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:14:07 -0400, "Saucer Man"
>I am thinking of setting my thermostat to single stage this winter The heat
>pump is two stage but the heating bill is very high the months when the
>second stage kicks on (and it kicks on a lot). Is it ok to do this or will
>it make it worse or cause a problem?
No matter how you slice it, its going to take X amount of btus to keep
the home warm. Cheapest way to save on heating bills is to insulate.
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Posted by on October 31, 2009, 3:04 pm
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:35:13 -0400, The King
>On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:14:07 -0400, "Saucer Man"
>>I am thinking of setting my thermostat to single stage this winter The heat
>>pump is two stage but the heating bill is very high the months when the
>>second stage kicks on (and it kicks on a lot). Is it ok to do this or will
>>it make it worse or cause a problem?
>No matter how you slice it, its going to take X amount of btus to keep
>the home warm. Cheapest way to save on heating bills is to insulate.
Nope - sweaters :-)
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Posted by on October 31, 2009, 3:08 pm
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:04:57 -0400, .p.jm.@see_my_sig_for_address.com
wrote:
>On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:35:13 -0400, The King
>>On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:14:07 -0400, "Saucer Man"
>>>I am thinking of setting my thermostat to single stage this winter The heat
>>>pump is two stage but the heating bill is very high the months when the
>>>second stage kicks on (and it kicks on a lot). Is it ok to do this or will
>>>it make it worse or cause a problem?
>>No matter how you slice it, its going to take X amount of btus to keep
>>the home warm. Cheapest way to save on heating bills is to insulate.
> Nope - sweaters :-)
Ok, OK, that's 'portable mobile insulation' :-)
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'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
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Posted by David on October 31, 2009, 8:11 pm
>>I am thinking of setting my thermostat to single stage
>>this winter The heat
>>pump is two stage but the heating bill is very high the
>>months when the
>>second stage kicks on (and it kicks on a lot). Is it ok
>>to do this or will
>>it make it worse or cause a problem?
Ok, no crap from me. I will assume the first stage runs the
heat pump and the second stage resistive heating. Since you
can get more heating per KWhour from the pump, you can try
single stage. A properly designed heat pump will not be
ruined this way, but if it is quite cold outside, the
savings from a pump over resistive heat diminishes and also
may not keep you warm enough.
David
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 31, 2009, 4:27 pm
I think you have the chicken and the egg turned around. The
second stage kicks in on colder days. Most compressor driven
equipment are most efficient when running wide open.
Makes me wonder if the emergency heat is kicking in with the
second stage. Like the guys say, call a heating tech from
your area. Explain the situation, and ask to have the
system checked over.
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I am thinking of setting my thermostat to single stage this
winter The heat
pump is two stage but the heating bill is very high the
months when the
second stage kicks on (and it kicks on a lot). Is it ok to
do this or will
it make it worse or cause a problem?
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Thanks.
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>pump is two stage but the heating bill is very high the months when the
>second stage kicks on (and it kicks on a lot). Is it ok to do this or will
>it make it worse or cause a problem?