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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on September 18, 2006, 1:57 pm
> I've recently moved into a house that has electric baseboard heaters and
> thermostats controlling them in each room. It's a one storey house with a
> finished basement. What's the best way to use these baseboard heaters to
> keep the house warm, but not break the bank? If I heat the basement will
> the heat rise to the main floor? Should I just heat the room I'm using?
> Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
If you heat the basement, yes, some, but not all of the heat will rise.
Heat travels to a cooler spot. The walls and floor are also places the heat
will go to. If you don't need much heat there, don't bother with it.
Don't keep the unused rooms too cool either unless it is going to be for a
long time. If the room is empty for 2 hours, just leave it alone. At about
8 hours, turn it down a bit so you don't have to pay a lot to get it back
up. If you have rooms that are only used once in a great while, set them
way down, about 55 or.so. Keep in mind, the heat from the heated room is
still going to seek the cooler areas and will be moving to that 55 degree
room through the walls and door.
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