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Posted by RickH on October 29, 2009, 9:51 pm
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:05:16 -0700 (PDT), RickH
> >> >> No, it takes too long to re-heat the boiler and all the water in th=
e
> >> >> pipes, radiators, and floor tubing. =A0It is always best to set it =
once
> >> >> and leave it there all winter. =A0Too much energy is lost when all =
that
> >> >> water is asked to re-heat all the surfaces again. =A0For example wh=
en I
> >> >> feel the return manifold from the coils under my concrete slab afte=
r
> >> >> the slab was allowed to cool, the return water is ice cold, all tha=
t
> >> >> energy to reheat the slab. =A0No, bad asvice, best to keep it warm =
and
> >> >> leave it there, saves tons of energy.
> >> We use warm water here to shower. =A0I'd say that a higher % of people=
use
> >> heat pumps or gas to heat rather than water. =A0In your case, MAYBE it=
is
> >> cheaper to leave it on, but I think you are only quoting yourself, and=
no
> >> analytic studies by any testing agency. =A0Can you find any said studi=
es? =A0I
> >> don't doubt that you believe what you say is true, I just think that i=
t is
> >> not.
> >> Steve
> >Boiler installers never put daily "set back" thermostats on boilers,
> >only forced air systems get those, and they tell you to set the
> >thermostat once and leave it there.
> Why did you assume the Mormon had a boiler?
> >The rules are completely different for radiant heated buidings vs air
> >heated buildings.
> >In an air heated building you heat the air, in a radiant heated
> >building you heat the building materials and that in turn heats the
> >people. =A0When you lose all that stored energy it costs a fortune to
> >recover it back in boiler usage.
> It costs that same fortune and more to keep it hot without
> interruption. =A0Maybe it's also unpleasant becuase it takes hours to
> heat up, but that's another story.
> > There is nothing quite like the
> >warmth of a radiant-heated house.- Hide quoted text -
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Hot water heat is very popular here.
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>> pipes, radiators, and floor tubing. It is always best to set it once
>> and leave it there all winter. Too much energy is lost when all that
>> water is asked to re-heat all the surfaces again. For example when I
>> feel the return manifold from the coils under my concrete slab after
>> the slab was allowed to cool, the return water is ice cold, all that
>> energy to reheat the slab. No, bad asvice, best to keep it warm and
>> leave it there, saves tons of energy.