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Also, there's this concept of thermal mass - once you heat up you walls, floors, furniture, etc, they retain it. If you keep on letting your house cool down and
by Kluny 6y ago
Also, there's this concept of thermal mass - once you heat up you walls, floors, furniture, etc, they retain it. If you keep on letting your house cool down and then heating it up again, you basically lose that stored heat and need to pay for it again. It's cheaper to just maintain the same temperature all the time.
And, as a PNW resident I really need to emphasize this: MOLD. It's a thing.
- distances 6y agoThis seems to be a common misconception, but not true. Letting the apartment cool down will always use less energy than keeping temperature up. I would think this is just very obvious. Keeping the temperature up will lead to more heat loss. I can try to find some supporting material if you wish though as I've heard this same claim before.
- spand 6y agoNot sure of the total outcome but the heat source might not be as efficient at pumping out heat for it to get warm quickly enough than it would at a constant rate. I cannot find a source now but I believe this is even the case for new refrigerators that they run in a much more continuous mode than the jagged cool/off mode.
- distances 6y agoI suppose that's possible with some special cases, I wouldn't really know. This type of energy loss would be quite different from the claim parent mentioned about "stored heat" though.
- mixmastamyk 6y agoIsn't mold handled most effectively with a dehumidifier, rather than a heater?
- Kluny 6y agoSo add a second appliance rather than using one that you already have for both comfort and mold prevention?
- mixmastamyk 6y agoIf it worked better and more directly attacked the problem, I'd consider it yes. I'm not even certain a heater will prevent mold, but will take your word for it.