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Does anybody have any research to suggest that this would result in less energy usage with a boiler (baseboard water heating)? From what I understand, frequent
by nicksergeant 15y ago
Does anybody have any research to suggest that this would result in less energy usage with a boiler (baseboard water heating)?
From what I understand, frequent fluctuations in temp settings with a boiler result in more energy usage, as the boiler requires far more energy to go from 65° -> 68° as it does to maintain a steady 68°.
Thoughts?
- asmithmd1 15y agoThermal transfer is proportional to the difference in temperature between the inside and outside of your house. For every bit of energy you put into maintaining the difference some energy is lost to the atmosphere. If your system is equipped with an aquastat that turns the circulator pump on only after the water reaches a certain temperature then it is possible to waste energy if the boiler runs for a short time and the water does not warm up enough to start the circulator.