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That fully depends on the level of insulation. Newly build houses here in The Netherlands rarely cool down when heating is off, and the temperature stays genera
by tinodb 2y ago
That fully depends on the level of insulation. Newly build houses here in The Netherlands rarely cool down when heating is off, and the temperature stays generally stable, even when you are out (and the heating is off).
My Quooker is so well insulated, that you should only turn it off if you aren’t home for a week. Otherwise is exactly counter to what you say: more energy efficient to keep it at temperature instead of letting it cool and heating it again [0].
[0] https://hotwatertaps.com/turning-off-boiling-water-tap/ https://hotwatertaps.com/turning-off-boiling-water-tap/
- grecy 2y agoNo, that is still not true, no matter how good the insulation. > That fully depends on the level of insulation. Newly build houses here in The Netherlands rarely cool down when heating is off, and the temperature stays generally stable, even when you are out (and the heating is off). Even if it's a few days, and it does drop a few degrees, you still spend less energy bringing it back up to whatever temperature than you would have to keep it there the entire time.
- tinodb 2y agoDo you have anything to support that claim? Because in my belief this follows normal thermodynamics, which means that if the energy dissipation over an amount of time is less than the energy cost to heat, it makes sense to do it. Do you think there is no relation between the thickness of the insulation and the time it takes before reheating is more energy efficient?