What temperature do you leave your home at
Today, I had my furnace guy come for the annual check-up, cleaning etc. I've known the guy for many years. I was telling him that next year we would be spending winter in the South and was planning on...
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We are going to be a bit of an outlier here but this is what we have done for several years...
- 1600 sf bungalow in Peterborough Ontario area, well insulated and sealed (R2000 construction)
- House is winterized - water off, all pipes blown out and drains protected (just in case...)
- Thermostat (wifi) set at no more that 5C (41F)
- Heat is provided by 2 ton heat pump with 15kw resistance heater.
- House monitored remotely by camera - furnace performance and temperature/humidity recorded top to bottom
- Never any issues (min temp recorded was 3.5C)
- Heating Cost <$100 for 5.5 months
For what it is worth....
- 1600 sf bungalow in Peterborough Ontario area, well insulated and sealed (R2000 construction)
- House is winterized - water off, all pipes blown out and drains protected (just in case...)
- Thermostat (wifi) set at no more that 5C (41F)
- Heat is provided by 2 ton heat pump with 15kw resistance heater.
- House monitored remotely by camera - furnace performance and temperature/humidity recorded top to bottom
- Never any issues (min temp recorded was 3.5C)
- Heating Cost <$100 for 5.5 months
For what it is worth....
