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- From: disaacs@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (david.e.isaacs)
- Subject: Re: How to cut back my heat bill?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.171452.2840@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- Organization: AT&T
- References: <92325.085334F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> <1992Nov20.154358.26582@sei.cmu.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:14:52 GMT
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- >|> My question is, will turning my thermostat back to 60 and keeping
- >|> it there save me more money then if I would keep it at 72? I would think
- >|> it would, but the person from the gas company said it wouldn't. This
- >|> doesn't make sense to me for the following reason:
- >
- >
- >A good compromise is to buy a programmable setback thermostat, such as a
- >Hunter, and program the night temperature for 5-10 degrees lower, having it
- >come back up just before you rise, go back down after you leave for work, and
- >come back up before you get home. You can get them for $40-60 depending on
- >features, and they will save you that the first heating season.
- >
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- I have heard that it's better to just set your thermostat to 68 (or whatever
- temp you like) and leave it. Someone told me that using daily setbacks is like
- changing speeds in a car and is energy inefficient. I have a programable
- thermostat but only set it back when we are going away for over a day. Anyone
- out there know the "emis" on this is ?
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-
- David Isaacs
- If I said it. Why blame anyone else?
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