Air to Air Heat Pumps
Nov 17th 2007 | 7:54 am
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Air to Air Heat Pumps
We have one with an electric furnace.
Should we adjust the temp setting at night time or just leave the temp control in one position ? Seem to be different views from searching on the net and speaking to other people. Unfortunately not many people seem to have one where I work so difficult to ask. A neighbour adjusts his temp control down at night, but the engineer we spoke to and internet articles seem to suggest keeping the temp fixed at the comfortable level.
Confused here ! Anyone who has one and has experience with it ( and heat costs ), I would appreciate your thoughts.
The question is, to adjust or not adjust I suppose ?
Should we adjust the temp setting at night time or just leave the temp control in one position ? Seem to be different views from searching on the net and speaking to other people. Unfortunately not many people seem to have one where I work so difficult to ask. A neighbour adjusts his temp control down at night, but the engineer we spoke to and internet articles seem to suggest keeping the temp fixed at the comfortable level.
Confused here ! Anyone who has one and has experience with it ( and heat costs ), I would appreciate your thoughts.
The question is, to adjust or not adjust I suppose ?
Last edited by Tangram; Nov 17th 2007 at 8:00 am.
Nov 17th 2007 | 8:00 am
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Re: Air to Air Heat Pumps
We have one with an electric furnace.
Should we adjust the temp setting at night time or just leave the temp control in one position ? Seem to be different views from searching on the net and speaking to other people. Unfortunately not many people seem to have one where I work so difficult to ask. A neighbour adjusts his temp control down at night, but the engineer we spoke to and internet articles seem to suggest keeping the temp fixed at the comfortable level.
Confused here ! Anyone who has one and has experience with it ( and heat costs ), I would appreciate your thoughts.
Should we adjust the temp setting at night time or just leave the temp control in one position ? Seem to be different views from searching on the net and speaking to other people. Unfortunately not many people seem to have one where I work so difficult to ask. A neighbour adjusts his temp control down at night, but the engineer we spoke to and internet articles seem to suggest keeping the temp fixed at the comfortable level.
Confused here ! Anyone who has one and has experience with it ( and heat costs ), I would appreciate your thoughts.
They lower their thermostat at night, the only time the electric furnace kicks in is first thing in the morning if the heat pump can't provide enough to warm the house up again. This only happens maybe once or twice in the heating season.
Cheers
Steve
Nov 17th 2007 | 8:03 am
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Re: Air to Air Heat Pumps
No personal experience with them Paul but my sister-in-law and her husband have one out on Vancouver Island.
They lower their thermostat at night, the only time the electric furnace kicks in is first thing in the morning if the heat pump can't provide enough to warm the house up again. This only happens maybe once or twice in the heating season.
Cheers
Steve
They lower their thermostat at night, the only time the electric furnace kicks in is first thing in the morning if the heat pump can't provide enough to warm the house up again. This only happens maybe once or twice in the heating season.
Cheers
Steve
My head hurts.
Nov 17th 2007 | 8:08 am
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Re: Air to Air Heat Pumps
Yeah, that might be different over here in NB. Trying to use it in the most effecient way i.e. using the heat pump instead of the element in the furnace is obviously better but having it lower temp at night nothing would come on so saving more BUT heating the house up in the morning may need the electric element if the heat pump can't cope therefore negating the saving.
My head hurts.
My head hurts.
Just a thought.
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Nov 17th 2007 | 8:10 am
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Re: Air to Air Heat Pumps
That's what we're thinking Steve. Still would be nice if anyone has any longer term experience of them than someone who has just arrived and says 'yes we have one'.
Nov 18th 2007 | 10:18 am
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Re: Air to Air Heat Pumps
Paul
We had a heat pump when we lived on Fredericton. We lowered the temperature by a couple of degrees at night. Make sure you keep the day and night temps within 3 or 4 degrees of each other, as heat pump systems tend to loose their heat very quickly. Our house was 3500 sq ft and I believe the largest electricity bill was for $300 (for 1 month)
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We had a heat pump when we lived on Fredericton. We lowered the temperature by a couple of degrees at night. Make sure you keep the day and night temps within 3 or 4 degrees of each other, as heat pump systems tend to loose their heat very quickly. Our house was 3500 sq ft and I believe the largest electricity bill was for $300 (for 1 month)
SAW 04
We have one with an electric furnace.
Should we adjust the temp setting at night time or just leave the temp control in one position ? Seem to be different views from searching on the net and speaking to other people. Unfortunately not many people seem to have one where I work so difficult to ask. A neighbour adjusts his temp control down at night, but the engineer we spoke to and internet articles seem to suggest keeping the temp fixed at the comfortable level.
Confused here ! Anyone who has one and has experience with it ( and heat costs ), I would appreciate your thoughts.
The question is, to adjust or not adjust I suppose ?
Should we adjust the temp setting at night time or just leave the temp control in one position ? Seem to be different views from searching on the net and speaking to other people. Unfortunately not many people seem to have one where I work so difficult to ask. A neighbour adjusts his temp control down at night, but the engineer we spoke to and internet articles seem to suggest keeping the temp fixed at the comfortable level.
Confused here ! Anyone who has one and has experience with it ( and heat costs ), I would appreciate your thoughts.
The question is, to adjust or not adjust I suppose ?
Nov 19th 2007 | 5:56 am
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Re: Air to Air Heat Pumps
Paul
We had a heat pump when we lived on Fredericton. We lowered the temperature by a couple of degrees at night. Make sure you keep the day and night temps within 3 or 4 degrees of each other, as heat pump systems tend to loose their heat very quickly. Our house was 3500 sq ft and I believe the largest electricity bill was for $300 (for 1 month)
SAW 04
We had a heat pump when we lived on Fredericton. We lowered the temperature by a couple of degrees at night. Make sure you keep the day and night temps within 3 or 4 degrees of each other, as heat pump systems tend to loose their heat very quickly. Our house was 3500 sq ft and I believe the largest electricity bill was for $300 (for 1 month)
SAW 04
