How Thermostat Setbacks Save Money | Ask This Old House

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This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains how adjusting the thermostat can reduce energy consumption and save you money. (See steps below.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse In most circumstances, thermostat setbacks will save energy. However, there are a few situations in which setbacks may not make sense, including heat pumps with electric resistance back-up, radiant systems with long recovery times, and homes with very tight building envelopes. Steps for How Thermostat Setbacks Save Money: 1. Temperature setback is the act of adjusting the thermostat while you’re asleep or away from the house. 2. Lowering the thermostat in winter keeps the house colder, but the furnace doesn’t kick on as often, so you use—and pay for—less energy. 3. In summer, raising the thermostat makes the house warmer but prevents the air-conditioning system from running all day, which lowers your electrical bill. 4. There are several types of thermostats, including manual single thermostat, programmable clock thermostat, and smart thermostat with motion sensor that you can access via a smartphone. 5. R-value is the amount of heat that transfers from the inside of a home to the outside during the heating season, and from outside the home to the inside during the cooling season. 6. Delta T refers to the temperature difference reflected by heat transfer. 7. Imagine it’s zero degrees outside and the thermostat is set at 70 degrees, which is c

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