Timeline for How to balance minisplits and oil furnace for winter heat?
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| 38 mins ago | comment | added | Mark | @isherwood, the exact crossover point depends on your setup, but as a general observation, "lots of time running at low efficiency" (bringing temperature up to the daytime setpoint) is generally worse than "a little time running at low efficiency" (keeping an already-warm room warm). | |
| 9 hours ago | comment | added | isherwood | @Mark, so where's the crossover point in energy consumption? You seem to be oversimplifying the situation. "Most efficient" isn't usually better than "not running". | |
| 23 hours ago | comment | added | Mark | @isherwood, lowering the temperature at night saves energy when your heater has constant efficiency. Air-source heat pumps get more efficient the hotter the source is, so a morning warm-up maximizes the load at the time when the heater is at its least efficient. | |
| yesterday | comment | added | isherwood | Good info. Regarding that last point, lowering temps at night is a great way to save energy (use more bedding), and it also makes sleeping easier for many of us to have cooler air. Maybe a longer, more gradual ramp-up in the morning is an option. | |
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