pit monster
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My wife works away from home during the week and we recently purchased a 2nd home that she is in Monday evening about 5pm through Friday morning about 8am.
It is a 1923 bungalow with a brand new New Yorker oil fired boiler running cast iron radiators throughout the home (Yeah the old boiler gave up the ghost the week after we settled on the property). There is insulation above the first floor ceilings (10 ft ceilings at that) and the 1/2 second story is fairly well insulated with one radiator on the same zone as 1st floor.
I currently have it going back to 55 degrees during the unoccupied time frame, warming to 68 degrees around 1 pm Monday afternoon and then to 72 by 5:30 pm. I also set it back to 68 during the weekdays and 68 at night with a couple hours at 72 in the mornings before she leaves. I am using a Honeywell 7 day programable t-stat.
What do the experts here recommend regarding setting back the thermostat for the 2 1/2 days the home is unnoccupied? What are your thoughts on dropping back 4 degrees during the workday and night time while sleeping?
It is a 1923 bungalow with a brand new New Yorker oil fired boiler running cast iron radiators throughout the home (Yeah the old boiler gave up the ghost the week after we settled on the property). There is insulation above the first floor ceilings (10 ft ceilings at that) and the 1/2 second story is fairly well insulated with one radiator on the same zone as 1st floor.
I currently have it going back to 55 degrees during the unoccupied time frame, warming to 68 degrees around 1 pm Monday afternoon and then to 72 by 5:30 pm. I also set it back to 68 during the weekdays and 68 at night with a couple hours at 72 in the mornings before she leaves. I am using a Honeywell 7 day programable t-stat.
What do the experts here recommend regarding setting back the thermostat for the 2 1/2 days the home is unnoccupied? What are your thoughts on dropping back 4 degrees during the workday and night time while sleeping?