Robenco15
New Member
Hi all,
Bought my home this last July in CT. It came with a Navien CH-210 tankless water heater set up in the basement and running well. It does our hot water and heats our home (baseboard heating).
I don’t know much about how it works, but I do know that for it being an efficient heating method, my propane gas prices this winter have been $600-700 a month, some worse than others.
I have an 1888 home around 1400-1500 square feet. It is definitely leaky, and I’m sure that is the primary culprit of my high heating costs (along with this cold weather), but I would love any and all tips that I might be able to do to keep my Navien from using so much fuel so quickly. It really eats it up.
Since I’ve had the Navien the heating supply has been set at 180F. Would turning it down to 160F or lower save me fuel costs?
I tend to put the thermostat down to 62F at night and then 68-70F when I’m home. The thermostat always reads around 2-4 degrees lower, but it is an old thermostat. Is that large change in temperature working the Navien too hard and ruining it’s efficiency? Am I better off keeping it at 65F or at least going from 62F to 65F to 68F?
Thank you for any insight. Cost of installation for the basement and first floor is almost $7k, so I can’t really entertain that any time soon. Appreciate any help!
Bought my home this last July in CT. It came with a Navien CH-210 tankless water heater set up in the basement and running well. It does our hot water and heats our home (baseboard heating).
I don’t know much about how it works, but I do know that for it being an efficient heating method, my propane gas prices this winter have been $600-700 a month, some worse than others.
I have an 1888 home around 1400-1500 square feet. It is definitely leaky, and I’m sure that is the primary culprit of my high heating costs (along with this cold weather), but I would love any and all tips that I might be able to do to keep my Navien from using so much fuel so quickly. It really eats it up.
Since I’ve had the Navien the heating supply has been set at 180F. Would turning it down to 160F or lower save me fuel costs?
I tend to put the thermostat down to 62F at night and then 68-70F when I’m home. The thermostat always reads around 2-4 degrees lower, but it is an old thermostat. Is that large change in temperature working the Navien too hard and ruining it’s efficiency? Am I better off keeping it at 65F or at least going from 62F to 65F to 68F?
Thank you for any insight. Cost of installation for the basement and first floor is almost $7k, so I can’t really entertain that any time soon. Appreciate any help!