Robenco15
New Member
I have a tankless water heater set up to run as efficiently as possible with the help of users in these forums. I heat my home with hot water baseboard heating.
I was wondering how often my thermostat should cycle per hour though. It takes hours to heat my downstairs. I’d say it takes 3 hours to go from 60 to 66.
I believe it is set to cycle 3 times an hour. Would 5 an hour be better in terms of heating my home more quickly? Would 5 an hour go through propane more quickly and therefore cost me more money?
Now yes my first floor could be better well insulated and I could blow through propane by putting my Navien from 125f to 180f. But the former isn’t possible for a few years and the latter is irresponsible financially. Ignoring all of that, I’m simply asking if 3 cycles an hour is what I should have it set at or is 5 what it should/could be set at.
Thank you!
Edit: For what it’s worth, my thermostat will be set at 70 but the most it’ll get to is 66-68. I figure that is a result of not great insulation, but my thinking is also less cycles an hour means less opportunities an hour to replenish that heat that is being lost.
I was wondering how often my thermostat should cycle per hour though. It takes hours to heat my downstairs. I’d say it takes 3 hours to go from 60 to 66.
I believe it is set to cycle 3 times an hour. Would 5 an hour be better in terms of heating my home more quickly? Would 5 an hour go through propane more quickly and therefore cost me more money?
Now yes my first floor could be better well insulated and I could blow through propane by putting my Navien from 125f to 180f. But the former isn’t possible for a few years and the latter is irresponsible financially. Ignoring all of that, I’m simply asking if 3 cycles an hour is what I should have it set at or is 5 what it should/could be set at.
Thank you!
Edit: For what it’s worth, my thermostat will be set at 70 but the most it’ll get to is 66-68. I figure that is a result of not great insulation, but my thinking is also less cycles an hour means less opportunities an hour to replenish that heat that is being lost.
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