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Old 03-20-10, 06:05 PM   #14
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Turns out, I have seen the enemy and I am him.. After starting up the test,
I went to wash up and automatically turned on the hot water..
(And I know it would take 30+ seconds to get to the bathroom).

So, I went back down to the basement and pulled down the Hot water cut-off..

The long range forecast is looking like we are going to need some heat
during the next few weeks. But, not a lot. I should be able to cut the
min-max temp of the boiler down 8 or 10 degrees and still have
pretty good baseboard heat..
Next month, I'll be able to lower the average temperature of the boiler
down to about 120 to 130 degrees F.
I think that's when I'll really find out if 250 watts does anything..
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