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Originally Posted by TimJFowler
Definitely do this! The plastic window seal kits are cheap and can make a large difference in how warm your place is. Installing a window sealing kit made a cold and drafty office MUCH more comfortable.
Maybe you can install an inexpensive programmable thermostat? That way you can turn down the thermostat while you are at work and at night when you are asleep without continually fiddling with the dial.
FWIW,
Tim
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You might also look into the type of thermostat that allows a much larger temperature gradient before it turns on the heater.
There isn't much of a discernable difference between 65 and 60, so you set the thermostat to 66, and it allows the temp to get to like 61 before kicking on the heat. In essence, the longer the heater has to run, the more efficient it is at using the fuel that it's used. Cold starts, like with cars, are disastrous for fuel consumption in a heater, since a large portion of the heat generated goes to warming the heater itself.