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Daox · 10-14-11, 01:57 PM

Starting and stopping the fan isn't a big deal at all. Keeping it running is going to wear things out and use way more power. Its kinda like the old line 'it takes more energy to heat up a cold house than keep a house warm' which is completely untrue.

It definitely will circulate more air and keep things mixed up better. However, I'd probably do some testing to see how much you can turn it off and still get the same benefit. Just setup a few thermometers around the house (high and low in rooms) and monitor them. I bet you can reduce your power consumption of that blower a ton and still get the desired effect.

10-14-11, 01:57 PM	#14
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Starting and stopping the fan isn't a big deal at all. Keeping it running is going to wear things out and use way more power. Its kinda like the old line 'it takes more energy to heat up a cold house than keep a house warm' which is completely untrue. It definitely will circulate more air and keep things mixed up better. However, I'd probably do some testing to see how much you can turn it off and still get the same benefit. Just setup a few thermometers around the house (high and low in rooms) and monitor them. I bet you can reduce your power consumption of that blower a ton and still get the desired effect. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.