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gascort · 10-26-09, 09:52 PM

I recently had a "lifetime HVAC guy" try to tell me it takes more energy to cool down (summer) or heat up (winter) a house than it does to just leave it constant.
I smiled, but didn't argue. I know better. The worse the insulation in the home, the more it helps to use a programmable T-stat.

10-26-09, 09:52 PM	#2
gascort Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I recently had a "lifetime HVAC guy" try to tell me it takes more energy to cool down (summer) or heat up (winter) a house than it does to just leave it constant. I smiled, but didn't argue. I know better. The worse the insulation in the home, the more it helps to use a programmable T-stat.