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02-18-09, 11:47 AM | #31 |
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Hey Metro...after March, where are you moving to?
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02-18-09, 02:39 PM | #32 |
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Ontario - 1000 Islands. I just came east for the winter.
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02-18-09, 06:07 PM | #33 |
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Gotcha. Just wondering what you're going back to. I'm curious to see what new things you're going to do to your new(old) dwelling when you return.
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02-19-09, 12:42 PM | #34 |
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Oh, I mostly spend the summers on my boat. Even less insulation than this apartment! (And smaller!)
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02-20-09, 04:28 PM | #35 |
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So, it's been long enough since the radiant floor heating was switched on (downstairs tenant using the furnace) that I have a picture of how it's affected my power use:
I compared 3 days this week against days in the pre-heated floor era where the daily low temperature was within +-1C of each of the recent 3 days. That worked out to comparing 3 days to 21 previous days this winter. The result: average of 16% lower energy usage since the radiant floor tenant moved in! And that's without me turning down the thermostat. But with the superior comfort of a radiant floor, I think I can twist the dial back another notch or two without sacrificing any comfort. I didn't want to do this until I had some "controlled" stats, but now that I've got those, even more savings are in the works.
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09-14-09, 09:46 PM | #37 |
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Have you thought about getting a window heat pump?
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