From: bernie Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 20:37:50 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Edit page MirrorlandManifesto X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8e43fc471538d1ddcec80819c405d3a623a2fd1b Edit page MirrorlandManifesto --- diff --git a/MirrorlandManifesto b/MirrorlandManifesto index 5720848..dbcc849 100644 --- a/MirrorlandManifesto +++ b/MirrorlandManifesto @@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * 70°F (21°C) is a reasonable default for the winter. Remember to turn the heat down to 60°F (or less) when leaving in the morning. - * Don't turn the heat all the way up! It's just stupid, because the furnace can only burn at a single speed. + * Don't turn the heat all the way to make the house warm up faster! It's stupid and useless, because the furnace burns at constant speed. - * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed. + * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed, + so setting 70°F there causes the other rooms to go up to 75-80. * Keep the door to the basement stairs **open** in the winter to let the heat from the furnace flow by convection. Also leave the doors downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement.