Not sure this is the proper forum to ask this... We recently moved to a smaller "retirement" home which was originally a bungalow along a major river. The prior owner had a large woodburner on the first floor and a smaller one in the basement, both heated the majority of the house. The first floor is mostly one big room with a lot of windows looking over the river, mostly exposed basement and 2 bedrooms and a bath on second floor. We didn't feel like dealing with wood so we sold the wood burners and bought 2 free standing propane stoves, one for the main floor and one for the basement. We had an electric heat pump put in with our central air when we had it replaced. The heatpump has ducts on the main floor and the second floor. The second floor bedrooms and bath have electric baseboards, and the main floor has a few electric baseboards as well. The basement has no heat other than the gas stove we put in.
I'm looking for advice on how to regulate all these heat sources to be the most energy efficient.
We use the propane stove in the basement on a thermostat set at about 58 to keep it decent down there.
When the temp is in the 30's and above we use the heat pump and (when we're home) the propane stove on a thermostat set at 71, on the main floor.
When it gets into the 20's or lower we use the baseboards and the propane stove (when we're home) on the main floor.
I'm not sure if it's more efficient to use the heat pump when the temp is below the 30's and it seems to be running hard. Or is it more efficient to run the elect baseboards when it's below the 30's.
To save propane we basically use the main floor propane stove to keep it nice and warm only while we're home.
I'm looking for advice on how to regulate all these heat sources to be the most energy efficient.
We use the propane stove in the basement on a thermostat set at about 58 to keep it decent down there.
When the temp is in the 30's and above we use the heat pump and (when we're home) the propane stove on a thermostat set at 71, on the main floor.
When it gets into the 20's or lower we use the baseboards and the propane stove (when we're home) on the main floor.
I'm not sure if it's more efficient to use the heat pump when the temp is below the 30's and it seems to be running hard. Or is it more efficient to run the elect baseboards when it's below the 30's.
To save propane we basically use the main floor propane stove to keep it nice and warm only while we're home.
