The last 3 years, I've had my pellet stove heating my house 90% of the time, and using my oil furnace/water base-board heaters if needed. Never had an issue with frozen pipes (thank god), even though my pipes are in in my cold basement (pipes themselves are insulated), close to external walls.
During this time, I also had an oil-fired hot water heater... so my furnace was keeping my showers nice and warm for me. But in August, I replaced the oil fed hot water heater, with an electric (actually, I went with the GE GeoSpring Hybrid... which is very cool if anyone wants info on it).
My question is has my situation changed enough that I should consider taking preventative measures for my pipes such as the ThermGuard?
And admittedly, this comes from not fully understanding how these appliances work, so be kind in your answers
I guess I'm wondering if the oil furnace previously kicking on periodically to heat the hot water had any effect on the baseboard heaters... did that circulate the water for the baseboards while it was heating the water, and do I need to compensate for that now that my furnace won't be in use on a regular basis?
Thanks!
During this time, I also had an oil-fired hot water heater... so my furnace was keeping my showers nice and warm for me. But in August, I replaced the oil fed hot water heater, with an electric (actually, I went with the GE GeoSpring Hybrid... which is very cool if anyone wants info on it).
My question is has my situation changed enough that I should consider taking preventative measures for my pipes such as the ThermGuard?
And admittedly, this comes from not fully understanding how these appliances work, so be kind in your answers
I guess I'm wondering if the oil furnace previously kicking on periodically to heat the hot water had any effect on the baseboard heaters... did that circulate the water for the baseboards while it was heating the water, and do I need to compensate for that now that my furnace won't be in use on a regular basis?
Thanks!