hi all,
here is my current set up:
i have a 1800 sq ft single level ranch with a 400 sq ft walk out basement. the main part of the house which is consisted of the living room, dining room, kitchen, foyer, hallway, bathroom, 2 small bedrooms, the stairs that lead down to the basement was built in the early 60's. there is an addition which is consisted of a master bedrooms an office and a bathroom that was built in the early 70's.
the main level is laid out in an open concept where the living roon, dining room, kitchen, foyer and hallway are all openly connected. the only doors existed are the bedroom doors and the bathroom doors. the basement has a finished main room, a laundry room, a boiler room and a crawl space where the oil tank, well water storage tank are located.
the house is moderately/reasonably insulated with mostly single pane windows, some of the windows also have interior storm windows. the master bedroom and the office in the addition have sliders but the seal between the pane on the sliders are broken (foggy). also, the addition was not built on slab or foundation, instead, it was supported by steel beams and columns so the bottom of the whole area was exposed to external elements. i am sure there is insulation underneath the floor, but i don't know what kind of insulation there is until i remove the panels underneath to find out.
in average, i would say the addition part of the house is about 5 to 10 degrees lower than the main part of the house.
the roof is newer (2005) and there is no attic.
i have 4 zones hydronic water heating:
zone 1 in the basement
zone 2 in the living room
zone 3 in one of the 2 bedrooms in the main part of the house
zone 4 in the master bedroom in the addition area
the domestic hot water is provided by an ergomax heat exchanger connected to a weil mclain ultra oil boiler with a beckett burner.
here is my plan:
- spray foam or other insulation underneath the addition part of the house and the crawl space in the basement
- replace the single pane windows with double pane ones and replace the broken sealed glass of the sliders with double pane insulated glass
- install a lopi repubic 1750i or fpx elite 33 wood stove insert in the living room masonary fireplace.
- load up the stove at 11 pm and set the thermostat of zone 1 to 3 (main part of the house including the basement) to 50
- go to bed in the master bedroom and set the thermostat in the master bedrrom zone 4 to around 58 to 60 while we sleep
- wake up in the next morning, set the thermostat in the master bedroom zone 4 to 50
- go out to the main part of the house and set the thermostat of zone 1 to 3 up to run the boiler and heat to those 3 zones for 5 to 10 minutes
- set the thermostat of zone 1 to 3 back down to 50
- go to work
- come home and load up the stove
- repeat the above before i go to bed
do you think that is a good plan in terms of burning as little oil as possible without freezing the pipes?
any inputs, recommendations, corrections, advice are welcome and appreciated.
thanks so much for reading.
m
here is my current set up:
i have a 1800 sq ft single level ranch with a 400 sq ft walk out basement. the main part of the house which is consisted of the living room, dining room, kitchen, foyer, hallway, bathroom, 2 small bedrooms, the stairs that lead down to the basement was built in the early 60's. there is an addition which is consisted of a master bedrooms an office and a bathroom that was built in the early 70's.
the main level is laid out in an open concept where the living roon, dining room, kitchen, foyer and hallway are all openly connected. the only doors existed are the bedroom doors and the bathroom doors. the basement has a finished main room, a laundry room, a boiler room and a crawl space where the oil tank, well water storage tank are located.
the house is moderately/reasonably insulated with mostly single pane windows, some of the windows also have interior storm windows. the master bedroom and the office in the addition have sliders but the seal between the pane on the sliders are broken (foggy). also, the addition was not built on slab or foundation, instead, it was supported by steel beams and columns so the bottom of the whole area was exposed to external elements. i am sure there is insulation underneath the floor, but i don't know what kind of insulation there is until i remove the panels underneath to find out.
in average, i would say the addition part of the house is about 5 to 10 degrees lower than the main part of the house.
the roof is newer (2005) and there is no attic.
i have 4 zones hydronic water heating:
zone 1 in the basement
zone 2 in the living room
zone 3 in one of the 2 bedrooms in the main part of the house
zone 4 in the master bedroom in the addition area
the domestic hot water is provided by an ergomax heat exchanger connected to a weil mclain ultra oil boiler with a beckett burner.
here is my plan:
- spray foam or other insulation underneath the addition part of the house and the crawl space in the basement
- replace the single pane windows with double pane ones and replace the broken sealed glass of the sliders with double pane insulated glass
- install a lopi repubic 1750i or fpx elite 33 wood stove insert in the living room masonary fireplace.
- load up the stove at 11 pm and set the thermostat of zone 1 to 3 (main part of the house including the basement) to 50
- go to bed in the master bedroom and set the thermostat in the master bedrrom zone 4 to around 58 to 60 while we sleep
- wake up in the next morning, set the thermostat in the master bedroom zone 4 to 50
- go out to the main part of the house and set the thermostat of zone 1 to 3 up to run the boiler and heat to those 3 zones for 5 to 10 minutes
- set the thermostat of zone 1 to 3 back down to 50
- go to work
- come home and load up the stove
- repeat the above before i go to bed
do you think that is a good plan in terms of burning as little oil as possible without freezing the pipes?
any inputs, recommendations, corrections, advice are welcome and appreciated.
thanks so much for reading.
m
