A question that makes my head hurt a little:
Say the outside temperature is 20F, my insert is able to get the house to 60F, and my goal is to heat the house to 68F.
The furnace will kick on, heat the remaining 8 degrees, and then cycle to maintain that temperature.
My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that the amount that a furnace cycles is effected by heat loss and that heat loss is relative
to the difference of the inside and outside temperature. In other words your furnace will run less when the outside temperature is 65F vs. 10F.
My question is since my insert will not be able to heat the house on its own, and the furnace will be actively cycling to maintain my desired temperature, will burning wood really save anything?
Say the outside temperature is 20F, my insert is able to get the house to 60F, and my goal is to heat the house to 68F.
The furnace will kick on, heat the remaining 8 degrees, and then cycle to maintain that temperature.
My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that the amount that a furnace cycles is effected by heat loss and that heat loss is relative
to the difference of the inside and outside temperature. In other words your furnace will run less when the outside temperature is 65F vs. 10F.
My question is since my insert will not be able to heat the house on its own, and the furnace will be actively cycling to maintain my desired temperature, will burning wood really save anything?