Thermostat set back and other energy savings

[Tom Gardner]

We're setting the six thermostats back to 45 deg. at 4:30 closing time
and 65 deg. at 6:30 AM, 1/2 hr. before opening. This seems OK for the
people and the thermostats won't go below 45. Our gas bills chart usage
so it will be easy to compare to last year. We also have fans near the
ceiling to move hot air around corners that come on with the heaters.
We covered a lot of windows with shrink film and hit any cracks with
"Great Stuff". Thanks for all the ideas!

[RogerN]

"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
news:BOCdnaGDHZBgsRrP...@giganews.com...

A few years back at work, we got a freezing spell sort of sudden, an
electrical room had its door open but they hadn't yet closed the outside
vent. An operator nearby got cold and closed the door to the room.
Sprinkler heads froze and drenched a 4160 volt transformer, switch gear and
a motor control center. Just something to consider, make sure the coldest
areas don't get cold enough to bust pipes and such.

RogerN

[Karl Townsend]

On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:43:17 -0600, "RogerN" <re...@midwest.net>
wrote:

If Tom has a security system, I've found temp alarms to be very
useful. have Lo/Hi alarms in the coolers, freezers, greenhouse, and a
couple in my home.

Karl

[dca...@krl.org]

On Saturday, November 16, 2013 3:29:44 AM UTC-5, Tom Gardner wrote:
> We're setting the six thermostats back to 45 deg. at 4:30 closing time
>

Thanks for all the ideas!

One more idea. Set the thermostats back to 45 deg at about 4 O'clock. It will take a little while for the building to cool down enough to be noticeable.

Dan

[Jon Elson]

Let us know how it works out. Our house had an un-insulated basement.
So, the big wall of my shop was just 8" of bare concrete on both
sides. I applied 2 layers of 2" insulation foam to the exterior
of the wall, expecting a big improvement in heating bills. I was
disappointed that I really couldn't find any decrease in bills.
On the other hand, I really FEEL a difference working there in the
winter. I used to have to wear a jacket, now it usually is comfortable
in just shirtsleeves.

Later, we had an energy consultant come in and find all the leaks,
and I ripped the walls apart and sealed a bunch of leaks, mostly
around windows. Again, I couldn't really tell much of a difference.

Hope your results are better.

Jon