I feel like my furnace is running too much..

[02BlueGT]

Mine is at 68* all day erry day..... I'd double check that the furnace is lighting. My furnace will cycle every few minutes trying to re-light the flame, if it is a hsi on its way out, it will light every once in a while, and it will warm the house enough to not notice that it ain't working other than excessive running.

I had to take a midnight trip to the Southside Friday night because my hsi disintegrated.

 

[1quick]

I normally go 65 all the time but I had a kid a few weeks ago so the old lady is keeping it 72 all the time Im sure the bill is going to be expensive.

 

[Flyn]

Man, reading this thread, I don't miss that stuff. Haven't turned the heat on yet this winter.

That link I posted mentioned something about adjusting parts in the thermostat to slow down the cycling. Might help to blow any dust out of it, too.

 

[Stink Star]

Here's a brief history of my house.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

oh you lucky bastard

those nest units are sweeet

 

[Fish]

Im on the 2nd floor of my building. I get all the heat from downstairs.

Im on the third, you would think I would leave my shit off.

The temp of my apartment is all crazy. Even leaving the thermo at 70, it will go between 66* and 73*.

 

[Primalzer]

Fuck I've barely touched my heat this year. I like my room so fucking cold. If I can't see my breath when I wake up, then I have failed. But seriously, I need the temperature to be below 60* to sleep. I have my thermostat in my living room set at 68, and even that I'm too hot. The money i save in the winter all goes to the summer when I run my A/C at 60* while I am home.

 

[rocket5979]

Jesus I think we have some people with polar bear blood in them! I keep my place between 70-72* according to my infrared temp gun.

 

[skeezer]

72 all day

 

[smug]

What was your bill at 73?

$90 for gas
$76 for electric

 

[mat0485]

if its a newer furnace and its keeping temp its almost safe to say that furnace is operating normal. furnaces with control boards will lock out if there is an issue and he will notice temp drops. If its a 1" filter check and change usually once a month. even the shitty 3m 90 filters. those are garbage and unless you have a top end funace shouldnt be used..

I also dont suggest touching the flue pic. on 80% furnace with metal pipe that'll be 300+ or older furnaces even warmer. why guess would be heat loss from the info i gathered.
old builders model furnace in a town house.

my 2cents as a professional.

 

[DynaSlim]

Yeah i like it around 56-64. My room is up stairs and seems to get all the heat. I have 3 walls of French leaking windows and i still need to open one sometimes. Even with house temp set at 68. Water boiler with radiators in each room. My valve is broke so can't shut it off. But my bedroom is also 2 in one. One has electric heater i use if very cold and windy hence the leaky windows. The summer i melt, once it hits the 80's i need AC badd.

 

[Yaj Yak]

56 holy fuck.

i have my house set to 63 while im asleep and goes up to 65 for when I am waking up. 56 would be cold as shit.

i do rock out with flannel sheets, two blankets and a big ass comforter though.

 

[deviantlx]

look and see if your thermostat has a plus/minus feature and see what its set at.

a lot of thermostats will have them and you should set it for around 2. that way the minute the room temp drops a single degree it doesn't kick on.

also, take a look at the wall that the thermo is mounted on. if there is a draft up that wall or its on an outside wall in your home, with the weather we are having that could also cause a unusually high amount of start stops.

heatloss is also a huge factor in the temps we have currently.

 

[Zack]

Most new thermostats are programmed to turn on when the temp falls to the 'low side' of the degree you set it at.

For example, If you set it to 72, it will turn on before 71 (ex. 72.1)
The thermostat manufacturers are in bed with the gas companies.

 

[Shocker]

I normally leave mine at 70, bottom level sits around 68 and the upstairs bedroom gets up to 75 yuck! But same as others said have the baby on the bottom level so have to get her a little heat. now once the summer comes the lower level will be the place to be cause the upper level will touch 80s 90s with no AC on.

 

[kristinaweena]

Mine is set for 68 degrees and it hasnt stopped running either. My house was freeeeeeeezing last night.

I would imagine since you have it set pretty high that its going to take longer for your place to heat up when its 9 degrees outside.

 

[TonzKnock-G]

I keep mine at a 70 when we are home, 67 when we are not home.

 

[Eagle]

Here's a brief history of my house.

Holy crap, that's awesome. Is that built in functionality with the next thermostat? If so, I want one suddenly.

 

[Mook]

Nest is awesome from what I've heard.

Nest | The Learning Thermostat | Home

 

[blakbearddelite]

Damn, with the little guy at home, it is rarely below 72 degrees.

 

[mat0485]

I dont care for the next... i've ran a few service calls with them. was out last night in palatine at 10pm cause the fucker broke. put the guys old stat on and all ok.

 

[Csurane24]

I would go off your bill like stated before. I keep my house at 65 during the day and 70 when I'm home from work. With being off today I've noticed that it's been running pretty much all day but that's expected with how cold it is outside

 

[rocco]

How old is the house? How much insulation do you have in the attic?

My aunt and uncle have a house that was built in the 40's or 50's. One day their dog decided to chew a hole through the drywall. Upon inspection, there wasn't any insulation in the walls. I guess back then it was so cheap to heat a house, they didn't bother with insulation. But thanks to their dog, they were able to rip all their walls out and get it fully insulated.

 

[EmersonHart13]

My house was built in 59 and had zero insulation when I moved in. Like you said that was common practice...