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Originally Posted by idigtractors
The above statement is very true, however with todays prices of the fuel oil I believe you will find it extremely expensive to run it constant through the time period mentioned above. Radiant heat is an excellent heating source, but not on a part time used situations like a home on weekends.  |
You get to the center of the question. For part-time, I see the point, but how about year-round heat? My current oil-FHA system stays off most of September and some of October. Only a quick blast when its chilly. Once heating season is in full swing, we use a set-back thermostat. The temperature goes down to 62 at night and is up from 6-10AM and 5-11PM. I'm having a hard time estimating the increased (or unlikely, the decrease) energy operating cost by switching to propane fired radiant.