MARYLAND TACOMAS

I have an Ecobee thermostat which is pretty smart and allows me to see, through a web site, my different heat stages and cycles. I can see how often and long the Aux heat kicks on. Does your smart thermostat have that feature. If so, you should check to make sure Aux is actually kicking on occasionally. Mine looks like this.

 

I have it set right now so the Aux doesn't come on. I didn't want it on. I would rather maintain a comfortable temp with only a 10 degree swing. I read that with a heat pump, in the long run it is more economical to never use Aux heat at all.

During the work week, our max temp in the winter is 67 degrees, and that's only from from 8 to 10 pm, then it drops to 65 for sleeping. At 0630 when we wake up, it drops to 60 (Mainly because at normal outside temps in full sun the house will heat up to around 63 degrees anyway). Then I have the schedule set to step up to 61 at 10 am, then a degree every 2 hours to 1830 at 66 degrees.

So far this has worked perfectly. Until the temps dropped to under 20, but when it got to zero the other day it was freaking out. Maybe I need to readjust the lockout and let the Aux come back on, but I still feel like if it can maintain at the current setup that will save money.

I just find it odd that I didn't have this issue with the older, less smart thermostat.

 

Ok, this just a abbreviated history



The darker orange are the aux heat instances. See how it was fine this Mon, Tues, and even Wed during the day, then it went bonkers. Even if you look at the previous week you see on Wed it never came on once during the day.

So maybe because it knows the outside temp it wants to control it more, and with Aux even though jack shit was happening. I mean if it was doing that and the inside temp was going up I would never have questioned anything but since it was 62 degrees I was like WTF!?

 

Just got to the cabin. Fired up the woodburner & turned the furnace up a bit. A group of us is getting the sxs's & snowmobiles out for a night ride tonight. Should be fun.

 

Got a dusting in Woodbine

 

another inch here since I shoveled this afternoon.

 

5-6” here in Scumberland

 

That's about what we got here in Great Cacapon.

 

Having a blast in this snow!

 

Happy Groundhog Day! Literally!

 

Who’s on the baby wheeler? Lol

Reminds me of riding the borrowed kawasaki 80 four wheeler around the neighborhood

 

My buddy Bobby, its his 250. His 400cc quad is down at the moment.

 

Cement looks good in snow

 

Nice.

 

Meet up this Saturday to grab lunch at Friscos in columbia

6695 Dobbin Rd, Columbia, MD 21045

1200pm

I have to meet with @2016 Tacoma SR for TW express so thought we'd throw a lunch together.

 

In!

 

tentatively in

 

Hey all, new to the whole TW world thing. Tentatively in for Saturday. @RobP62 steered me in the right direction from the inferno thread.

 

Welcome to the Kool Kids thread Joe! Lots of great people in here.

Couple of posts up are the details on this coming Saturdays meet.

Hope you can make it.