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Old 12-27-2012, 12:44 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Set the heater as low as possible without freezing the pipes.
A Minimum-Maximum thermometer to see how low / high temps get would likely help.

Do something about the draft - that's what's costing you most as it takes the heat out and brings the cold in.

As you have a constant loss, "pulsing and gliding" the heating will help.
Constant heating will simply mean a constant, higher loss.
The smaller the difference between temperatures inside and out, the lesser the heat loss will be.

I'd either insulate the place better, or look for a better place to start with.
You could talk to the owner about insulation, as it also improves his property value.

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These pipes are uncovered, but again, are "insulated" by the bathroom.
A bathroom isn't a very good insulator

Covering the pipes and heating through a radiator is more efficient than taking away heat from pipes that run through a room..


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Can I pulse and glide the heaters?
At work, we've just installed P&G electric heating in a natural gas line (expanding gas cooled down, froze the tiny amount of water in it, and locked up control valves)
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