I turned on my Furnace

[phillymatt53]

Well somehow it gets cold here in Michigan and then warm, then it cools off again…

I usually always jog between my heat and A/C so time to get used to doing that again…



— Dave

Jog, eh?
Well, I just sit my butt on the sofa, no "jogging" for me!
My heat triggers on at the (wintertime) temp I have it set to, and stays within one degree of that.
In the spring/summertime, I got the handy remote control on the coffee table to kick on the AC in the dining room wall.
So yes, my hiney stays on the sofa.

 

[countryford]

Inside your house is 70 and you turned on the furnace?
The inside of my house has been low to mid 60s and I finally closed the bedroom windows.

 

[circlew]

I was cold again this morning, and came close to turning the heat on. I probably should try it before it gets really cold to make sure it's working right.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I easily forget how in the fall, we often have three or four seasons in one day...



-- Dave

 

[circlew]

Well, I did it. I woke up cold about 7:30 this morning, and thought now's as good a time as any to turn it on. Works fine.

 

[DADoES]

My furnace is a heat pump so the majority of its mechanism also runs through the summer. It changes modes per the Auto cool/heat setpoints.

Signed: Goofy Glenn

 

[combo52]

Hi Sean, post number 18 clogged indoor air filters will cause the amp draw to go down on the compressor. They will not hurt the compressor, a clogged outdoor condenser would cause head pressures to go up and increase the load on the compressor, but all compressors are protected from overload, so it’s not likely the filters had anything to do with it.

If you really care, you can put a differential gauge on both sides of the filter and you can tell how much the air is getting restricted and just change the filter accordingly, of course the dirtier the filter the better filters, but there is a point where you have to change it allowing enough air movement for efficient operation.

In all of my for air heating and cooling systems I use a thick 4 inch pleated filter, followed by an electrostatic filter to get the ultrafine dirt out of the airstream. This is especially nice both at home and at work.

The 4 inch pleated filters only need changing every year or so a little more often at work the electrostatic filters get washed about twice a year.

At home, I run the blower 24 hours a day except during the cooling season, which would increase the humidity by leaving the fan on when the compressor shuts off.

John L

 

[DADoES]

I have an el-cheapo 1" filter in each of the 20x25 returns. A 4" filter in the attic blower-coil. My thermostat has two programmable reminders for filter change, choices of calendar days or run-time days. I have both set for 45 days of run-time (which ends up being 7 to 8 months of calendar time). The cycles are different being that the 5" filter module was added a while after system installation. 45 days is a bit short but the next choice of 60 days is too long so I ignore the reminders for a few weeks.

Signed: Goofy Glenn

 

[mattl]

I miss my old electronic filter with the snap crackle and pops. Think it was a Sears version of a Honeywell.

I've got a variable speed blower and ran it 24/7 on lowest speed, house was totally comfortable, but it did add to electric bill. My smart thermostat has a circulation feature, circulates the air for a few minutes 4 or 5 times an hour ---80% as good and a good bit cheaper, good trade off for me.

 

[DADoES]

I miss my old electronic filter with the snap crackle and pops. Think it was a Sears version of a Honeywell.

I've got a variable speed blower and ran it 24/7 on lowest speed, house was totally comfortable, but it did add to electric bill. My smart thermostat has a circulation feature, circulates the air for a few minutes 4 or 5 times an hour ---80% as good and a good bit cheaper, good trade off for me.

My thermostat has a Circulate option for the fan which runs it 35% of the time, presumably inclusive of heating/cooling operation. I tried it for a while but it has an impact from the humidity angle which is majority of the usage time so I stopped running it.

My mother has a Lennox iComfort S30 with a circulate/allergy function which adjusts from 9 mins to 27 mins per hour in 36-second steps, also disabled for the same reason. It advises to use a MERV 11 or higher filter.

Signed: Goofy Glenn

 

[combo52]

Indeed, you never want to run the fan when you’re in the air conditioning season when the compressor is not running, the evaporator coil can hold more than 2 quarts of water on its surface so every time the compressor shuts off that water is just evaporated back into the house increasing humidity and raising the discomfort level as well as raising electric cost because you have to pay to recon that water again and again.

John L