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 Emergency Heat
#8173689
02/17/21 08:55 PM
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TPACK
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I took my unit off of "Emergency Heat" for the first time in 5 days. Minus 3 at my house yesterday a.m. and back up to 21 right now. Doing a good job keeping the house toasty so far. Have you had to use emergency heat on your unit. Mine is a 5 ton 3 year old Trane but it couldn`t keep up after the temperature got down around 17-18 degrees and falling.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173725
02/17/21 09:16 PM
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SapperTitan
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I’ve elect mine on 60 the whole time. It runs for a little while then turns off. Guess we got good insulation.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173737
02/17/21 09:23 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
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Halfadozen
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Heat pump here. Don't like the emergency heat option unless absolutely necessary. Yep it has been cold but a little fire going and dressing in layers saves $$ and energy.
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
-- Ronald Reagan
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173741
02/17/21 09:26 PM
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68rustbucket
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Keep ours on 68° when we’ve got power.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173742
02/17/21 09:26 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
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TKM
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Have had mine on for 3 days. Sunday it run for half a day and never shut off until i turned the heat strip on.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173774
02/17/21 09:48 PM
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Marc K
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All I have is 20 KW strip heat. Waiting for Spring to upgrade to heatpump. No power since Sunday night.
A Democracy is when two wolves and a lamb vote on the dinner menu. That is why this country was specifically not designed as a Democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173848
02/17/21 10:39 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
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Bullfrog
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20KW ain’t small! Most 1bedroom apartments are 5KW, a 2 bed is 8KW.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173851
02/17/21 10:41 PM
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Davis300
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Long Johns & a blanket here. You cats act like we live in Antarctica.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173867
02/17/21 10:52 PM
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I wasn`t concerned about the cost of using the heat pump. I was more concerned about keeping the house warm enough so no pipes burst and nothing flooded like so many will do when it gets above freezing.. I also had to keep my garage warm with electric heater, heat lamp and 60,000 BTU griddle because my water heater, pressure tank and main water line from my well are in it on a north wall.
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Re: Emergency Heat
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#8173870
02/17/21 10:53 PM
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TKM
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Long Johns & a blanket here. You cats act like we live in Antarctica. I act like i live in a house with a heater in it. 
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