# What heating model is more efficient?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-heating-model-is-more-efficient/47440>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 27, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-heating-model-is-more-efficient/47440 "2000-12-27T22:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-heating-model-is-more-efficient/47440/21 "2000-12-29T15:57:26Z")

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Well, I don’t follow ANY of the math in this thread, but if a real live honest to goodness mechanical engineer tells me it’s OK to turn my thermostat down at night, then I guess it’s OK.

Now to convince the Better Half, who grew up, as I did, with it drummed into his little head, “Don’t touch the thermostat! It actually saves energy if you set it and forget it!”

And actually, we live in such a big drafty house that it’s doubtful it’d make much difference in our heating bills anyway.

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-heating-model-is-more-efficient/47440/22 "2000-12-29T16:06:02Z")

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Thanks, **TXLonghorn**! You’ll be happy to hear that I turned the thermostat down to 65 when we left this morning. Is that good enough?

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