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2 thoughts on “The Pyramid of Conservation”
Wendy, my wife and I live in a townhome similar to yours with baseboard heating. My understanding is baseboard heating is one of the less efficient/less "green" ways to heat a house. Is that true? Are there any practical options to be more green?
Actually, electric baseboard heat is VERY green, for two reasons.
One – By not blowing its heat, it is not blowing around dirt, dust, pet hair and everything else in your house. Your house will stay a lot cleaner by not having any kind of forced air heat, whether it is whole house or wall heaters. People who have allergies, asthma or other bronchial sensitivities will be a lot happier and healthier in a home without forced air heat.
Secondly, heat from baseboards below windows heat the center of the room by circulating up and out from the cold air emanating from your window. I can't think of the technical term for it right this second. I wish there was a video to demonstrate but I can't think of how to do it.
I wanted to know why my fireplace was electric and not gas, it seemed kind of cheesy. The builder told me that they viewed electric as a better resource for all heat over gas since in Washington most of our power comes from hydroelectric dams, a renewing/recycling source, as opposed to a fossil fuel, which can't be replaced once burned up. I totally agree with that, at least in the Seattle area.
So, two thumbs up to electric baseboard heat! Modern day heaters also are smaller and in some homes more slim so they have a much lower profile than they used to.
Now, we should talk about PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS!!
Wendy, my wife and I live in a townhome similar to yours with baseboard heating. My understanding is baseboard heating is one of the less efficient/less "green" ways to heat a house. Is that true? Are there any practical options to be more green?
Actually, electric baseboard heat is VERY green, for two reasons.
One – By not blowing its heat, it is not blowing around dirt, dust, pet hair and everything else in your house. Your house will stay a lot cleaner by not having any kind of forced air heat, whether it is whole house or wall heaters. People who have allergies, asthma or other bronchial sensitivities will be a lot happier and healthier in a home without forced air heat.
Secondly, heat from baseboards below windows heat the center of the room by circulating up and out from the cold air emanating from your window. I can't think of the technical term for it right this second. I wish there was a video to demonstrate but I can't think of how to do it.
I wanted to know why my fireplace was electric and not gas, it seemed kind of cheesy. The builder told me that they viewed electric as a better resource for all heat over gas since in Washington most of our power comes from hydroelectric dams, a renewing/recycling source, as opposed to a fossil fuel, which can't be replaced once burned up. I totally agree with that, at least in the Seattle area.
So, two thumbs up to electric baseboard heat! Modern day heaters also are smaller and in some homes more slim so they have a much lower profile than they used to.
Now, we should talk about PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS!!