Home Heating

Dear tim,
we are using a natural gas heating
machine called Delonghi.
The problem is an extinction
some 10_15 seconds after its ignition
Do you have an explanation.
best regards.

Jack,
I do not have an answer. It could be any number of things.

I have a heat pump system. I have two(2) rooms that are not used very often. I shut the registers in these two rooms in an attempt to get more heat in the rest of the house. Some one has told me that you are not to shut off the registers with a heat pump because it could cause some kind of damage. Could you please clear this up for me. Thanks

Edward,
You will not harm the heat pump.

Hi, I live in a house with a large 2 story glass wall in the front, and several windows and skylights around the entire house...

I have 2 questions... If thats ok...

Would hanging dark colored panels in the windows help hold heat from sunlight and cause a convection air flow?

Across the entire length of the house there is a row of windows that are out of reach and fitted with power motors to open and close them... is it possible these windows are not closing as tight as a manual window would? Sometimes it seems like a cold draft is coming down from the ceiling...

Also, would it make more sense to keep the thermostat closer to 65 during the day, and 50 at night so that heating the house is easier on the oil furnace? I ask because the entire house is either hard wood or stone flooring, and we have been keeping the thermostat at 60 during the day...

We are using 2 electric portable fireplaces and a gas fireplace in the evenings... But im thinking there has got to be a way to take advantage of the large amounts of sunlight that comes thru the front of the house... This house is about 1.5 years old, and this is the 2nd winter... Like a lot of places heating bills here in Provincetown have doubled this year even though we are having a mild winter...

Sorry i guess this is more then 2 questions; any info would be very much appreciated... Thank you!

Best regards,
Chris.
Provincetown MA

Chris,
Believe it or not, I have answered all of these in any number of past columns. Read all of my Heating and Air Conditioning columns.

Hi I want to move my heating system hot water rad and I need to now how to thread the pipe can you help