Silly Experiment #1

 

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This is a graph of the temperatures in various locations
of our house over a time period of roughly twenty four hours.

Observations: (Colors of the notes match the colors of the traces the reference)

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The heater cycles on/off more than I expected. The thick dark line runing through the middle of the trace is a sixth order polyfit line created by MSExcel. It reflects the actual setting of the thermostat. (more or less)

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The temperature rise of the xmas light extension cord is surprise! It is a 12 AWG cord! This means a new, separate circuit(s) for the lights next year for sure.

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The attic is proven to be a very effective heat collector even on cold days.

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It gets damn cold in December

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Heat loss through the garage wall can be seen by comparing it's temp with the garage bench temp.

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