The cost of your prepaid home heating oil contract is dependent on the estimated amount of oil or gas your home
burns during the heating season multiplied by the unit price of the fuel.
An air conditioner is a type of heat pump that moves heat from inside a building to the outside to cool it; heat pumps simply reverse this
process during the heating season and can now efficiently function even in cold Northeastern winters.
In heating climates, mold growth on interior surfaces
occurs during the heating season because the interior surfaces of exterior walls are cool from heat loss and because moisture levels within the conditioned space are too high.
Be aware that if you do leave windows or doors open in a Passive
House during the heating season, then you will use more energy to keep the house warm, just as you would in a normal house.
Controlled ventilation is also necessary to provide for the dilution of interior pollutants and for the dilution of interior
moisture during the heating season by controlled air change.
In mixed climates, building envelopes are constructed in an airtight manner to control air leakage openings, to expedite air pressure control (depressurization of the building envelope above
grade during the heating season, pressurization below grade to control ingress of soil gas and other pollutants, and pressurization of the building envelope during the cooling season) and to facilitate the dehumidification of indoor air during the cooling season, thereby limiting interior moisture levels.
An air conditioner is a type of heat pump that moves heat from inside a building to the outside to cool it; heat pumps simply reverse this
process during the heating season and can now efficiently function even in cold New England winters.
Although each carrier is different, under most insurance policies, if your house is unoccupied for more than four consecutive
days during the heating season, your insurance will not cover water damage from the freezing of any part of a plumbing, heating, or air - conditioning system, or an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
During the heating season, keep the draperies and shades on your south - facing windows open during the day to allow the sunlight to enter your home and closed at night.
During the heating season, keep the draperies and shades on your south - facing windows open during the day to allow the sunlight to enter your home and closed at night to reduce the chill you may feel from cold windows.
Heat pump: Heating and / or cooling equipment that,
during the heating season, draws heat into a building from outside and, during the cooling season, ejects heat from the building to the outside.
We may otherwise be giving back some of the benefits via: leaky chimney dampers; low R value masonry and metal chimneys which penetrate the building envelope (both heating and cooling penalties depending on the season); convective air currents arising from temperature differentials inside large chimneys; metal pipe air intakes which can be quite difficult to insulate, channeling cold into the envelope 24/7
during heating season; backdrafting through leaky woodstove doors; and so forth.