I have a second house on a lake in New Jersey that doesn’t get much use during the winter and other similar months. The house is two stories high and around 1500 sq. ft. with radiant heating, which I love, but it takes a long time to heat up a room or the entire house. When I go away for a week or so, I turn down the thermostats to the lowest (59°F) in each room. However, when I come back, it takes over a day for the whole house to warm up to even mid-60s to high-60s. Even if it's just me and I only want to heat up my bedroom and the living room, it still takes so long that I usually plug in an electric heater for 20 minutes to get the room warm before bed.
We recently installed Daikin split systems AC with hyper heat, and it works well to heat up the room very quickly when I return from a few days off. However, my question is, is this method more expensive? Of course, I can keep the thermostat at around 64°F and not make it higher when I get home, but I usually prefer the living room and bedroom to be around 68/69°F. I also don’t want to keep the radiant heat on 24/7 if I’m not here for three days, then stop by for one day, then leave for another week, and then come back to stay for a week. The boiler burns diesel for my hot water and radiant heating throughout the two stories. I'm looking into installing a smart thermostat or something similar to control it from my phone, but besides that, does anyone know how I can figure out which way is more energy-efficient or saves me more money? I can provide model numbers or any other necessary information if needed, but I'm mainly looking for a general answer. Thank you!"
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