System Operation

how harvest systems feel different in the home unlike traditional gas boilers which often deliver heat via short intermittent blasts of hot water, your harvest thermal battery system™ provides gentler and longer heating runs to better match your heating needs due to the more continuous heating cycle and stable temperature, many harvest users find that they feel comfortable at a lower thermostat setting the remaining difference is that the system heats more gradually than gas boilers, so it is best to keep your home at a fairly constant temperature (e g , just 2 3°f lower at night but no more) this approach maximizes home comfort while minimizing energy use (similar to how it is better to drive a car at a constant speed rather than cycle through periods of acceleration and hard braking) do not change the thermostat setting more than 2 3°f when you expect to be absent or asleep or if you come home at a different time than usual refer to the heating section below for more information when heating begins, it may take a few hours for your home to reach the set target temperature heating to use heating mode, set your thermostat to heat smart thermostats often have a built in smart recovery algorithm for example, on the ecobee thermostat, this is called "smart recovery", and on a nest thermostat it is called "early on" this feature ensures the temperature in your home reaches the desired setpoint at the beginning of each scheduled change by having your heat or cooling start early if required this is a great feature to use, if available to you many users lower or completely shut off their thermostats at night and other times to save energy this can reduce your harvest system’s performance because it takes more energy to heat a cold home than to maintain a comfortable temperature it also takes a lot of time to warm up a chilly home, so keep your thermostat at relatively level settings to ensure your comfort additionally, having a smaller separation between daytime and nighttime temperatures makes the home's heating load less "peaky", allowing you to get more use out of the system's thermal battery during peak times of the day when adjusting thermostat settings, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and s et the temperature down (“setback”) only by 2 or 3°f at night and during the day when no one is home suggested settings if using a smart thermostat time temperature 7 a m 69°f 9 a m 67°f (away) 69°f (home) 5 p m 69°f 10 p m 66°f vacation when going on vacation, set the thermostat to your normal nighttime temperature to ensure that your home does not take too long to reheat upon your return for those with connected thermostats, you can turn off the heat and remotely start reheating your home 1 2 days before returning