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Rapid cycling: great on bikes, not on your furnace!
As the heating season sets in, and your heating system gets its first workout of the year, you may notice that it frequently cycles on and off. If this happens, you may have a problem with rapid cycling, which occurs when your electronic thermostat fights to keep your home at a very consistent temperature. Rapid cycling is especially common during the early, warmer days of the heating season, so pay attention to how often your furnace comes on and off. If your programmable thermostat is set to fire-up the furnace when it senses less than a one-degree temperature drop, the heating system may go on and off as frequently as every three minutes. Check the adjustments on your thermostat: if it's set to detect just one degree of temperature change, adjust it to 1.5 degrees or more. You probably won't feel the difference in comfort but you'll avoid higher energy costs and wear and tear on your heating system.
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