"Reggie" > wrote in message
>
> MEASURABLE degree. how many BTU does a warming cycle put out? sure, all
> of it ends up in the house, but how many minutes of furnace time does it
> equate to?
>

If we choose to ignore it because it is a small number, then why not ignore
the fact that it cost money to operate the heat cycle? Cost is cost and
yes, it can be measured. Tell me how many Btu the heating element is and I
can give a rather exact number of furnace minutes.