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I fiddle with my dumb thermostat all the time. The problem? One of the discomforting things about living inside houses is when the air doesn't move. Yes, you
by MisterBastahrd 5y ago
I fiddle with my dumb thermostat all the time.
The problem? One of the discomforting things about living inside houses is when the air doesn't move. Yes, you can use a portable fan or ceiling fan to move air around, but that's normally at a speed which is TOO fast. If you sit in a room for any period of time and the air temperature coming from the vent doesn't change, then you may not even feel it blowing, which is almost as uncomfortable as being too warm or too hot.
I feel a better solution would be to set a temperature threshold and allow the thermostat to have a bit of wiggle room to increase the comfort level of those who are in the house by moving the air around longer and altering the temperature slightly, which is what would happen were you outdoors.
- lancebeet 5y agoI believe it's normal in commercial buildings to have CO2-sensors which are connected to the control of the HVAC system, activating/increasing the ventilation when the CO2 levels are too high. It seems like this solves the problem you're describing.
- Terry_Roll 5y agoI was going to suggest CO2 might be an issue in a room. CO2 in the bloodstream upto 30% saturation has a stimulating effect which make no ventiliation in bedrooms a common reason sleep is not restful, over 30% saturation level it has the opposite effect and can then be viewed like a noble gas and the effect noble gases can have on the body, namely it can kill and the body doesnt react.
- alphabettsy 5y agoYou can set Ecobee thermostats to have min fan usage and use remote temp sensors to help keep temps consistent.
- alliao 5y agodon't all thermostats have some kind of builtin hysteresis algorithm? so it does it's best to keep temperature steady... ideally without feeling the wind?
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoAt least for me, I want to feel the air moving, if only just a bit. It's weird and unnatural for there to be no air movement at all.