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Turn it up and down when you come and go? In my opinion all those features are a catastrophe in that your body will end up being in your house at the wrong time
by twobitshifter 4y ago
Turn it up and down when you come and go? In my opinion all those features are a catastrophe in that your body will end up being in your house at the wrong time or your clothing will be warmer or hotter than typical or your spouse will, and you will want to play with the temp anyways and end up fiddling with things to get it right. The learning thermostats try to solve this, but it’s at great cost and complexity and experiences vary and habits change.
- vel0city 4y ago> In my opinion all those features are a catastrophe in that your body will end up being in your house at the wrong time You're trading sometimes being in the house at the wrong time to every day being in the house at the wrong time. Then your other statement doesn't matter if its programmable or not, if you're constantly in disagreement of what the thermostat should be you're going to be fiddling with it regardless of if its programmed or not. I realize people's experiences vary greatly, but that's kind of my point about looking at the basic Honeywell thermostat and declaring its a great user experience. To me, its a terrible user experience and far worse than my basic 7 day 4 stage programmable thermostat which I touch once a season and otherwise let it be. In the end I save energy, reduce my bill, have on average a more comfortable house, and I rarely have to interact with the thermostat.