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> Honestly, I look at these numbers and I think 'is it really worth it to complain about these private jets?' This got me thinking about Nest thermostats, and
by 908B64B197 4y ago
> Honestly, I look at these numbers and I think 'is it really worth it to complain about these private jets?'
This got me thinking about Nest thermostats, and how impactful it would be to simply mandate new constructions (or help retrofit existing ones) to have these programmable units that can decrease indoor temperature at night or when nobody is home.
- Symbiote 4y agoI'd hate to find out that American houses don't have heating/cooking thermostats with a clock. That doesn't automatically handle people being out, but for several decades they've been standard in other countries.
- etrautmann 4y agoI can't figure out what you're trying to say
- Symbiote 4y agoA programmable thermostat has been a basic part of any central heating system in Britain for over 40 years, probably longer. They are essentially timer switches. One from 1980 would have a 24 hour clock face and two or four coloured pegs at the edge, labelled "on" and "off". You slide the pegs to the time you want the heating to turn on and off. If you have four pegs, there's a switch to use only the first pair, second pair, or both. That was easily sufficient to set the heating to be on in the morning, off as everyone goes to work/school, on again in the evening, and off at night. The more modern equivalent has a digital display and badly labelled buttons, and in reality is much more fiddly to use. If these aren't also normal in American houses then I'm shocked at the waste of energy. You can see both types here: http://www.gasapplianceguide.co.uk/Danfoss/Danfoss%20Heating%20Controls.htm http://www.gasapplianceguide.co.uk/Danfoss/Danfoss%20Heating...