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re: Why Can't Grown Adults Understand How a Thermostat Works?

Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:33 pm to
Posted by CHGAR
Haile, LA
Member since Aug 2022
941 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:33 pm to
Wife is convinced higher setting blows hotter and lower setting (AC) blows colder. I don't even try to point it out any more, not worth the argument.
Posted by LouisianimaI
Member since Dec 2023
576 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:35 pm to
75% have IQ slightly higher than 90.
Posted by CHGAR
Haile, LA
Member since Aug 2022
941 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:36 pm to
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Posted by DoctorWorm
Member since Jul 2021
1305 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:40 pm to
the higher you set it the more efficient it is!!!
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
16749 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:44 pm to
Some heaters do have an emergency mode that heats up metal plates in addition to the regular heating elements
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
23363 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:15 pm to
Had a lab manager in monroe that hated his night crew. He'd move the thermostats to as low as possible before leaving every day. The night crew had to wear winter jackets to work. I finally told them to put ice up next to the thermostats and little fans next to them to trick the thermostat. It worked, I was a hero.
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
9802 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:24 pm to
quote:

Warehouse thermostat is set at 90 degrees.



Jokes on you, there is no heater in the warehouse, 90 is for the summer so it won’t cool lower than 90.
Posted by Mariner
Mandeville, LA
Member since Jul 2009
2319 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:30 pm to
I have a variable speed HVAC. I only have to adjust it one or two degrees as it maintains the temperature. Changing it two degrees feels like a huge difference.

Wife gets hot and instead of turning it down 1 or 2 degrees, she changes it 5 - 10 degrees. Then you are freezing and she turns it up 5+ degrees. You never have the same linear temperature.

Lucky for me she does not touch it compared to before, as I found 72 degrees to be the sweet spot with no complaining.

And don't forget about the ignorance of people regarding the humidity in the house. If you turn on an AC full blast at 70% humidity, the air will feel freezing compared to the same temperature with Humidity at 50%. You have to let the AC system do its thing to get the humidity down, then you can fine tune it to the most comfy temp. Instead, they finger it up and down like a roller coaster, and it maintains a high humidity %.

This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 6:32 pm
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
78916 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

We normally set the heat on 64 at night. If it's gonna be real cold my wife will say "it's gonna be colder tonight, should we put the heat on 68?"


This is diff than the op.

This change may be necessary depending on where the thermostat is since it’s reading the temp.










Posted by FLObserver
Jacksonville
Member since Nov 2005
15189 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 7:13 pm to
They need to make one that has fingerprint technology that only i can set it because the wife is always turning it up to high in the winter and to low in the summer. Easy to do when your not paying the bill.
Posted by AubieinNC2009
Mountain NC
Member since Dec 2018
6330 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 7:44 pm to
quote:

It makes your body cooler which I’m sure is what they mean


Not if the air it is blowing is hot
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14520 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:28 pm to
Yeah the thermostat cares very little what the temperature is other than to turn off the unit upon reaching specified temperature.
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek, Ca
Member since Jul 2020
5261 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:42 pm to
quote:

It's been running nonstop since 7:30, and it's maintaining 65 degrees. 40 x 80 and insulated.




Well if thats the highest it will go, then technically it doesnt matter if they set it at 90 or 70.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 8:43 pm
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
10283 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:47 pm to
This is usually commonly seen amongst the XX chromosome crowd.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70266 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:49 pm to
Millennials all grown up now.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70266 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:51 pm to
quote:

They need to make one that has fingerprint technology that only i can set it because the wife is always turning it up to high in the winter and to low in the summer. Easy to do when your not paying the bill.


They absolutely make them with locks and codes and whatnot for office buildings.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
31444 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:51 pm to
Damn, this is so true

And the dog days of summer, my wife (no pics) wanted to keep everything in the house at 73 because she was convinced if we put the thermostat below 70, the AC would have to run twice as hard and use double the energy….BECAUSE AN A/C TECHNICIAN TOLD HER THAT



This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 8:53 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
164963 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:53 pm to
quote:

every warehouse Ive been to they do this. Its so stupid.


Probably explains why their career ceiling is working in a warehouse
Posted by Ziippy
Member since Aug 2023
1221 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:00 pm to
People are stupid.
Posted by Pax Regis
Alabama
Member since Sep 2007
14314 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:39 pm to
Every woman I know thinks that if they set the thermostat higher it will get to their desired temperature faster.
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