NEST thermostats

[Gas Man]

Somebody talked about unit recovery time and other aspects of your HVAC. That's the ticket.

Your A/C just doesn't have the recovery speed that heat does.

In the winter, I can drop my heat 6*-8* and recover that in mins (~45). A/C is a different animal, a 2* raise can take 2+ hours to recover (say going from 72 to 70) if the heat outside is in the 90s. The A/C units just aren't designed to cope beyond a 20* drop inside vs outside temps.

In my 30YO house that has everybit of 18-24" of insolation in the attic, a new roof, and good wall insulation) If I keep the shades drawn I can keep my inside temp about 72* even when it's 100* out. But the A/C doesn't shut off from about 1pm till probably 2-3am.

my neighbors who have the same layout can't get their house below about 80*. They don't have the insulation and updates I have.

Further, consider the different types of freon people are running. Certainly companies talk about new A/C units being more efficient but they aren't considering that the new freon isn't as cold as the older units like mine from the 90s. I forget the numbers but you get the idea...

[EpyonXero]

I live in an apartment and I have no desire to buy a house, except for when it comes to the gadgets. Id love to wire my house with learning appliances like this.

[Dave]

Or you could, you know, Not run the ac. Mine has been on maybe two nights this summer. Basement apartment ftw!

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by Dave

Or you could, you know, Not run the ac. Mine has been on maybe two nights this summer. Basement apartment ftw!

Well, there is that. My basement would have to have been 100 ft down to escape the heat this year.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by VatorMan

Well, there is that. My basement would have to have been 100 ft down to escape the heat this year.

Bullshit, mine is mostly underground and it stays in the low 60s (even when it was in the 100s outside) with my AC upstairs set at like 72-74. It's a fucking awesome refrigerator. I sometimes want to run a heater down there when it's fucking scorching outside.

[VatorMan]

I guess my HVAC mixing box is better than yours. My basement stays about 4-5 degrees cooler than my upstairs.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by VatorMan

I guess my HVAC mixing box is better than yours. My basement stays about 4-5 degrees cooler than my upstairs.

I have been blocking off the HVAC system down there. Hell yours is probably heating your basement up instead of cooling it down.

[RACER X]

whats a basement? lol

[fujimoh]

Couple that thermostat with a smart meter and smart grid and Big Brother will not only be able to determine what "gadjets" you have in your house, He will also be able to control them if He wants to.

Read up on RFID chips, which are being placed in practically every product made, and y'all should become very, very afraid

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by fujimoh

Couple that thermostat with a smart meter and smart grid and Big Brother will not only be able to determine what "gadjets" you have in your house, He will also be able to control them if He wants to.

Read up on RFID chips, which are being placed in practically every product made, and y'all should become very, very afraid

You are wayyyyy behind. PEPCO has already installed smart meters. And you are correct in your assumptions. But the only way to keep it from happening is to go totally "off grid". No cell phone, no credit card, no utility power etc...
You wanna be the next billionaire ? Find a way to mine electrical power harmonics for equipment signatures and catalog them.