Four years ago I began working in the HVACR industry. I knew the terms hot, cold, sticky, and ductwork. After being immersed in the terminology and technology, I have found that while the rest of the girls are checking out the tile color in my friend’s new apartment bathroom, I am standing in the utility closet wondering why the HVAC system hasn’t been upgraded since the Reagan administration.
Needless to say, I wasn’t surprised that when I got a new thermostat about a month ago, I was excited.
I plugged it in, programmed it, and off it went, controlling the indoor comfort of my domicile. The new thermostat and the old thermostat are the same brand - set exactly the same way. I noticed, however, that with the new thermostat, I am often too warm. Thinking this was all in my head, I got out the old thermostat and placed it directly above the new one for a few days to see what it read.
And after a month of comparisons, I have come to the conclusion that something is definitely not right.
The problem is what?
The new thermostat reads 71°F and the old one reads 72°. When the old one read 71° I was comfortable. When the new one reads 71° I am sometimes comfortable, but more often too warm.
Did I miss something? Which is correct, and why is my once perfectly comfortable home too warm now that I have upgraded my thermostat?
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Angela Harris is the Technology Editor. She can be contacted at 248-786-1254 or angelaharris@achrnews.com. Angela is responsible for What’s New and Technology articles for The NEWS. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in English from Oakland University and has nine years of professional journalism experience.
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