HVAC Talk
With all the recent heat we have been having here in central Florida, I thought it would be good to have a thread on general HVAC questions and learnings. There are so many misconceptions on HVAC and there are so many "experts" here on TOTV, maybe we can share some knowledge?
To start, I was reading about conventional vs smart thermostats and their potential effects on your HVAC system. We have to assume we are using a basic single or two stage system since newer variable speed systems generally use special thermostats or what they call Wall Units becasue they are small computers that control the different components in a communicating system.
So, which is better a conventional basic thermostat that came with your home or ones like you can get in the hardware store or Nest or Ecobee Smart thermostats? I've had all three and can tell you about my thoughts but can anyone share theirs?
For these types of thermostats:
Which one kept the temperature the most constant?
Which one kept the humidity the most constant?
Which one saved the most money and how do you think it did that?
Which one was the easiest to install and use?
Remember we are talking about basic HVAC systems that go full 100% On and full 100% OFF eventhough some many be two stange.
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