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Old 01-14-2011, 09:39 PM
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was listening to 90.1 fm (NPR in Gainesville) today on the way home from the Yarn Lady store - heat pumps should not be adjusted (set back or forward) more than 2 degrees at a time as it costs more to adjust more than that.

That would explain why the newer construction in TV doesn't have them - they have electric heat pumps.

We use ours - when the heat is on for several days (like the last few) and when the a/c is on 24/7. I keep it cooler (both for heat and a/c) when I sleep. Use open windows as long as I can in spring and fall, but there comes a time when I can't sleep if it's too hot. So - in the winter, it's set for 68 for day and 62 for night. I aim for 74 during the day in warm weather and 70 at night. Can't always make it and adjust to what I can stand.