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JamesPa
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I have nothing to add to this in answer to the question posed. More generally I would suggest that 'setback' is any deliberate act to switch off or ...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Yes of course. I will answer the second question first, because its a shorter answer, then I will move onto the first. There is no mention of savin...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

@derek-m, @cathoderay OK, this is where it gets complicated! From the data provided by @cathoderay I can compare the energy delivered to the hou...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Funnily enough Id just posted a list on a new topic started. You more less have it, but there are a couple of other necessary factors I need th...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

@cathoderay thank you for the comments above. We all need to be mindful of how others perceive (or may perceive) us. To get back to the topic, I ge...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Fair comment. Sadly I've experienced this many times with the medical profession, although my current GP is actually very good in this respect. I th...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I guess the difference is that both depend on science, but the science underlying heating systems is both much simpler and much more mature than the s...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I repeat that they do not show a 20% reduction Here again are the graphs, separately and now overlaid. The crossover where setback gives an advant...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Well at least that allows me to invoke conservation of energy and some basic tests for statistical significance!

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Well at least that permits me to invoke conservation of energy and some statistical significance tests

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

@sunandair If you care to send me that data I will do some sums. I would be delighted to find a 20% saving through a modest setback (by which I mean ...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I find this quite offensive. All the analysis I have done has been published and none of it is particularly complicated. The most recent is a very s...

2 years ago
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