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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...

3 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!

3 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

3 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 ...

3 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...

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

You may wish to read my post here(just a couple up). I don't agree with 20%!

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

That's not the case once you take into account the intercept. Below are the graphs. There is a saving above about 14,000 degree minutes per day (ave...

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

The quote related to the circumstance when setback and recovery both occur within 24hrs. A longer setback such as 7 days for holiday is a totally dif...

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

@cathoderay, @derek-m I've been thinking about the possible origin of the high intercept when setback is operational, much larger than when setback is...

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

I think many may find quite a few terms used on the forum from time to time confusing. As i say I'm happy to consider another succinct term to desc...

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

Guilty as charged. Its a term used a lot in electrical engineering, less so in mechanical or software engineering. I am using it to describe succin...

3 years ago
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