Posted on 08/20/2019 5:07:06 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Fresh from the same Dept. of Energy and EPA that gave us:toilets that don’t flush; light bulbs that don’t light; dishwashers that don’t wash; plant-based fuel that burns like carrots; and paper straws that dissolve in liquid…. Now we get this:
[…] Energy Star, the federal program from the DOE and the Environmental Protection Agency, said the coolest you should keep your home is 78 degrees when you’re home.
When you’re at work or away, the program recommends setting it at 85 degrees. When you’re sleeping, Energy Star said to set the thermostat at 82 degrees. (link)
Setting the thermostat at 82° at night is well recognized grounds for divorce. I swear these administrative state progressives are going to have us force-fed sustainable algae cakes if this keeps up.
Some journalist-type person published these new cooling standards on twitter, and the responses are quite funny.
“I see we’ve decided to give up on sleeping. Or going home for that matter. Or having pets that aren’t native to the rain forest.” (link)
“I’ve already embraced a dying Earth, so I keep my central air between 67-72 at all times.” (link)
“I’d be laying there making a giant sweat angel in my bed” (link)
““New report shows these as the recommended temps for smelling like an onion.” (link)
“I have no idea how my ancestors survived deserts. If the thermostat in my house showed a number that started with an 8 I would call the police” (link)
(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...
These guys crack me up. They are the boy who cried wolf. They have nothing, and their arguments are hollow. There is no bogey man. There is no wolf. They can say it all they want.
They are the crazy guy yelling at demons on the street corner.
Thanks to “smart” meters they can simply cut your power when they think you’ve used enough.
“Smart” thermostats are likely to be part of the building code now.
One of the main reasons I don’t want a Wi-Fi controlled thermostat or any smart features all interconnected. Who can say it cannot be hacked.
Oh...you can count on THAT in the moovova household.
If it has the word "smart" or begins with the letter "i" or "e", it doesn't go into my house.
I follow the Commander Adama rule for all mission critical equipment.
I used to be able to handle 130 degrees in Viet Nam, when I was a kid.
30 below is not fun.
No.
I’ve noticed that with some phone browsers...and it’s why I don’t use those browsers. But, it’s not a problem for the Chinese browser I’m using...it wraps fine. All I have to worry about is my browser forwarding all my personal info to Beijing.
I set mine to 68.
Anyone who attempts to change it is going to have problems.
I don’t even like a lot of air conditioning and that’s too warm for me to sleep.
Actually with the “smart grid” they can just shut your air conditioner off.
Maybe we should only flush the toilet once a day, too. Put it on a locked timer so you can’t cheat. (Do I really need the /sarc?)
...”swamp coolers” (Yes, they still work in normally dry West Texas)
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In mid-summer in the Upper Midwest, the humidity can be 100% even if it’s not raining.
83 indoors happens to be my personal threshold for a/c. That’s upstairs, which is a converted attic with windows on all 4 walls. The computers and printers are up here. High humidity is horrible for both.
Once it’s at 74 and the humidity under control, I turn it to *efficiency*. We haven’t needed a/c at night for years. We stopped using the window unit in the bedroom maybe 5 years ago. We used the portable a few times 2-3 years ago (can’t recall exactly). It has stayed under 70 at night in the hottest part of the year and a ceiling fan and box fan, together, suffice. At the worst, those temps last maybe a week.
Recently, some millennials were up in arms because their college dorms weren’t air conditioned. They complained and were told to use fans. They did not accept the response gracefully, if at all.
As for the light bulbs, we changed out everything to LEDs and never saw the promised savings.
This thread inspired me to write the below.
The liberal agenda:
Take away the guns you would need to defeat these control freaks, once they go full on tyrannical.
Command you what to think.
Command you what you can say.
Command you what to eat.
Command you what kind of transportation you use.
Command you what kind of light bulb you can use.
Command you where to set your thermostat.
Command you how much of your money you can keep (already in place).
Command you in your health care.
Command when you die.
You may, however, smoke some pot so all this does not bother you too much, as long as they get a big chunk of the proceeds.
I had on office tenant complain that the heating thermostat was not working. I sent a mechanic, who came back and tossed a rusted out hunk of junk on my desk, and said that was the thermostat. He had replaced it, but that was what was left of the old one.
About a month and a half later, I get another call from the tenant complaining about a failed thermostat. Again the mechanic came back with a rusted hunk of junk.
I examined the rest of the thermostats we had in stock, and they looked fine. I asked the mechanic, and he said that the new stat had been purchased elsewhere.
I was puzzled until one day I was walking through the space, and noticed that a certain tenant employee had taped an ice cube to the top of the thermostat, presumably to make the heat come on. Apparently he had been doing this every day for years because he couldn’t figure out how to use the dial. I showed him how the dial on the front of the T-stat turned to set the temperature, and we never had any problems after that.
Additions welcome.
“...it’s not totally crazy to predict that the government will insist on having access to our thermostats and taxing us extra for not having it set to the “approved” temperature...”
Many areas already have radio-enabled electric meters. This allows the electric company to read your meter without going door-to-door. Be very easy to use this data alone to assess fines or schedule on-site “compliance reviews”.
And, you may kill your children, even at birth.
Oh man good thing it wasn’t a 120VAC tstat!
I’ve come across some good design issues, best was a new house with the thermostat directly in a registers airstream. Heat would come on for a minute and shut off even though set at 80, thermostat was happy but the rest of the house was freezing.
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