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Re:Smart thermostats inadvertently strain electric power grids by mulmen on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:04PM (#32102000)
> my room wall on the outside hits 170F i think

That seems unbelievable! Is that a typo?

Re:Smart thermostats inadvertently strain electric power grids by tguvot on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:32PM (#32102195)
Nope. It's west facing stucco wall without shadow. It's on sun through most of the day. With IR camera i clocked it in range of 65C-75C multiple times (so it's maybe not 170, but 165. hate C<>F conversions in head) . I had inverter on this wall, and it simply died from overheating. Same wall on the inside get's to 30C or more if I don't run AC that blows on it. Wall is triple layer stucco over plywood, R13 fiberglass and then drywall.
Re:Smart thermostats inadvertently strain electric power grids by mulmen on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:39PM (#32102240)
That's amazing. Really shows the value of overhangs, breezeways, and trees.