Re:Tado Cooling – Intelligent AC control
by Domenic_S on Monday May 12, 2014 @07:21PM
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> My guess is that a cheap programmable thermostat would have done that for you just as well
You're probably right, had I figured out how to use it (that's what I replaced with Nest). Like most things it's probably most efficient when I put the effort in, but that's the magic of Nest -- a huge work:savings ratio. You're right about laziness. Banking on laziness is a great business model -- find something people are lazy about, automate it to be maybe 60% of optimal and charge $$$$ for it.
> Wet air has greater heat capacity than dry air and so the system will operate more efficiently.
I grew up in a house with a swamp cooler now that I think about it. It worked pretty well.
We just had an offer accepted on a home, so I'm bookmarking your comments. Maybe I can implement some of them soon!
You're probably right, had I figured out how to use it (that's what I replaced with Nest). Like most things it's probably most efficient when I put the effort in, but that's the magic of Nest -- a huge work:savings ratio. You're right about laziness. Banking on laziness is a great business model -- find something people are lazy about, automate it to be maybe 60% of optimal and charge $$$$ for it.
> Wet air has greater heat capacity than dry air and so the system will operate more efficiently.
I grew up in a house with a swamp cooler now that I think about it. It worked pretty well.
We just had an offer accepted on a home, so I'm bookmarking your comments. Maybe I can implement some of them soon!