It has about roughly 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit where I live for the past few weeks. When I come home my fiance has the thermostat set for Heat with a range from 65-80, but if I turn the heat off it says the house is 80 degrees inside.
We have two animals who I know are very uncomfortable and I tell him that having Heat on from 65-80 is crazy. I say it needs to be set at Cool and if he wants a range then set it for Cool 65-80 (but I normally just set it to 72 anyway). He said since it’s a wide range of temperatures, even on the Heat setting, that it’s ok and it’s not as hot as I think it is.
How do I explain the difference properly? He thinks since the range is 65-80 that it would be the same be it Hot or Cool. If it matters, we live in a town home.
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I’m a little confused about the “ranges”.
All thermostats I’ve ever had, we’re based on a specific selected temperature. The thermostat displays the current temperature. You can select heat or cool and for each a target temperature you want the house to reach.
If you turn on cool, the air conditioner will turn on if/when the inside temp is above the target cool temp you selected.
If you turn on heat, then the heat will turn on whenever the temp inside the house is below the heat target temp you selected.
In your case, if it is 80 degrees in the house and you want it to cools down to 72. You’d have to get it to “cool” at 72 degrees.
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