If I have set my Nest to heat mode at 70F and outside temperature is in 50s, why would the inside temperature reach to 73? I am not running any room heater. Can someone please explain this to me like I am five?
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Your body and your electronic devices generate heat. Your windows trap the heat from the sun inside of your house. If you cook anything on a stove or oven, that’s a lot of heat made. Your outside walls have good insulation to help prevent the outside and inside air from mixing. All of that together means that you can heat up your internal home without the help of a dedicated heater.
So it’s got a lot to do with how a thermostat works, if you set a temperature of 70 then it will try to maintain a temperature of 70 on average. The heat kicks in when the temperature drops below 70… say at about 68-69, and then it runs the heat till it reaches say 73. Then the heat cuts off. It’s nearly impossible to maintain exact temperature 70 but the average will be that. Where the sensor in your case the nest is in reference to the heat went and how effective the heating is, how well the room is insulated to hold the temperature all plays into it
Why does your car get hot when you park it outside? The sun shines on it and heats up the walls and roof. Eventually the heat makes its way through the insulation heating up the interior.
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