I live my whole life having to make allowances for this reality."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51667632","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Roger_Irrelevant"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T07:37:10.000Z","text":"They need to teach \"basic life skills\" as a GCSE subject unfortunately, cos a high proportion of people would appear to be as thick as 🐷 .
Other modules could be:
Compound Interest, and why it is important.
Centrifugal Force: or Why not drive @ 50mph round a tight bend.
Basic manners."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666629","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"HellRazer"},"datePublished":"2023-12-04T23:29:32.000Z","text":"I mean the comments on HUKD should've prepared you for the folks in work?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666501","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Moss.b"},"datePublished":"2023-12-04T23:14:39.000Z","text":"Lol I think I found this out maybe 10 years ago. My brother has no clue. Always see the heating set to 25+. Ours doesn't even reach 22 and struggles to reach 21 on very cold days."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666902","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AndyRoyd"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T00:27:40.000Z","text":"42."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51669218","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"GoodAsGold"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T11:18:43.000Z","text":"Traditionally this is true. However, in the age of “smart” boilers using OpenTherm or whatever, the boiler can vary heat output based on how close the room is to the target temperature in order to avoid overshooting the mark. So presumably setting a higher temperature on the thermostat could technically work to heat the place very slightly more quickly in that specific scenario"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51669631","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bob-mk2"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T12:16:40.000Z","text":"
"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666354","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"DealJester"},"datePublished":"2023-12-04T22:45:04.000Z","text":"Lol"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666442","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"TristanDeCoonha"},"datePublished":"2023-12-04T22:55:16.000Z","text":"They need to increase the temperature of the water in the boiler if they want the place to warm up quicker. So go check that the settings on that are appropriate, and put a lock on the door"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666839","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Misslovely"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T00:10:57.000Z","text":"On hive it works ."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666990","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Willy_Wonka"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T00:58:32.000Z","text":"Depends where your thermostat is"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51666993","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aLV426"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T00:59:40.000Z","text":"Splendid"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51667768","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"slimy31"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T08:02:50.000Z","text":"I had a think about this, I wonder whether it's because the only other 'thermostat' they're exposed to is in their own car? As an example in my Skoda if I turn the temperature up further, the air flow increases to get to the requested temperature quicker. If the temperature is only one or two degrees off then it often goes to it's lowest speed."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51668941","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"gravy_davey"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T10:42:11.000Z","text":"I think a lot of it is psychological. I've worked with people who installed thermostats and would often complain about office workers turning up the thermostat (or TVR's) to then call them out complaining its too hot. However I've then seen them do the same same dang thing!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51670223","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"plebbygiraffe"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T13:28:48.000Z","text":"They wouldn't touch it if they weren't cold. Sounds like you need to set it to come on earlier so that the space is to temperature at the start of the day."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51670678","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"King65"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T14:28:01.000Z","text":"My nephews wife turns their thermostat up and then he turns it down on his mobile app!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51671366","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Somersett"},"datePublished":"2023-12-05T15:56:00.000Z","text":"I don't think I've ever read anything so stupid. IF the heating system is capable and efficient, of course setting it to 25c will cause it to reach 20c faster than if the dial is set to 20c. I mean, you'd literally need a room temperature IQ not to understand this.
If, on the other hand, the heating system is not capable, then it's anyone's guess how it will; behave- or actually one would need to experiment with it to discover its actual capabilities.
Why would setting to 25 work better for rapid 20 temps? Because of overshoot. A modern heating system will attempt a heating curve without overshoot. So setting initially to 25 will have a more linear heating graph to 20, since the overshoot tail off will occur for 25. Simple maths. Now setting to 25, and switching the thermostat back to 20 once 20 is reached will have initial overshoot over 20, of course, but the happy peeps will prefer an over temp gradually reducing to 20 than an under temp gradually increasing to 20.
Problem is, too many people in this country are thick as a brick, yet think they understand everything- thanks to a lousy education system."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51767824","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"themachman"},"datePublished":"2023-12-17T11:20:31.000Z","text":"Common sense is severely lacking these days I'm afraid"}],"commentCount":42,"interactionStatistic":25,"articleSection":"Misc"}