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Originally Posted by barrysloate
So if you set it for 74 or 75, wouldn't that in fact be in both your zones?
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Look at it this way. On a "normal" winter day in Dallas (say 55-56 degrees) the temp inside would be about 62, if we ran no heat. So I'm heating it 5 degrees. If I set it at 75, I'm heating the house 12 degrees. Your way just bumped my heating bill 140%.
In the summer, even on the worst days (100+ degrees) The house would be around 85, so I'm cooling it 7 degrees. By setting it at 74, I have to cool it 11 degrees, an increase of 57%.
So, 74-75 degrees raises my gas/electric bill about 100%. I'm against that.