Air Conditioning - 7, 5-1-1 or 5-2 day programming difference?
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Sistum Id
08-05-08, 03:53 PM
Like the tile says, whats the difference between the 3 choices for digital programming thermostats? :wall:
Concretemasonry
08-05-08, 04:59 PM
It all depends on your schedule.
If you are retired, every day is the same, so you set them all alike. If you work and have a very simple schedule, a 5-1-1 or 5-2 is OK. With any thermostat, you can always over-ride and do what you want.
You get what you pay for, but the difference is not much.
Dick
If you are retired, every day is the same, so you set them all alike. If you work and have a very simple schedule, a 5-1-1 or 5-2 is OK. With any thermostat, you can always over-ride and do what you want.
You get what you pay for, but the difference is not much.
Dick
Sistum Id
08-05-08, 05:17 PM
It all depends on your schedule.
If you are retired, every day is the same, so you set them all alike. If you work and have a very simple schedule, a 5-1-1 or 5-2 is OK. With any thermostat, you can always over-ride and do what you want.
You get what you pay for, but the difference is not much.
Dick
Okay that makes alot of sense, thanks for your quick reply.
If you are retired, every day is the same, so you set them all alike. If you work and have a very simple schedule, a 5-1-1 or 5-2 is OK. With any thermostat, you can always over-ride and do what you want.
You get what you pay for, but the difference is not much.
Dick
Okay that makes alot of sense, thanks for your quick reply.
ecman51`
08-05-08, 05:52 PM
Thanks for bringing this up. When I was green on the subject, I never noticed the 7 day stat on the hanger next to it - and when I saw the 5-1-1, I THOUGHT it meant every 5 days of the week you could program it different, and then you could program it different on Saturday, and then different on Sunday. Turns out it is only the the 7 stat that you can set it different every single day. With the 5-1-1, every weekday setting has to be the same
I am presuming now that the 5-2 means, according to the other two stat types, that you can set it for one setting for the weekdays, where all week day settings have to be the same, and one setting for the weekend, where Saturday and Sunday have to be the same.
I am presuming now that the 5-2 means, according to the other two stat types, that you can set it for one setting for the weekdays, where all week day settings have to be the same, and one setting for the weekend, where Saturday and Sunday have to be the same.