In article , Mark Lloyd wrote:


In this case, we turned on the heat in a 50-degree house, with the
thermostat set for 70. The furnace cut off when the temperature was
about 60.

That indicates a defective thermostat, which renders the example meaningless.



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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.