On Oct 12, 6:24*am, wrote:
On Oct 11, 6:22*pm, allanc wrote:

A friend installed a Honeywell 5+2 Digital Thermostat last weekend.
The inside temperature reads 68 and I am trying to check its accuracy.
I compared it to two free standing digital thermometers which I
balanced on top of the thermostat (at the same time).
The thermometers readings range from *69 and 71; to 71 and 71.
Any suggestions on determining the *right* temperature are
appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

* Who cares what the numbers are? *The *right* temperature is the one
that makes you comfortable. *Somehow the numbers seem to have become
more important than the real goal.

* Different places in your home will vary more than that.

I think that the analytical side of me is taking over.
I thought (obviously incorrectly) that a digital thermostat (or
thermometer) manufacturered fairly recently should be 'calibrated' out
of the box to about +/- .5 or so.
As a result, I was unpleasantly surprised when the thermostat and 2
digital thermometers were so far apart.