"allanc" wrote in message
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So, what does the average person do that buys a thermostat?

I adjust it to the point I feel cool or hot enough. I have access to some
devices that are accurate to .01 deg at work and could calibrate my
thermostat but it is not worth the trouble.

I had a new heat pump system put in about 2 years ago and found that if I
set it to 75 in the summer and 70 in the winter my wife and I are satisfied.
I don't really care how hot or cold it is showing on the readout.