On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:44:56 +1100, John G wrote:

The timer is there to set delays between various operatins and you will
be very confused if you expect things to happen immediatly whenever the
conditions change.

This is very interesting.

My wife constantly turns the thermostat off and back on.

Should we be more, shall I say, "graceful" about adjusting the thermostat?h