Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    ktjen09's Avatar
    ktjen09 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Sep 2, 2010, 04:23 PM
    Temperature in the house does not hold steady
    I have tried two different thermostats and have the same issue. It's set to 77 degrees. The digital display accurately reflects the temperature in the house. But, the AC doesn't kick on when the temperature goes above 77 - it kicks on at 79. And, it keeps running until the thermostat goes below 75. So the temperature is fluctuating by 5 degrees all day and night - hot cold hot cold - instead of staying at 77. I thought a new thermostat would fix the issue, but it's the same. Is this just how thermostats work? Does everyone have this problem?
    smoothy's Avatar
    smoothy Posts: 25,490, Reputation: 2853
    Uber Member
    		  
    #2

    Sep 2, 2010, 05:33 PM

    No thermostat with keep a temp precisely at its setting... or your A/C or furnace would be running every 5 minutes. But there is a upper and lower limit, and while 5 degrees is a bit more than mine varies... I don't think its really all that excessive. On some thermostats you can adjust that range a bit.
    ma0641's Avatar
    ma0641 Posts: 15,675, Reputation: 1012
    Uber Member
    		  
    #3

    Sep 3, 2010, 07:42 AM

    5 degrees is way out of line. My Honeywell never goes over 2 degrees and then only on very hot-96- days. Were the thermostats you used the same brands? If so, contact the manufacterers tech line.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Themostat sticking on hold and reading wrong temperature [ 2 Answers ]

My thermostat is programmed to come on at 79 degrees. It is register at 69 degrees in the house. However there is no way that temperature is correct. When we hit run it will run for a few minutes then when we look at it again it changes back to 85 degrees and the hold but is on even though we...

Can we both file as head of house hold? [ 3 Answers ]

My boyfriend and I have a child, we live together, I am claiming the child this year. Can we both file as head of house hold? Does he also but the child down as a dependent under his name?

How can I hold a mortgage for a buyer for a house that I own outright? [ 3 Answers ]

How can I hold a mortgage for a buyer on a house I own outright?

How can I hold a mortgage for a buyer for a house that I own outright? [ 1 Answers ]

How ca I hold a mortgage for a buyer on a house I own outright?

Shower temperature does not hold, goes to cold [ 3 Answers ]

After shower water temperature is reduced to a comforatable mix, it will in a short period goe to cold. The single handle Kohler valve has been replaced. The shower hose has a flow restrictor. The water is heated by a Noritz tankless. Temperature control is not a problem at other locations in...

View more questions Search